Alert Relay
A better replacement for retiring SharePoint Alerts.
SharePoint Alerts are being retired, with Microsoft stating that from July 2026 existing SharePoint Alerts will stop working. Alert Relay gives Microsoft 365 teams a more useful Power Automate based path forward, with clearer notifications that show exactly what changed.
What is Alert Relay?
Alert Relay is an independNET product built for organisations moving away from classic SharePoint Alerts and toward modern notification flows in Microsoft 365.
Instead of sending a vague “something changed” message, Alert Relay is designed to return detailed SharePoint change tracking data and ready-to-use HTML so Power Automate can deliver better alert emails with much less effort.
This makes it especially useful for teams searching for a SharePoint Alerts replacement, an alternative to SharePoint Alerts, or a better way to build Power Automate SharePoint alerts before existing alerts stop working in July 2026.
Why teams need a SharePoint Alerts replacement
Microsoft has announced the retirement of SharePoint Alerts and recommends modern notification solutions based on Power Automate or SharePoint Rules. That gives organisations a migration path, but many still need more informative alert emails than the built-in options typically provide.
For many real-world lists and libraries, the challenge is not just detecting that a change happened. It is understanding exactly what changed, who changed it, and how to communicate that cleanly to the people who need to act.
Alert Relay is aimed at that gap: better Power Automate SharePoint alert emails, clearer field-level comparisons, and less painful HTML-building inside flows.
How Alert Relay improves the migration path
- Returns detailed field-level SharePoint change information rather than basic true/false style flags.
- Provides ready-to-use alert HTML so flow builders do not have to hand-craft complex email markup in Power Automate.
- Fits naturally into a modern SharePoint and Microsoft 365 workflow approach.
- Helps teams produce better SharePoint alert emails when they need users to see exactly what changed.
This is designed for organisations that want a practical SharePoint Alerts alternative while still staying within Microsoft’s recommended modern tooling direction.
SharePoint Alerts retirement timeline
July 2025
Microsoft says new SharePoint Alerts start being gradually turned off for newly onboarding tenants.
January 2026
Microsoft says new SharePoint Alerts are turned off for all tenants.
July 2026
Microsoft says existing SharePoint Alerts stop working and can no longer be extended.
Retirement timeline source: Microsoft Support - SharePoint Alerts retirement.
Frequently asked questions
When do SharePoint Alerts stop working?
According to Microsoft, existing SharePoint Alerts stop working from July 2026. That is the point when existing alerts can no longer be extended and will not work anymore.
What should replace SharePoint Alerts?
Microsoft recommends modern notification solutions based on Power Automate or SharePoint Rules. Alert Relay is designed to improve that migration path by helping teams create richer, easier-to-read alert emails.
Can Power Automate recreate SharePoint Alerts?
Power Automate can reproduce many alert scenarios, but default flows often need extra effort to make emails useful. Alert Relay focuses on the harder part: returning detailed SharePoint changes and ready-to-use HTML output.
How can users see exactly what changed?
Alert Relay is designed to show field-level differences, previous and current values, and richer HTML email output so recipients can quickly understand what changed in a list item or document.
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