How to Get Alerts for New Posts in an X Community
Get each new post from an X Community by push, email or Slack, filtered to what you care about, instead of hoping it shows up in your timeline.
By AyeWatch Team3 min read
Short answer: on X, Community posts mix into your timeline with everything else, so most of them slip past. An AyeWatch X Community monitor reads the Community on each check and alerts you to its new posts, so you can join a thread while it's still fresh. It's 2 credits a check.
Set it up
- Open the Community on X and copy its link from the address bar. It looks like
https://x.com/i/communities/1890000000000000000. - Open Create a monitor → X and choose Community.
- Paste the link.
- Optional: add Only alert me about, like "questions about pricing" or "job posts". AI reads each new post and alerts only on matches. It adds 1 credit a check.
- Pick a schedule and click Create monitor.
When it helps
- A Community for your product or your niche, where people ask questions you can answer.
- A hiring or freelance Community, filtered to posts that match your skills.
- A Community about a tool you rely on, filtered to bug reports and outages.
What you get
The first check sends up to 5 of the latest posts, or only the ones that match your filter, so you can see what the monitor finds without a flood of old ones. After that, every check that finds something new sends one alert. The headline is the post itself, or "3 new from …" when several land at once, with a link to each post and its text.
Alerts land in your feed and as push in the AyeWatch iOS and Android app. On Pro and Pro+ you can also turn on email, Slack, or a webhook.
What it costs
An X Community check is 2 credits, 3 with the filter.
| Check every | Credits a day | Plan that fits |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 2 | Free Preview to try it, then Pro |
| Twice a day | 4 | Pro |
| A few times a day | 8 | Pro |
Plans: Free Preview gives you 3 credits to try a monitor on a daily check. Pro is $9 a month for 500 credits and checks as often as hourly. Pro+ is $19 a month for 1,500 credits and adds ASAP mode. Failed checks are refunded, and the form shows the exact daily credit use before you save.
Limits
- It reads the Community's posts. Likes, member changes and Community rules aren't monitored.
- One Community per monitor.
- Checks run on your schedule, not as a live stream.
To follow one account instead, see how to get notified when someone tweets.
FAQ
Do I need to join the Community?
No. AyeWatch reads the Community's posts for you, so you don't join it or sign in to X.
Can I monitor several X Communities?
Yes, one monitor per Community. Pro allows 50 active monitors and Pro+ allows 200.
Can I get Community posts by email or Slack?
Yes, on Pro and Pro+. Free Preview sends alerts to your feed and the AyeWatch app.