slack.endpoint() function

The slack.endpoint() function sends a message to Slack that includes output data.

*Function type: Output*

import "slack"
slack.endpoint(
  url: "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage",
  token: "mySuPerSecRetTokEn"
)

Parameters

url

The Slack API URL. Defaults to https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage.

If using a Slack webhook, you’ll receive a Slack webhook URL when you create an incoming webhook.

*Data type: String*

token

The Slack API token used to interact with Slack. Defaults to "".

A token is only required if using the Slack chat.postMessage API.

*Data type: String*

Usage

slack.endpoint is a factory function that outputs another function. The output function requires a mapFn parameter.

mapFn

A function that builds the record used to generate the POST request. Requires an r parameter.

You should rarely need to override the default mapFn parameter. To see the default mapFn value or for insight into possible overrides, view the slack.endpoint() source code.

*Data type: Function*

The returned record must include the following fields:

• channel
• text
• color

For more information, see slack.message()

Examples

Send critical statuses to a Slack endpoint

import "slack"
import "influxdata/influxdb/secrets"
token = secrets.get(key: "SLACK_TOKEN")
e = slack.endpoint(token: token)
crit_statuses = from(bucket: "example-bucket")
  |> range(start: -1m)
  |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "statuses" and status == "crit")
crit_statuses
  |> e(mapFn: (r) => ({
      channel: r.channel,
      text: r.text,
      color: r.color,
    })
  )()

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