# Alarm when I have a message

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/alarm-when-i-have-a-message/747749>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [August 17, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/alarm-when-i-have-a-message/747749 "2020-08-17T08:46:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nordantiaoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@nordantiaoy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nordantiaoy)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/alarm-when-i-have-a-message/747749/1 "2020-08-17T08:46:14Z")

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Hi,

I would like to have an app. which when I get the message from back end, it start to alarm e.g. ring or song.  
Can you advise me about it?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/alarm-when-i-have-a-message/747749/2 "2020-09-01T22:25:03Z")

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Hey @nordantiaoy,

Would you be using the Web API component for the messages?

You can use the sound component if you want to play a sound such as a ringing or an alarm.

Is that the kind of thing you are thinking of?

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/alarm-when-i-have-a-message/747749/3 "2024-11-08T12:24:18Z")

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