VatNotif
travel_explore Find positions
Find airports and positions you are interested in!
sell Get callsign
Get their callsign and add them to your tracking list!
notifications_active Receive notifications
Receive a notification via Discord whenever they come online!
How to use VatNotif
Callsign selection
The callsign selection is essential for good user expirience.
You should never include double underscores in your callsign, only watch the
standard version and you'll receive notifications for both.
Also utilise the wildcard (%), more info about it's usage is written below in the FAQ.
Embed setup
After setting up your callsigns, head over to the embed configuration page, a default logon & logoff embeds have been generated for you by
default. The only thing you need to do is add a Webhook URL, how to create one can be found here.
You are able to create as many logon/logoff embeds as you wish and configure them to your liking utilising the variables.
Donations
I build software in my free time and everything I make is publicly availible and free to use for everyone. The infrastructure is all paid out of my own pocket and that's why I'd appriciate any kind of financial support. 100% of donations go towards covering the server costs. Please consider supporting using Ko-fi.
Frequently asked questions
What is VatNotif?
VatNotif is a service that allows you to receive notifications when a specific VATSIM callsign comes online.
How to find a callsign
Controllers on VATSIM log on under a callsign, you can use mapping tools such as SimAware or VAT-Spy to find the callsign of the controller you are interested in.
How to use wildcards
A wild card in the form of percent sign (%) can be used to match any number of characters. For example, if you want to track all positions at London Heathrow, you can use the wildcard EGLL_% and all positions from Ground (EGLL_1_GND) up to Radar (EGLL_N_APP) will be tracked.
How to use variables
A total of four variables are allowed: name, cid, callsign & frequency and they must be inside curly braces. For example, {callsign} is going to be rendered as EGKK_GND. They can be used in the embed text and title.
How to create a Discord webhook
To receive notifications, you need to create a Discord webhook by following the instructions here.
Is this project open-source?
Yes, you can find both this website and the API on GitHub.
Privacy policy
Your data
The only personal data stored by default is your unique VATSIM CID. Other data may be stored based on user preference & settings.
Cookies
Third party cokies, including, but not limited to Cloudflare cookies, are used on the site to ensure smooth operations
Privacy settings
If you wish for your CID to be ignored when you log on, such as that no notification about your presence will be sent, you can allow your CID to be ignored in the dashboard.
Data deletion
I will promptly delete your data upon request. To do so, contact kristian <at> kristn.co.uk for further assistance.