diff --git a/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/ConfigureActions/ConfigureActions.js b/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/ConfigureActions/ConfigureActions.js
index 71952d654..9dde0f0bf 100644
--- a/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/ConfigureActions/ConfigureActions.js
+++ b/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/ConfigureActions/ConfigureActions.js
@@ -121,11 +121,12 @@ class ConfigureActions extends React.Component {
     let channels = [];
     let index = 0;
     const getChannels = async () => {
-      const config_types = await this.props.notificationService.getServerFeatures();
+      const serverFeatures = await this.props.notificationService.getServerFeatures();
+      const configTypes = Object.keys(serverFeatures.availableChannels);
       const getChannelsQuery = {
         from_index: index,
         max_items: MAX_CHANNELS_RESULT_SIZE,
-        config_type: config_types,
+        config_type: configTypes,
         sort_field: 'name',
         sort_order: 'asc',
       };
diff --git a/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/DefineCompositeLevelTrigger/TriggerNotifications.js b/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/DefineCompositeLevelTrigger/TriggerNotifications.js
index 901a5717e..39ef4e654 100644
--- a/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/DefineCompositeLevelTrigger/TriggerNotifications.js
+++ b/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/DefineCompositeLevelTrigger/TriggerNotifications.js
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ const TriggerNotifications = ({
     let channels = [];
     let index = 0;
     const getChannels = async () => {
-      const config_types = await notificationService.getServerFeatures();
+      const serverFeatures = await notificationService.getServerFeatures();
+      const configTypes = Object.keys(serverFeatures.availableChannels);
       const getChannelsQuery = {
         from_index: index,
         max_items: MAX_CHANNELS_RESULT_SIZE,
-        config_type: config_types,
+        config_type: configTypes,
         sort_field: 'name',
         sort_order: 'asc',
       };
diff --git a/public/services/NotificationService.ts b/public/services/NotificationService.ts
index 0a1cbe5b9..d48fc29c5 100644
--- a/public/services/NotificationService.ts
+++ b/public/services/NotificationService.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import { HttpFetchQuery, HttpSetup } from '../../../../src/core/public';
-import { ChannelItemType } from './models/interfaces';
+import { ChannelItemType, NotificationServerFeatures } from './models/interfaces';
 import { configListToChannels, configToChannel } from './utils/helper';
 
 interface ConfigsResponse {
@@ -26,15 +26,19 @@ export default class NotificationService {
     this.httpClient = httpClient;
   }
 
-  getServerFeatures = async (): Promise<Array<String>> => {
+  getServerFeatures = async (): Promise<NotificationServerFeatures> => {
     try {
       const response = await this.httpClient.get(
         NODE_API.GET_AVAILABLE_FEATURES
       );
-      return response.allowed_config_type_list as Array<String>;
+      return response as NotificationServerFeatures;
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('error fetching available features', error);
-      return [];
+      return {
+        availableChannels: {},
+        availableConfigTypes: [],
+        tooltipSupport: false
+      };
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/public/services/models/interfaces.ts b/public/services/models/interfaces.ts
index eab786e97..cfba7d3e1 100644
--- a/public/services/models/interfaces.ts
+++ b/public/services/models/interfaces.ts
@@ -37,3 +37,9 @@ export interface ChannelItemType extends ConfigType {
     };
   };
 }
+
+export interface NotificationServerFeatures {
+  availableChannels: Partial<typeof CHANNEL_TYPE>;
+  availableConfigTypes: string[]; // available backend config types
+  tooltipSupport: boolean; // if true, IAM role for SNS is optional and helper text should be available
+}