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Setting Up a Button

Overview

iReporter supports up to 816 buttons. Each button is independently configured with its own label, messages, webhook target, crash/incident fallbacks, and voice text. The number of visible buttons is controlled by the Number of Buttons setting.

Button Fields

Label

A descriptive name for the button shown in the settings panel (e.g. Contact Report, Yellow Flag). This is for your reference only and is not included in any sent message.

Message Templates 1, 2, 3

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Up to three message lines can be configured per button. When the button is pressed:

    All three messages are sent in sequence if populated. Messages support Message Variables — placeholders filled with live iRacing data at press time. If a message contains a variable that has no current value (e.g. a crash variable when no crash is active), the message is skipped unless a fallback is configured.

    Webhook

    Selects which of the three configured webhooks receives this button's messages. Set to None to disable webhook posting for this button.

    Disable Text Logging

    When ticked, this button's presses are not written to the log file even if logging is globally enabled. Useful for buttons used very frequently (e.g. a heartbeat or status button) that would clutter the log.

    Crash Fallback

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    Visible only when Crash Capture is enabled in iRacing Options. The green bordered box at the bottom of the button section is labelled "Sent when the button is pressed but no Crash has been detected" — this message is sent when the button is pressed and no crash is currently active. It acts as a fallback for buttons whose main messages rely on crash variables ({CRASHCAR}, {CRASHNAME}, etc.).

    Leave blank to send nothing if no crash is active.

    Incident Fallback

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    Visible only when Incident Capture is enabled. Works identically to the Crash Fallback but activates when the button is pressed and no incident is currently active. Uses incident variables ({INCCAR}, {INCNAME}, etc.) in the main messages.

    Leave blank to send nothing if no incident is active.

    Voice (Speak Text)

    Visible only when Voice Options is enabled. Enter the text to be spoken aloud when this button is pressed. Supports message variables. Leave blank for no speech on this button.

    Tick Disable Voice for this button to suppress voice output for this button while keeping the speak text saved for future use.

    Test Fire

    The TEST FIRE button at the top of each button section simulates a button press without requiring a physical button press. Useful for testing your messages, webhook delivery,delivery and voice output during setup. Note: Test Fire does not type into the iRacing chat box — it only fires voice and webhooks.

    Message Templates (Saved)

    The Message Templates dropdown allows you to save and load commonly used message sets. Click Manage Templates to create, rename, or delete templates. Applying a template overwrites the current button's three message fields.

    Variable Helper — Type { to Browse Variables

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    Every message text box has a built-in variable picker. You do not need to remember variable names — just type an opening curly brace { and a list of available variables will appear directly below the text box.

    The list shows each variable name alongside a short description so you can quickly identify what you need:

    {CRASHCAR} - Car number of the crashed car
{CRASHNAME} - Driver name of the crashed car
{CARLAP} - Your current lap (with decimal fraction)

    Filtering the list

    Keep typing after the { to narrow the list. For example, typing {CRASH will immediately filter the list to show only the crash-related variables. The filter is not case-sensitive — {crash and {CRASH both work the same way.

    Inserting a variable

    Once the list is open you can insert a variable in any of these ways:

      Arrow keys — press ↑ and ↓ to move through the list. Tab or Enter — inserts the highlighted variable at the cursor position and closes the picker. Click — click any entry in the list to insert it immediately. Escape — dismisses the picker without inserting anything.

      When a variable is inserted, iReporter replaces everything from the opening { to the cursor with the complete variable token (including the closing }), so you never end up with a half-typed placeholder in your message.

      Tips

        The picker works in all three message fields, the Crash Fallback field, the Incident Fallback field, and the Speak Text field. If the list does not appear, make sure your cursor is positioned after an unclosed {. If there is already a } after the cursor the picker will not activate. You can still type variable names manually if you prefer — the picker is optional.
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