Can I send a push notification with just a URL?
Yes — with Lert a push notification is just a URL. Download the app, copy your unique link, and POST to it. The link is the credential, so nothing else is needed. Your iPhone buzzes in about a second.
This is exactly the idea Lert is built around. Your link — something like https://lert.dev/p/your-id — is both the destination and the authorization. There's no separate key to attach, no header to sign, no token to pass alongside it. If a system can hit a URL, it can notify your phone.
The entire setup — under 30 seconds
- Download the app. Open it once. No account required.
- Copy your link. Your private URL is on screen — one tap copies it.
- POST to the URL. That single request is the whole notification.
The URL is the whole thing
curl -X POST "https://lert.dev/p/your-id" \ -d "Server is back up"
Because it's just a URL, you can wire it into places that only accept a webhook address — uptime monitors, CI pipelines, form handlers, Zapier, IFTTT, or a payment provider's webhook field. Paste the link, and alerts start arriving. Add a JSON body with title, body, and tag when you want structure.
Keep your link private: because the URL is the credential, treat it like a password — anyone who has it can send you a notification. It's unique and unguessable, and you can rotate it in the app if you ever need to.
Related things people ask
- Push notification in one line of code
- Send a notification without an SDK
- Get notified when an order comes in
- Get notified when a form is submitted
- A free ntfy alternative with an iOS app
Great for new sales, form submissions, and deploys. See the curl guide and the docs.
Free covers one channel and 50 notifications a day; Lert Pro is $2.99/month for unlimited.
Send your first one in 30 seconds.
Download Lert, copy your link, POST to it. Your iPhone buzzes.