Browser Extension
The Pocket Alert extension puts your notification inbox in the browser toolbar — unread badge, desktop notifications, and a compose box for sending a push without leaving the tab you are in.
Install from the Chrome Web Store — works in Chrome and Edge.
What it does
Inbox. Your recent messages as cards, unread ones marked. Click a card to expand the body and mark it read. Filter by application with the chips at the top, and load older messages as you scroll.
Send. Title, message, target device — or broadcast to all of them — and an application to tag the source.
Unread badge and desktop alerts. A background worker polls on an interval you choose and raises a native desktop notification for anything new.
Mark all as read. Appears only when you actually have unread messages.
Themes. Light, dark, or follow the system, using the same tokens as the web app.
Saved drafts. A half-written message survives closing the popup.
Setup
- Install the extension.
- Create an API key at API Keys.
- Open the extension options, paste the key, and hit Test connection.
- Set your polling interval and page size while you are there.
The key is stored in browser storage and used only to talk to api.pocketalert.app. Nothing is sent anywhere else.
Use a separate key
Give the extension its own API key rather than the one your servers use. If you ever hand the laptop to someone or sync profiles across machines, you can revoke just that one.
Permissions, and why each is needed
| Permission | Used for |
|---|---|
storage | Keeping your API key, settings and unsent draft locally |
alarms | Scheduling the background poll for new messages |
notifications | Raising desktop notifications |
host_permissions for api.pocketalert.app | Calling the Pocket Alert API — and nothing else |
There is no broad host access. The extension cannot read the pages you browse.
Related
- CLI — the same operations from a terminal
- Create Message — the API the extension talks to