Getting started
Rules Engine Widgets
Error Notification
5 min
purpose to display an error notification on a specific page when an operation or process fails this node provides immediate visual feedback to users, helping them understand what went wrong and guiding them to take corrective actions (e g , retry or report the issue) important note ⚙️ when you drag and drop the error notification component in the creation engine, only then it will be detected in the rules engine once added in the creation engine , it will appear under the “select alert component” dropdown in the error notification node problem statement users need clear and instant feedback when something goes wrong during a workflow (e g , api failure, validation error, or server issue) without a proper error alert, users may not realize that an operation failed or know what to do next the error notification node solves this by displaying a red visual alert that can show dynamic error messages and optional retry actions requirements must have an error notification component added in the creation engine must select the target page where the alert will appear must select the alert component (added in the creation engine) optionally override the title text and message text optionally map a variable containing dynamic error details (e g , apierror) must set the duration (milliseconds) optional enable dismiss and retry buttons for user interaction use cases display errors when api requests fail notify users about form validation issues show connection or timeout errors provide a retry option after failed automation display custom messages for backend or workflow level exceptions outcome displays a red error alert on the chosen page, showing the failure message with optional retry and dismiss buttons can dynamically display detailed error information for debugging or user feedback how to use 1\ add the error notification component in the creation engine , drag and drop the error notification component onto your desired page this step is required — the component must exist before it can be selected in the rules engine 2\ add the error notification node in the rules engine , drag and drop the error notification node into your workflow connect it after an operation node that may fail (like an api request, math operation, or condition) 3\ configure the node field description example select page choose the page where the error message should appear page 1 select alert component choose the alert component added in the creation engine error notification selected component preview shows the component id, title, and default message for reference title error, message this is an error alert — check it out! override title text replace the default title dynamically or statically server error override message text replace the default error message text unable to fetch data from the server please try again error variable (optional) add a variable containing dynamic error info (e g , from api) apierror duration (milliseconds) set how long the alert remains visible before hiding automatically 5000 show dismiss button allows users to close the notification manually ✅ enabled show retry button displays a retry option for repeating the failed operation ✅ enabled description (optional) optional note describing the purpose of this alert shows api failure message after login attempt node output output type ui feedback displays an on screen error notification with optional retry and dismiss functionality