How to include datasource ID in Azure Monitor emails

Hello Simon Nash,

We understand that you're having trouble including the backup item name in your Azure Monitor alert emails. Since you're already using Azure Monitor and action groups for notifications but want to get more specific details in your alerts, here are a few of options you can try:

If your alert is based on Log Analytics queries,, you can enhance your alert payload by using dimensions in your alert rule. Dimensions allow you to group query results by specific values, which can include the backup item name. When the alert is triggered, the email will include these dimension values, providing you with the granularity you need.

Go to Azure Monitor > Alerts > Create > Log Alert.

• Write a KQL query that returns the backup item name, for example:

    AzureDiagnostics 
    | where Category == "AzureBackupJobs" 
    | extend BackupItem = tostring(Properties_d.BackupItemFriendlyName)
    | summarize count() by BackupItem 
  

• Add BackupItem as a dimension in the alert rule.

To set this up, follow the steps in the below document and This will guide you in configuring dimensions that can include your backup item details.

Tutorial - Create a log search alert for an Azure resource - Azure Monitor | Microsoft Learn

Create Azure Monitor log search alert rules - Azure Monitor | Microsoft Learn

If using dimensions doesn't fully meet your needs, you might consider implementing Azure Logic Apps to create a custom alert payload. This way, you can fetch additional data (like the backup item name) based on tags or perform specific queries and then format the email notifications as desired.

You can refer to the Logic Apps documentation for details on setting this up.

After adjusting either dimensions or using Logic Apps, ensure to test your alert configuration by triggering some actions in your backup vault to verify that the emails now reflect the backup item names.

I hope this helps! please let us know if this helps, thanks

Hello Simon Nash, kindly let us know if the solution provided worked for you. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to reach out. Thanks,