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Last updated: Sep 07, 2021

On this page

  • 1. Create app
  • 2. Create webhook
  • 3. Setup webhook in PostHog
  • 4. Add to action
  • 5. Celebrate!

For message formatting instructions, see this dedicated page.

1. Create app

Go to the Slack page to create apps and create a new app. Call it "PostHog" and connect it to the workspace of your choice.

Feel free to use an image from here as the app's logo.

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2. Create webhook

Go to the 'Incoming Webhooks' page for your newly-created app and toggle 'Activate Incoming Webhooks' to turn it on. Then click on 'Add New Webhook to Workspace' and select the channel that the notifications will be posted to:

image

3. Setup webhook in PostHog

Copy the Webhook URL into the PostHog Setup page:

PostHog add webhook

4. Add to action

For each action that should be posted to Slack, select "Post to webhook when this action is triggered":

PostHog Edit Action

5. Celebrate!

Slack Message

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For message formatting instructions, see this dedicated page . 1. Create an incoming webhook in Discord Navigate to the channel where you want to add the webhook and select the 'Edit Channel' option from left navigation pane. Select the 'Integrations' option from the left navigation pane. If creating a webhook for the first time, click the "Create Webhook" button. If you have other webhooks, click "View Webhooks" and now click "New Webhook". Give the webhook any name you prefer (say PostHog…

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