> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.alphagate.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.alphagate.io/live-signals/live-feed/velocity-alerts.md).

# Velocity alerts

Get alerted when several key profiles follow the same account within minutes.

One key profile following a new account is a data point. Five in ten minutes usually means something is happening. A velocity alert fires when at least the number of key profiles you set follow the same account within your time window.

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The column only shows alerts from your own rules, so it stays empty until you create one: the gear on the column, or **Watchlist › Velocity Alerts** (the same rules). **View KPs** on an alert lists exactly who followed, with their followers and tags.

## Rule settings

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| Setting                  | Notes                                                                                              |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Min KPs**              | 2 to 20 key profiles.                                                                              |
| **Window (min)**         | 5 to 1,440 minutes.                                                                                |
| **KP Source**            | **All KPs**, or only **Watchlist KPs**: the profiles you trust.                                    |
| **KP Min Followers**     | Ignore follows by small key profiles.                                                              |
| **Target Min KFs**       | Only accounts that already have this many key followers.                                           |
| **Target Max Followers** | Only accounts still under this size. This is the setting that makes alerts early rather than late. |
| **Discord Webhook**      | Also post this rule's alerts to a Discord channel.                                                 |

Changes save as you type. You can have up to 10 rules.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Two rules to start with:** 3 KPs in 30 minutes with Target Max Followers 2,000, for fresh accounts; and 5 KPs in 10 minutes with KP Source = Watchlist KPs, for moves by the profiles you trust.
{% endhint %}

Alerts arrive in the column and its pop-out, under the bell, on [Telegram](/watchlist-and-alerts/telegram-bot.md) if it's connected, and at the rule's webhook. On the Free plan you can create rules, but nothing is delivered.