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# 2 Media types

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#### Overview

In the *Alerts → Media types* section users can configure and
maintain media type information.

Media type information contains general instructions for using a medium
as delivery channel for notifications. Specific details, such as the
individual email addresses to send a notification to are kept with
individual users.

A listing of existing media types with their details is displayed.

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/media_types.png){width="600"}

Displayed data:

|Column|Description|
|--|--------|
|*Name*|Name of the media type. Clicking on the name opens the media type [configuration form](/manual/config/notifications/media/email#configuration).|
|*Type*|Type of the media (email, SMS, etc) is displayed.|
|*Status*|Media type status is displayed - *Enabled* or *Disabled*.<br>By clicking on the status you can change it.|
|*Used in actions*|Actions where the media type is used are displayed, (since Zabbix 7.0.4) preceded by the total number of these actions.<br>Clicking on the action name opens the action configuration form. If the user has no permissions to the action, the name is not clickable.|
|*Details*|Detailed information of the media type is displayed.|
|*Actions*|The following action is available:<br>**Test** - click to open a testing form where you can enter media type parameters (e.g. a recipient address with test subject and body) and send a test message to verify that the configured media type works. See also: Media type testing for [Email](/manual/config/notifications/media/email#media-type-testing), [Webhook](/manual/config/notifications/media/webhook#media-type-testing), or [Script](/manual/config/notifications/media/script#media-type-testing).|

To configure a new media type, click on the *Create media type* button
in the top right-hand corner.

To import a media type, click on the *Import* button in the top
right-hand corner.

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##### Mass editing options

Buttons below the list offer some mass-editing options:

-   *Enable* - change the media type status to *Enabled*
-   *Disable* - change the media type status to *Disabled*
-   *Export* - export the media types to a YAML, XML or JSON file
-   *Delete* - delete the media types

To use these options, mark the checkboxes before the respective media
types, then click on the required button.

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##### Using filter

You can use the filter to display only the media types you are interested in.
For better search performance, data is searched with macros unresolved.

The *Filter* link is available above the list of media types.
If you click on it, a filter becomes available where you can filter media types by name and status.
Additionally, since Zabbix 7.0.7, you can use the filter to display actions in the *Used in actions* column based on the scope of their media type usage (defined by the *Send to media type* parameter in action [operation details](/manual/config/notifications/action/operation#operation-details)).

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/media_types_filter1.png){width="600"}

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