Connect ntfy or Pushover

≈ 3 min Extension Bearer Token Basic Auth

Before you start

• The ntfy or Pushover app on your phone.
• The AWFlow browser extension. These steps run in the extension (the web app hands them to it).

Used by

• Push Notification

Pick a method

Method	Use it when
ntfy.sh public topic Recommended	No account and no credential. Anyone who knows the topic name can read it, so pick a hard-to-guess one.
ntfy with access control	Your own ntfy server, or reserved topics.
Pushover	A paid, reliable push service with priorities and sounds.

Set it up

ntfy.sh public topic (recommended)

1. Subscribe on your phone. In the ntfy app, subscribe to a topic with a long, random name.
2. In the node, leave Credential empty and type the same Topic.

Check it's connected — 

Click Test step: the notification arrives on your phone.

ntfy with access control

1. Create an access token on your ntfy server (ntfy token add <user>) or in your ntfy.sh account settings. Copy it (it starts with tk_).

2. Save it in AWFlow. Open Credentials and click Add Credential (or + Add Credential in the node’s Credential field), then fill the New Credential form. In the browser side panel the form comes in two steps: tap Simple Credential (or click Continue), then fill the rest.

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   1. 1 Step 1:Keep it a simple credential Leave Integration App / Service on Select an integration..., or pick Simple Credential at the top of its list.
   2. 2 Step 2:Name it For example ntfy – my server. A Description is optional.
   3. 3 Step 3:Set Auth Type to Bearer Token Open Auth Type and choose Bearer Token.
   4. 4 Step 4:Paste the token Paste the token into Bearer Token, exactly as copied.
   5. 5 Step 5:Check where it is saved Signed in, choose Local (this browser only) or Cloud (synced to your account) under Storage location. Without an account it is saved locally in this browser, as here.
   6. 6 Step 6:Click Create Credential Check: the credential is listed on the Credentials page, ready to pick in nodes.

   Numbered areas in the screenshot: 1. Integration App / Service: none (Simple Credential); 2. Name; 3. Auth Type: Bearer Token; 4. Bearer Token; 5. Where the secret is stored (here, locally in this browser); 6. Create Credential.

3. In the node, pick the credential and set Server to your server’s address.

Check it's connected — 

Click Test step: the notification arrives on your phone.

Pushover

1. Create an application at pushover.net to get an API Token/Key, and copy your User Key from your dashboard.

2. Save it in AWFlow. Open Credentials and click Add Credential (or + Add Credential in the node’s Credential field), then fill the New Credential form. In the browser side panel the form comes in two steps: tap Simple Credential (or click Continue), then fill the rest.

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   1. 1 Step 1:Keep it a simple credential Leave Integration App / Service on Select an integration..., or pick Simple Credential at the top of its list.
   2. 2 Step 2:Name it For example Pushover – phone. A Description is optional.
   3. 3 Step 3:Set Auth Type to Basic Auth Open Auth Type and choose Basic Auth.
   4. 4 Step 4:Paste the application token Put the application token in Username.
   5. 5 Step 5:Paste your user key Put your user key in Password.
   6. 6 Step 6:Check where it is saved Signed in, choose Local (this browser only) or Cloud (synced to your account) under Storage location. Without an account it is saved locally in this browser, as here.
   7. 7 Step 7:Click Create Credential Check: the credential is listed on the Credentials page, ready to pick in nodes.

   Numbered areas in the screenshot: 1. Integration App / Service: none (Simple Credential); 2. Name; 3. Auth Type: Basic Auth; 4. Username; 5. Password; 6. Where the secret is stored (here, locally in this browser); 7. Create Credential.

Check it's connected — 

Click Test step: the notification arrives on your phone.

Where your token lives

Where your token lives — 

The credential is stored where you choose when you create it:

• Local (this browser only): encrypted in this browser. The encryption key is kept on the same device, so turn on the local secret vault to lock it with a passphrase only you know.
• Cloud (synced to your account): sent over an encrypted connection and stored encrypted on AWFlow’s server, so it works on your other devices.

When a step runs, your browser sends it only to ntfy.sh or your ntfy server and api.pushover.net. AWFlow’s servers never relay the call.

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Common issues

• The ntfy notification never arrives. The phone is subscribed to another topic or server. Check the exact Topic and Server.
• “ntfy Error: 403 Forbidden” or 401. The server needs an access token. Add a Bearer Token credential.
• “Pushover needs a Basic Auth credential…”. The credential isn’t Basic Auth, or a field is empty. The application token goes in Username, the user key in Password.
• The run is blocked in the web app. Push Notification runs through the browser extension. With the extension installed, the web app can use ntfy.sh and Pushover, but not your own ntfy server.

Related

Push Notification node

All connections

Create and manage credentials

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