Nifi alert or Email notification when no flow for a connection or processor

[#1]

Hi , Is it possible to create an email alert when there is no flow files ,means no data is going through a connection or a processor ? Please provide your suggestions . thanks in advance .

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Hi @srini,

One way to do it is to use the MonitorActivity processor that can emit a flow file if there is no activity since X minutes. This generated flow file can then be routed to a processor sending emails.

Hope this helps.