diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index a9fb3ae..9d1e332 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ FAST_MODE=0
 # Multiline is supported: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#multiline-values
 # ALLOWLIST_URLS=
 # BLOCKLIST_URLS=
+
+# Optional Discord webhook URL to send a message to when a script is done running or if an error occurs.
+# DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 001b478..9d02744 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Cloudflare Gateway allows you to create custom rules to filter HTTP, DNS, and ne
 3. Cloudflare email, API key (NOT the API token), and account ID
 4. A file containing the domains you want to block - **max 300,000 domains for the free plan** - in the working directory named `blocklist.txt`. Mullvad provides awesome [DNS blocklists](https://github.com/mullvad/dns-blocklists) that work well with this project. A script that downloads recommended blocklists, `download_lists.js`, is included.
 5. Optional: You can whitelist domains by putting them in a file `allowlist.txt`. You can also use the `get_recomended_whitelist.sh` Bash script to get the recommended whitelists.
+6. Optional: A Discord (or similar) webhook URL to send notifications to.
 
 ### Running locally
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ Please note that the GitHub Action downloads the recommended blocklists and whit
 - `CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID`: Your Cloudflare account ID
 - `CLOUDFLARE_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT`: The maximum number of blocked domains allowed for your Cloudflare Zero Trust plan. Default to 300,000. Optional if you are using the free plan.
 - `PING_URL`: /Optional/ The HTTP(S) URL to ping (using curl) after the GitHub Action has successfully updated your filters. Useful for monitoring.
+- `DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL`: /Optional/ The Discord (or similar) webhook URL to send notifications to. Good for monitoring as well.
 
 3. Create the following GitHub Actions variables in your repository settings if you desire:
 
diff --git a/auto_update_github_action.yml b/auto_update_github_action.yml
index 47a4311..fc1bf67 100644
--- a/auto_update_github_action.yml
+++ b/auto_update_github_action.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
           CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID }}
           CLOUDFLARE_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT }}
+          DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
           FAST_MODE: ${{ vars.FAST_MODE }}
 
       - name: Create new rules and lists
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
           CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID }}
           CLOUDFLARE_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT }}
+          DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
           FAST_MODE: ${{ vars.FAST_MODE }}
 
       - name: Send ping request
diff --git a/cf_gateway_rule_create.js b/cf_gateway_rule_create.js
index 9bf8f34..3e7bc83 100644
--- a/cf_gateway_rule_create.js
+++ b/cf_gateway_rule_create.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { createZeroTrustRule, getZeroTrustLists } from "./lib/api.js";
+import { notifyWebhook } from "./lib/helpers.js";
 
 const { result: lists } = await getZeroTrustLists();
 const wirefilterExpression = lists.reduce((previous, current) => {
@@ -10,3 +11,5 @@ const wirefilterExpression = lists.reduce((previous, current) => {
 console.log("Creating rule...");
 // Remove the trailing ' or '
 await createZeroTrustRule(wirefilterExpression.slice(0, -4));
+// Send a notification to the webhook
+await notifyWebhook("CF Gateway Rule Create script finished running");
diff --git a/cf_gateway_rule_delete.js b/cf_gateway_rule_delete.js
index a0e08f4..67e9050 100644
--- a/cf_gateway_rule_delete.js
+++ b/cf_gateway_rule_delete.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { deleteZeroTrustRule, getZeroTrustRules } from "./lib/api.js";
+import { notifyWebhook } from "./lib/helpers.js";
 
 const { result: rules } = await getZeroTrustRules();
 const cgpsRule = rules.find(({ name }) => name === "CGPS Filter Lists");
@@ -14,3 +15,5 @@ const cgpsRule = rules.find(({ name }) => name === "CGPS Filter Lists");
   console.log(`Deleting rule ${cgpsRule.name}...`);
   await deleteZeroTrustRule(cgpsRule.id);
 })();
+// Send a notification to the webhook
+await notifyWebhook("CF Gateway Rule Create script finished running");
diff --git a/cf_list_create.js b/cf_list_create.js
index 52a8b0b..68670cb 100644
--- a/cf_list_create.js
+++ b/cf_list_create.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   LIST_ITEM_SIZE,
   PROCESSING_FILENAME,
 } from "./lib/constants.js";
-import { normalizeDomain } from "./lib/helpers.js";
+import { normalizeDomain, notifyWebhook } from "./lib/helpers.js";
 import {
   extractDomain,
   isComment,
@@ -143,8 +143,12 @@ console.log("\n\n");
 
   if (FAST_MODE) {
     await createZeroTrustListsAtOnce(domains);
+    // TODO: make this less repetitive
+    await notifyWebhook(`CF List Create script finished running (${domains.length} domains, ${numberOfLists} lists)`);
     return;
   }
 
   await createZeroTrustListsOneByOne(domains);
+
+  await notifyWebhook(`CF List Create script finished running (${domains.length} domains, ${numberOfLists} lists)`);
 })();
diff --git a/cf_list_delete.js b/cf_list_delete.js
index f8be9e4..34e4de5 100644
--- a/cf_list_delete.js
+++ b/cf_list_delete.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   getZeroTrustLists,
 } from "./lib/api.js";
 import { FAST_MODE } from "./lib/constants.js";
+import { notifyWebhook } from "./lib/helpers.js";
 
 (async () => {
   const { result: lists } = await getZeroTrustLists();
@@ -32,8 +33,12 @@ import { FAST_MODE } from "./lib/constants.js";
 
   if (FAST_MODE) {
     await deleteZeroTrustListsAtOnce(cgpsLists);
+    // TODO: make this less repetitive
+    await notifyWebhook(`CF List Delete script finished running (${cgpsLists.length} lists)`);
     return;
   }
 
   await deleteZeroTrustListsOneByOne(cgpsLists);
+
+  await notifyWebhook(`CF List Delete script finished running (${cgpsLists.length} lists)`);
 })();
diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index 7c92111..8911626 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -19,6 +19,53 @@ if (!globalThis.fetch) {
   globalThis.fetch = (await import("node-fetch")).default;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sends a message to a Discord-compatible webhook.
+ * @param {url|string} url The webhook URL.
+ * @param {string} message The message to be sent.
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
+async function sendMessageToWebhook(url, message) {
+  // Create the payload object with the message
+  const payload = { content: message };
+
+  // Send a POST request to the webhook url with the payload as JSON
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+    });
+
+    // Check if the request was successful
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${response.status}`);
+    } else {
+      return true;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error sending message to webhook:', error);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sends a CGPS notification to a Discord-compatible webhook.
+ * Automatically checks if the webhook URL exists.
+ * @param {string} msg The message to be sent.
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
+export async function notifyWebhook(msg) {
+  // Check if the webhook URL exists
+  const webhook_url = process.env.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL;
+
+  if (webhook_url || !webhook_url.startsWith('http')) {
+    // Send the message to the webhook
+    await sendMessageToWebhook(webhook_url, `CGPS: ${msg}`);
+  }
+  // Not logging the lack of a webhook URL since it's not a feature everyone would use
+}
+
 /**
  * Fires request to the specified URL.
  * @param {string} url The URL to which the request will be fired.
@@ -53,6 +100,8 @@ const request = async (url, options) => {
   });
 
   if (!response.ok) {
+    // Send a message to the Discord webhook if it exists
+    await notifyWebhook(`An HTTP error has occurred (${response.status}) while making a web request. Please check the logs for further details.`);
     throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${response.status}`);
   }