# Introduction to Notifications

## What makes our notifications different?

* **It's extremely fast.** You will be notified within seconds of a stream starting, making it much faster than other bots providing a similar feature which can take 3-5 minutes.
* **It's reliable.** Our notifications rely on Twitch's latest technology, [EventSub](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/eventsub), which provide a fast and reliable way of receiving notifications. You will no longer miss notifications.
* **No duplicates.** Our notifications will never send duplicate alerts.
* **Full customization.** Our notifications are fully customizable. You can edit the messages to your liking, in any language.

## How do notifications work?

Sx Bot will notify and automatically post announcements in your Discord server whenever you or your favorite streamers go live on Twitch.

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Once a streamer goes offline, the original notification message will edit and display stats of the stream including the total stream time, last online time, offline thumbnail, and a link to the VOD (if available).

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{% hint style="info" %}
By default, you can add **1** streamer for free, or you can upgrade to premium, which will give you **unlimited** alerts by visiting our [Patreon ](https://patreon.com/sxbot)page.
{% endhint %}

{% content-ref url="setup-twitch-notifications-on-discord" %}
[setup-twitch-notifications-on-discord](https://docs.sxbot.io/twitch-notifications/setup-twitch-notifications-on-discord)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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