Send alerts to Slack

247Monitor sends Slack alerts through an incoming webhook, a private URL Slack gives you that posts messages to one channel. Create it once, paste it in, done.

Create the webhook in Slack

1. 1

   Open Slack's app builder

   Go to api.slack.com/apps and click Create New App → From scratch. Give it a name like “247Monitor” and pick the workspace you want alerts in.

2. 2

   Turn on Incoming Webhooks

   In the app's settings, open Incoming Webhooks and toggle Activate Incoming Webhooks on.

3. 3

   Add a webhook to a channel

   Click Add New Webhook to Workspace, choose the channel alerts should post to (e.g. #alerts), and authorise it. Slack generates a URL that looks like https://hooks.slack.com/services/T…/B…/….

4. 4

   Copy the webhook URL

   Copy that URL; it's the only thing 247Monitor needs.

   Heads upTreat the webhook URL like a password. Anyone with it can post to your channel, so don't commit it to a repo or share it publicly.

Connect it in 247Monitor

1. 5

   Add a Slack alert channel

   In the dashboard, open Alert Channels and click Add Channel, then choose Slack.

   app.247monitor.net

   

2. 6

   Paste the webhook URL

   Give the channel a recognisable name and paste the webhook URL into the Webhook URL field. Leave Enable Channel on.

   app.247monitor.net

   

3. 7

   Send a test and save

   Use Send test to confirm a message lands in your Slack channel, then save. Finally, attach the channel to the monitors that should use it, either on each monitor or when you create one.