diff --git a/pkg/models/dashboard_alerts.go b/pkg/models/dashboard_alerts.go
index d8e33e063bd..aa578ef0295 100644
--- a/pkg/models/dashboard_alerts.go
+++ b/pkg/models/dashboard_alerts.go
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 // swagger:meta
 package models
 
-import "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+import (
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+)
 
-// swagger:route POST /api/dashboards/db RoutePostGrDashboards
+// swagger:route POST /api/dashboards/db grafana RoutePostGrDashboards
 //
 // creates a dashboard with alerts
 //
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ import "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 //       200: Ok
 //		 400: BadRequest
 //		 401: Unauthorized
-//       403: QuotaExceeded
+//       403: PermissionDenied
 //		 412: PreconditionFailed
 //       500: Err
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ type BadRequest struct{}
 type Unauthorized struct{}
 
 // swagger:model
-type QuotaExceeded struct{}
+type PermissionDenied struct{}
 
 // swagger:model
 type PreconditionFailed struct{}
@@ -64,3 +66,27 @@ type Err struct {
 	Message string
 	Error   error
 }
+
+// swagger:model
+type Conflict struct{}
+
+// swagger:route POST /api/alert-notifications grafana RoutePostNotifiers
+//
+// creates a dashboard with alerts
+//
+//     Schemes: http, https
+//
+//     Responses:
+//       200: Ok
+//		 401: Unauthorized
+//       409: Conflict
+//       500: Err
+
+// swagger:parameters RoutePostNotifiers
+type RoutePostNotifiersConfig struct {
+	// in:body
+	Body CreateAlertNotificationCommand
+}
+
+// swagger:model
+type CreateAlertNotificationCommand models.CreateAlertNotificationCommand
diff --git a/spec.json b/spec.json
index 010be247321..d852afbc94d 100644
--- a/spec.json
+++ b/spec.json
@@ -16,6 +16,54 @@
   },
   "basePath": "/api/v1",
   "paths": {
+    "/api/alert-notifications": {
+      "post": {
+        "description": "creates a dashboard with alerts",
+        "schemes": [
+          "http",
+          "https"
+        ],
+        "tags": [
+          "grafana"
+        ],
+        "operationId": "RoutePostNotifiers",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "Body",
+            "in": "body",
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/CreateAlertNotificationCommand"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Ok",
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/Ok"
+            }
+          },
+          "401": {
+            "description": "Unauthorized",
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/Unauthorized"
+            }
+          },
+          "409": {
+            "description": "Conflict",
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/Conflict"
+            }
+          },
+          "500": {
+            "description": "Err",
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/Err"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/api/dashboards/db": {
       "post": {
         "description": "creates a dashboard with alerts",
@@ -23,6 +71,9 @@
           "http",
           "https"
         ],
+        "tags": [
+          "grafana"
+        ],
         "operationId": "RoutePostGrDashboards",
         "parameters": [
           {
@@ -53,9 +104,9 @@
             }
           },
           "403": {
-            "description": "QuotaExceeded",
+            "description": "PermissionDenied",
             "schema": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/QuotaExceeded"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/PermissionDenied"
             }
           },
           "412": {
@@ -115,6 +166,53 @@
       "type": "object",
       "x-go-package": "github.com/grafana/alerting-api/pkg/models"
     },
+    "AlertNotification": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "created": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "format": "date-time",
+          "x-go-name": "Created"
+        },
+        "disableResolveMessage": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "DisableResolveMessage"
+        },
+        "frequency": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Duration"
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "x-go-name": "Id"
+        },
+        "isDefault": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "IsDefault"
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Name"
+        },
+        "sendReminder": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "SendReminder"
+        },
+        "settings": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Json"
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Type"
+        },
+        "updated": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "format": "date-time",
+          "x-go-name": "Updated"
+        }
+      },
+      "x-go-package": "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+    },
     "BadRequest": {
       "type": "object",
       "x-go-package": "github.com/grafana/alerting-api/pkg/models"
@@ -169,6 +267,46 @@
       },
       "$ref": "#/definitions/Config"
     },
+    "Conflict": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "x-go-package": "github.com/grafana/alerting-api/pkg/models"
+    },
+    "CreateAlertNotificationCommand": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "Result": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/AlertNotification"
+        },
+        "disableResolveMessage": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "DisableResolveMessage"
+        },
+        "frequency": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Frequency"
+        },
+        "isDefault": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "IsDefault"
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Name"
+        },
+        "sendReminder": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "SendReminder"
+        },
+        "settings": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Json"
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Type"
+        }
+      },
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/CreateAlertNotificationCommand"
+    },
     "Dashboard": {
       "description": "Dashboard model",
       "type": "object",
@@ -234,9 +372,10 @@
       "x-go-package": "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
     },
     "Duration": {
-      "description": "A Duration represents the elapsed time between two instants\nas an int64 nanosecond count. The representation limits the\nlargest representable duration to approximately 290 years.",
+      "description": "Duration wraps time.Duration. It is used to parse the custom duration format\nfrom YAML.\nThis type should not propagate beyond the scope of input/output processing.",
       "type": "integer",
       "format": "int64",
+      "x-go-package": "time",
       "$ref": "#/definitions/Duration"
     },
     "EmailConfig": {
@@ -716,6 +855,10 @@
       },
       "x-go-package": "github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/config"
     },
+    "PermissionDenied": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "x-go-package": "github.com/grafana/alerting-api/pkg/models"
+    },
     "PreconditionFailed": {
       "type": "object",
       "x-go-package": "github.com/grafana/alerting-api/pkg/models"
@@ -773,10 +916,6 @@
       },
       "x-go-package": "github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/config"
     },
-    "QuotaExceeded": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "x-go-package": "github.com/grafana/alerting-api/pkg/models"
-    },
     "Receiver": {
       "type": "object",
       "title": "Receiver configuration provides configuration on how to contact a receiver.",