Configuring a Slack notifier
You can configure alerts from IBM® NS1 Connect® to a Slack channel or user by adding it as a notifier to a notifier list, and then attaching the notifier list to an alert or monitoring job.
Before you begin
- You must have the Manage notifier lists permission enabled.
Step 1: Create a Slack webhook
- Log in to the Slack workspace and navigate to Custom Integrations.
- Click Incoming WebHooks.
- Click Add Configuration.Note: If you are not an administrator for your workspace, click Request Configuration.
- Select a Slack channel to receive the alerts. Note that you can configure notifications to be sent directly to individual users.
- Click Add Incoming Webhooks to generate the webhook URL.
- Copy this URL.
Step 2: Add Slack as a notifier in a notifier list
You can create a notifier list with the Slack notifier or add the Slack notifier to an existing list. Refer to the following instructions when adding a Slack notifier to a new or existing notifier list:
- Under Notifier type, select Slack.
- Enter the Slackbot username of the notification bot.
- Enter the Webhook URL generated in Slack.
- Enter the Slack channel or user to receive the alert. This does not need to be the default channel created in the previous step.
- Click Create notifier.