How do I send a notification to my iPhone from the terminal?
Use Lert. Copy your link and run one curl POST from the terminal — your iPhone buzzes in about a second, even locked. No account, no API key, no SDK. You can chain it right after a long-running command.
The classic case: you kick off a build, a data migration, or a big rsync, walk away, and want your phone to buzz the moment it's done. From the terminal that's just a curl call to your Lert link — no auth to set up first, so it drops straight into any script or command chain.
The entire setup — under 30 seconds
- Download the app. Open it once. No account needed.
- Copy your link. Your private link is on screen — one tap copies it.
- curl it. Paste the link into a curl command and your phone buzzes.
One curl command
curl -X POST "https://lert.dev/p/your-id" \ -d "Backup complete"
Chain it after a long job so you get pinged exactly when it finishes:
make deploy && curl -d "Deploy finished" "https://lert.dev/p/your-id"
Add it to a shell alias, a cron job, or your .bashrc and any command can ping your phone on completion.
Tip: wrap it in a tiny function like notify() { curl -d "$1" "https://lert.dev/p/your-id"; } so you can just type notify "done" from anywhere in your shell.
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Common uses: deploy alerts, new sales, and form submissions. See the curl guide and the docs.
Free is 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.