Support for additional Bark notification parameters (level, volume, call) #5703
Description
📑 I have found these related issues/pull requests
I have searched through existing issues and could not find any that specifically address adding support for additional Bark notification parameters beyond just the sound parameter.
🏷️ Feature Request Type
Settings
🔖 Feature description
Currently, Uptime Kuma's Bark notification method only supports customizing the sound parameter. However, Bark API actually supports many more useful parameters such as urgency level (level), notification volume (volume), and call functionality (call).
These additional parameters would significantly enhance notification capabilities, especially for critical services monitoring. For example, being able to set level=critical for important services or call=1 to trigger phone calls for severe outages.
✔️ Solution
Add additional configuration fields in the Bark notification setup UI for parameters including but not limited to:
level (with options like active, timeSensitive, critical)
volume (numeric value)
call (boolean toggle)
When sending notifications, these parameters should be appended to the Bark API request URL along with the existing parameters.
The implementation should preserve backward compatibility with existing Bark notification configurations.
❓ Alternatives
I have considered manually adding these parameters to the Bark URL field, but this approach is not user-friendly and might break existing functionality. A proper UI integration would be much more maintainable and accessible to users without deep technical knowledge.
📝 Additional Context
Bark is an iOS notification service that offers rich customization options. Adding support for these additional parameters would make Uptime Kuma's integration with Bark more complete and powerful, allowing for more granular control over how notifications are delivered based on the severity of monitoring events.