External Notifications, formerly known as Webhooks, are a way to receive a notification or take action based on data (i.e., via Alarms). Setting up an external notification to the popular messaging app Slack is now even easier.
- From the left-hand menu, select Notifications > Compliance Alarms > Alarm Configuration (Alarms > Configuration). From this page, you can choose to edit an existing alarm or create a new alarm to configure the notification.
- We currently support Slack and Microsoft Teams as options for sending messages; however, a custom URL is also available for selection.
For guidance on how to enable incoming Webhooks for Slack, please follow this guide: Slack: Sending messages using incoming webhooks.
- Once the Webhook URL has been successfully set up, your notification will appear in Slack, as shown in the following screenshot. Any information within the "$" will be displayed as it appears in the Activity Log and Alarm Log.
- A direct link to the Alarm Log will also be available, and you can visit and edit the Alarm itself if necessary.