StudyChime can send matching Prolific study alerts to Pushover.
To use Pushover alerts, you need two values:
- a user key
- an app token
The user key tells StudyChime which Pushover account should receive the alert. The app token identifies the Pushover application that sends the alert.
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Before you start
You will need:
- StudyChime installed
- a Pushover account
- the Pushover app installed on the device where you want notifications
Pushover is a separate service from StudyChime. Pushover may have its own app purchase, account requirements, notification limits, and device settings.
Get your Pushover user key
- Open Pushover and sign in.
- Go to your Pushover dashboard.
- Find your User Key.
- Copy the user key.
Keep this value private. It identifies where Pushover messages should be sent.
Create a Pushover application
StudyChime needs a Pushover app token to send notifications through Pushover.
- Open your Pushover dashboard.
- Find the option to create a new application or API token.
- Create a new application.
- Give it a clear name, such as StudyChime.
- Save the application.
- Copy the application/API token.
Keep the app token private. Anyone with your app token and user key may be able to send Pushover messages to your account.
Add Pushover details to StudyChime
- Open StudyChime from the Chrome toolbar.
- Open Settings.
- Open Alerts.
- Find Pushover.
- Paste your Pushover app token into the App token field.
- Paste your Pushover user key into the User key field.
- Enable Pushover alerts.
- Select Save alert settings.
You can also configure Pushover during Quick start if you select it at the alert chooser. Chrome requests Pushover permission only when you configure or test this destination.
Send a test alert
After saving your Pushover settings:
- Click Send Pushover test in Settings → Alerts.
- Open Pushover on your device.
- Confirm that a StudyChime test message appears.
If the test message appears, Pushover alerts are configured correctly.
Before relying on Pushover alerts
- Use an account and device you control because alerts can contain the study title, pay, estimated time, places, and link.
- Treat the app token and user key as sensitive. If either is exposed, replace the application token and update StudyChime.
- StudyChime Free allows 10 external alert batches per rolling 24-hour period, shared across Discord, Telegram, and Pushover. Premium removes this StudyChime limit.
- Pushover can apply its own account or delivery limits.
- With Premium, you can add a Snooze alerts link to new-study alerts. Open the full Pushover message to use it. See Remote snooze setup.
If Pushover alerts are not working
Check the following:
- the Pushover app token was copied correctly
- the Pushover user key was copied correctly
- Pushover alerts are enabled in StudyChime
- StudyChime settings were saved
- your Pushover account and device are active
- notifications are allowed on your device
- StudyChime can send a test alert
- you have not reached the 10-batch limit for the current rolling 24-hour period
If the test alert does not arrive, check the app token and user key first. A small copy-and-paste mistake is enough to stop Pushover delivery.
Changing the Pushover destination
To send alerts to a different Pushover account, replace the user key in StudyChime settings.
To use a different Pushover application, replace the app token.
After changing either value, save settings and send another test alert.
Removing Pushover alerts
To stop Pushover alerts:
- Open StudyChime settings.
- Open Alerts.
- Disable Pushover alerts or remove the app token and user key.
- Select Save alert settings.
You can also delete or revoke the Pushover application/API token from your Pushover dashboard if you no longer want it to be usable.