Creating a Slack application with a webhook

Christopher Suarez
By Christopher Suarez

Slack integration

A Slack webhook is a URL that allows external services and applications to send messages and notifications directly to a Slack channel or user. We’ve added the possibility to add webhooks to enable teams to get notified in Slack whenever Squidler finds new issues with their site.

A screenshot of a slack notification from Squidler

In this post, we’ll provide a walkthrough on how to get started with webhooks and Slack integration. Follow these steps:

  1. Head over to https://api.slack.com/apps and locate the green button labeled “Create new app”

    A screenshot of the Slack application page

  2. In the popup, choose “From scratch”

    A screenshot of the popup when pressing Create new app

  3. Choose a name and a workspace for your app, press “Create app”

    A screenshot of Name and worskpace selection popup

  4. In the landing page for the newly created app, select the “Incoming webhooks” feature button

    A screenshot of the Add features and functionality screen

  5. Toggle on the “Activate Incoming webhooks” feature

    A screenshot of the Activate Incoming Webhooks screen

  6. Toggle on the “Activate Incoming webhooks” feature

    A screenshot of the Activate Incoming Webhooks section

  7. Press the “Add New Webhook to Workspace” button

    A screenshot of the Webhook URLs for Your Workspace section

  8. Select the channel you want Squidler to post to and press “Allow”

    A screenshot of the Application permission page

  9. Copy the webhook URL

    A screenshot of the Webhook URL list section

  10. Add the webhook URL to Squidler in account settings

    A screenshot of adding a webhook URL in Squidler

Done! Enjoy Slack notifications when new problems are found.

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