# Crowd Alerts
Verkada cameras can proactively notify you when a camera detects more than the user-specified number of people or vehicles in the camera’s field of view.
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You need [Site Admin permissions](https://app.gitbook.com/s/NRq5qDDjsYNxwNzF1bcB/users-and-permissions/roles-and-permissions-for-command) for the site a camera is in to configure crowd alerts.
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## Configure crowd alerts
### Create Alert > Events
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**On the Command homepage, left navigation, click Alerts .**
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**At the top, click New Alert.**
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**On Select Event, choose Camera > Crowd.**
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**On Cameras:**
a. Choose to receive alerts from **Sites** or **Individual Cameras**.\
b. Click **Done** to continue.
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**On Crowd Type:**
a. Select **People, Vehicles,** or **People and Vehicles.**\
b. Click **Done** to continue.
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**On Crowd Areas:**
a. Choose **Set up (x) Cameras** to configure each camera’s crowd area and people/vehicle thresholds individually.\
b. Alternatively, choose **Full-frame Crowd Area** to select the entire camera frame for all cameras.\
c. Click **Done** and continue with the alert [recipients](#h_4858c220b4).
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### Create Alert > Recipients
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To prevent excessive notifications, users are limited to 500 SMS messages per day, per user.
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**On Recipients, add users individually or assign the alert to a group.**
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**Select the dropdown menu next to a user or group to choose their notification method(s). Recipients can be notified via push, SMS, or email notifications.**
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**(Optional) By default, you will be an alert recipient. Select the dropdown menu and click Delete to remove yourself.**
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**Click Done and continue with the alert** [**notification schedule**](#h_5961a10bb7)**.**
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Any recipient added to this alert will see it appear under the **Shared Alerts** section of their **Alerts** page.
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### Create Alert > Notification Schedule
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**On Notification Schedule, specify the days and times for the alerts to send notifications. Alerts generate 24/7 by default.**
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**Click Done and continue with the alert** [**device actions**](#h_bb19fc9752) **or** [**finish the alert**](#h_b5c07517db)**.**
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### Create Alert > Device Action
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**On Device Action, select the horn speaker(s) you want to play your message.**
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**Select your notification preference (Text to Speech or Audio File).**
a. For **Text to Speech,** enter a message up to 200 characters.\
b. For **Audio File,** drag and drop the file or click **choose a file** to upload your audio clip.
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**Click Done and continue with** [**finish the alert**](#h_b5c07517db)**.**
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### Finish the alert
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**In the bottom right of the configuration window, click Next.**
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**Enter a descriptive name for the alert.**
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**Click Done to complete the setup.**
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