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On-call & escalations

Reach the responder responsible for the affected service.

Connect ownership, schedules, rotations, escalation policies, and acknowledgments so an incident reaches the right person — and escalates automatically when it is not acknowledged.

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  • Schedules
  • Rotations
  • Escalation
  • Acknowledgment
  • Coverage
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Escalation policy · Payments

  • L1

    A. Rivera

    Primary on-call

    Acknowledged
  • L2

    J. Okafor

    Secondary (after 5 min)

    Standby
  • L3

    P. Nadeau

    Team lead (after 15 min)

    Standby

This week’s rotation

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

The problem

The wrong person paged is time the incident keeps running.

Routing that is not tied to service ownership means alerts land on whoever is listed, not whoever is responsible — and gaps in coverage go unnoticed until they hurt.
  • Pages reach people who cannot act on them
  • Unacknowledged alerts stall instead of escalating
  • Coverage gaps and burnout are invisible until an incident

How it works

Ownership decides who gets paged.

  1. Step 1

    Build schedules

    Create rotations that keep services covered, including nights and weekends.

  2. Step 2

    Define escalation

    Set primary, secondary, and backup responders with clear escalation timing.

  3. Step 3

    Route through the service

    Incidents page the on-call responder for the affected service automatically.

  4. Step 4

    Escalate on silence

    If no one acknowledges, the incident escalates to the next responder in the policy.

What you get

Everything in on-call & escalations, in one place.

  • On-call schedules

    Manage rotations so every service has coverage around the clock.

  • Rotations & roles

    Assign primary, secondary, and tertiary responders by availability and expertise.

  • Escalation policies

    Escalate automatically to backups when the primary responder is unavailable.

  • Acknowledgment tracking

    Track who acknowledged an incident and when for accountability.

  • Coverage visibility

    See the schedule at a glance and spot gaps before they become incidents.

  • Responder notifications

    Notify the on-call responder when an incident is routed to their service.

app.everuptime.com/on-call/payments

Escalation policy · Payments

  • L1

    A. Rivera

    Primary on-call

    Acknowledged
  • L2

    J. Okafor

    Secondary (after 5 min)

    Standby
  • L3

    P. Nadeau

    Team lead (after 15 min)

    Standby

This week’s rotation

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

In the product

Built around the service, not a disconnected dashboard.

Connect ownership, schedules, rotations, escalation policies, and acknowledgments so an incident reaches the right person — and escalates automatically when it is not acknowledged.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How does routing decide who to page?
Incidents route through the affected service’s ownership and escalation policy, so the responder who owns the service is paged — not a generic list.
What happens if no one responds?
When an incident is not acknowledged in time, it escalates automatically to the next responder defined in the escalation policy.
Can I see coverage gaps ahead of time?
Schedules are visible so teams can identify gaps and ensure coverage across nights, weekends, and holidays.

Make the next incident easier to detect, own, and resolve.

Bring on-call & escalations into one connected incident workflow with EverUptime.

Free plan available · no credit card required