A collection of classes and commands for automated command line scripting using Python.
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Post a Message to Slack

The slack command may be used to send a message to a Slack channel. This uses the Incoming Webhooks feature, which requires some additional setup.

!!! note The following steps were accurate as of September 2020.

1) Log in to Slack

Log in to Slack and go to Your Apps.

2) Create New Slack App

Create a new Slack app.

3) Select Incoming Webhooks

On the next page, select Incoming Webhooks and then toggle activation.

incoming webhooks

4) Select Channel

Next, click "Add new Webhook to Workspace" and select the channel to which the message will be posted.

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5) Copy the URL

Copy the URL for the new webhook to use as the url parameter for the Slack command.

[send a message to slack]
slack: "This is a test message."
url: the URL you created goes here

!!! tip Define this URL in a variables.ini file if you need to send multiple messages to the same channel.