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Slack Integration

Learn how to connect Slack to your Autohost account for real-time notifications.

Integrating Slack​

  1. In Slack, go to Your Apps using this link.

  2. Under App Name, label your app (e.g. Autohost alerts), and assign to a Workspace. Next, click Create App.

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  1. Select Incoming Webhooks.

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  1. Switch the toggle ON to Activate Incoming Webhooks.

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  1. Scroll down, and click Add New Webhook to Workspace.

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  1. Using drop-down menu, enter the desired Slack channel where you'd like to receive Autohost notifications. Next, click Allow.

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If you wish to receive Autohost notifications in a new channel in place of an existing channel, create a new channel directly in the Slack app.

For more information, read these instructions from Slack.

  1. Next, click Copy to copy your new Webhook URL.

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  1. On Autohost, go to Settings > Advanced (or click here). Scroll down, and paste your dedicated Webhook URL in the Slack webhook field, and click Save.

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And voila, you're live!

Receiving Notifications​

Notifications will be sent to the Slack channel you created, as seen below. To direct your team's attention to it, tag them in the message thread.

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