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Custom Views and Feeds

Not every audience needs the full status page. StatiBeat supports scoped experiences for teams, customers, or business units that only care about part of the service.

Custom Views screen with summary metrics, search controls, and the current view list
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  1. Summary metricsShows view usage and management at a glance.
  2. Search and refreshNarrows the view list and reloads current data.
  3. Custom view listLists the focused status-page views available to audiences.
RSS Feeds screen with format summaries, search, and the current feed list
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What a custom view is​

A custom view is a filtered status page built around a selected set of components.

The page owner may share it as a separate link, short code, or alias. That identifier is the stable way to return to the same scoped view.

Use one when:

  • one customer only uses a subset of your platform
  • one team only needs one service area
  • you want a shareable link that avoids unrelated noise

Custom views can show:

  • a scoped overall status
  • only the incidents relevant to the selected components
  • only the maintenance relevant to that audience
  • a reduced hierarchy instead of the full tree

Some custom views may also ask you to verify your email before you can read them. That is normal for protected customer- or team-specific views.

Depending on how the operator configured the view, that protection may be:

  • simple verified-email access
  • restricted to an approved email domain
  • restricted to a specific approved email address

After verification, the current flow signs you into that custom view directly rather than making you manage a separate account.

If verification does not work, request a fresh link and use the email address your page owner approved. Do not forward a private verification link to someone else.

Why a custom view is different from the main page​

The main page answers:

  • what is happening across the service as a whole

A custom view answers:

  • what is happening in the part of the service that matters to me

That makes custom views especially useful for enterprise customers, internal platform teams, and business-unit-specific reporting.

What RSS feeds are for​

RSS feeds solve a different problem from custom views.

Use RSS when you want:

  • updates in a feed reader
  • machine-friendly consumption
  • syndication into another dashboard or workflow

Use a custom view when you want:

  • an interactive public page
  • a scoped human-friendly status experience
  • a shareable audience-specific URL

Choosing between the two​

Pick a custom view when your audience needs to browse and interpret the status page.

Pick RSS when your audience needs:

  • passive consumption
  • machine-readable polling
  • a lightweight stream of status events

You can also use both together: a custom view for humans and an RSS feed for systems.

Practical guidance for readers​

  • Ask for a custom view if the main page is broader than your needs.
  • If a custom view asks for email verification, use the email address your operator expects for that audience.
  • Use RSS if your team prefers feed readers or internal aggregation tools.
  • Treat the custom view short code or alias as the stable way to share the scoped experience.