diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/382-notification-channel-deprecation.yml b/changelogs/fragments/382-notification-channel-deprecation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9af1cf01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/382-notification-channel-deprecation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecated_features:
+  - Deprecate `grafana_notification_channel` with removal in version 3.0.0
+trivial:
+  - Check Grafana version for `grafana_notification_channel` integration tests
diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index 529b9ea0..7f45047b 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ action_groups:
     - grafana_team
     - grafana_user
     - grafana_silence
+plugin_routing:
+  modules:
+    grafana_notification_channel:
+      deprecation:
+        removal_version: 3.0.0
+        warning_text: Legacy alerting is removed in Grafana version 11, use community.grafana.grafana_contact_point instead.
diff --git a/plugins/modules/grafana_notification_channel.py b/plugins/modules/grafana_notification_channel.py
index 30b5b112..24e4e3c0 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/grafana_notification_channel.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/grafana_notification_channel.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 short_description: Manage Grafana Notification Channels
 description:
   - Create/Update/Delete Grafana Notification Channels via API.
+deprecated:
+  removed_in: "3.0.0"
+  why: Legacy alerting is removed in Grafana version 11.
+  alternative: Use M(community.grafana.grafana_contact_point) instead.
 options:
   org_id:
     description:
@@ -96,6 +100,11 @@
     default: false
     description:
       - Disable the resolve message.
+  skip_version_check:
+    description:
+      - Skip Grafana version check and try to reach api endpoint anyway.
+    type: bool
+    default: false
   reminder_frequency:
     type: str
     description:
@@ -623,6 +632,31 @@ def __init__(self, module):
             )
         # }}}
         self.grafana_url = clean_url(module.params.get("url"))
+        if module.params.get("skip_version_check") is False:
+            try:
+                grafana_version = self.get_version()
+            except GrafanaAPIException as e:
+                self._module.fail_json(failed=True, msg=to_text(e))
+            if grafana_version["major"] >= 11:
+                self._module.fail_json(
+                    failed=True,
+                    msg="Legacy Alerting API is available up to Grafana v10",
+                )
+
+    def get_version(self):
+        r, info = fetch_url(
+            self._module,
+            "%s/api/health" % self.grafana_url,
+            headers=self.headers,
+            method="GET",
+        )
+        if info["status"] == 200:
+            version = json.loads(to_text(r.read())).get("version")
+            if version is not None:
+                major, minor, rev = version.split(".")
+                return {"major": int(major), "minor": int(minor), "rev": int(rev)}
+        else:
+            raise GrafanaAPIException("Failed to retrieve version: %s" % info)
 
     def grafana_switch_organisation(self, grafana_url, org_id):
         r, info = fetch_url(
@@ -757,6 +791,7 @@ def main():
         is_default=dict(type="bool", default=False),
         include_image=dict(type="bool", default=False),
         disable_resolve_message=dict(type="bool", default=False),
+        skip_version_check=dict(type="bool", default=False),
         reminder_frequency=dict(type="str"),
         dingding_url=dict(type="str"),
         dingding_message_type=dict(
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/grafana_notification_channel/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/grafana_notification_channel/tasks/main.yml
index af0b2f86..7d1dec69 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/grafana_notification_channel/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/grafana_notification_channel/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,34 +1,32 @@
 ---
-- block:
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: dingding.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: discord.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: email.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: googlechat.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: hipchat.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: kafka.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: teams.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: opsgenie.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: pagerduty.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: prometheus.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: pushover.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: sensu.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: slack-and-beyond.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: telegram.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: victorops.yml
-    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: webhook.yml
+
+- name: Check for support of API endpoint
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: true
+  community.grafana.grafana_notification_channel:
+    grafana_url: "{{ grafana_url }}"
+    grafana_user: "{{ grafana_username }}"
+    grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
+    name: apitest
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Include notification channel task files
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ item }}.yml"
+  when: "result.msg | default('') != 'Legacy Alerting API is available up to Grafana v10'"
+  loop:
+    - dingding
+    - discord
+    - email
+    - googlechat
+    - hipchat
+    - kafka
+    - teams
+    - opsgenie
+    - pagerduty
+    - prometheus
+    - pushover
+    - sensu
+    - slack-and-beyond
+    - telegram
+    - victorops
+    - webhook