# MediaConnect alert event
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AWS Elemental MediaConnect publishes an alert event when a resource encounters an error. The event contains an error code and a message that describes the issue. These alerts are visible on the MediaConnect console, or by using the `describe-flow` AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) command. For more information about the `describe-flow` command, see [AWS CLI Command Reference](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/mediaconnect/describe-flow.html).

For information about subscribing to this event, see [Amazon EventBridge](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/eb-what-is.html).

The following message is an example of this event.

```
{
  "version": "0",
  "id": "01234567-0123-0123-0123-0123456789ab",
  "detail-type": "MediaConnect Alert",
  "source": "aws.mediaconnect",
  "account": "012345678901",
  "time": "2026-05-03T18:37:24Z",
  "region": "us-east-1",
  "resources": [
    "arn:aws:mediaconnect:us-east-1:012345678901:flow:1-AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOp-abcdef123455:ExampleFlow"
  ],
  "detail": {
    "errored": true,
    "error-code": "AccessDeniedException",
    "error-message": "Permission denied accessing encryption key for output Test. Removing output until it is fixed (secret arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:012345678901:secret:ExampleSecret, role arn:aws:iam::012345678901:role/ExampleKey)"
  }
}
```