# Send Your First Notification

Source: https://supernotify.rhizomatics.org.uk/latest/quick_start/first_notification/

Everything on this page is done from the Home Assistant UI, straight after [installing](https://supernotify.rhizomatics.org.uk/latest/quick_start/installation/index.md). Each step shows the YAML as well, for anyone who prefers it.

## 1. Notify Everyone

Open the [Actions tab](https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/tools/dev-tools/#actions-tab) in **Developer Tools**, choose the `supernotify.notify` action, type a message, and press **Perform action**.

Message to Everyone

```yaml
action: supernotify.notify
data:
  message: Something went off in the basement
```

A message is all a notification needs. With nothing else said, this goes to every phone and tablet running the Home Assistant app, for everyone in the house.

## 2. Notify One Person

That's probably more people than you want. To limit it, pick `person` entities, or individual mobile devices, as the **targets**:

Message to One Person

```yaml
action: supernotify.notify
data:
  message: Something went off in the basement
  target: person.john_mcdoe
```

Now only John's devices get it. Choosing a person rather than a phone means the notification still arrives when John gets a new phone.

## 3. Choose How It's Sent

The **Delivery** box lists the ways Supernotify found to send notifications. Leave it out, and Supernotify chooses for you; pick from it, and only those are used.

If you have Alexa Devices, use `alexa_devices_announce_all` or `alexa_devices_speak_all`. (Announce has an extra introductory chime vs plain speak). You can combine these with email and mobile app notifications in a single notification.

Speakers and Phones Together

```yaml
action: supernotify.notify
data:
  message: Someone is at the front door
  delivery:
    - alexa_devices_announce_all
    - mobile_push
```

Each one gets a notification that suits it, so the speakers say the message while the phones show it.

Once that works, the next thing is to [add a notification to an automation](https://supernotify.rhizomatics.org.uk/latest/quick_start/next_steps/#add-a-notification-to-an-automation).