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Slack action

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Slack action

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The Slack action type uses Slack Incoming Webhooks.

Connector configuration

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Slack connectors have the following configuration properties:

Name
The name of the connector. The name is used to identify a connector in the management UI connector listing, or in the connector list when configuring an action.
Webhook URL
The URL of the incoming webhook. See Slack Incoming Webhooks for instructions on generating this URL. If you are using the xpack.actions.whitelistedHosts setting, make sure the hostname is whitelisted.

Action configuration

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Slack actions have the following properties:

Message
The message text, converted to the text field in the Webhook JSON payload. Currently only the text field is supported. Markdown, images, and other advanced formatting are not yet supported.
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