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[Deprecated] Create custom Slack notifications for CircleCI job statuses

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Easily integrate custom Slack notifications into your CircleCI projects. Create custom alert messages for any job or receive status updates.

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Usage

Example config:

version: 2.1

orbs:
  slack: circleci/slack@x.y.z

jobs:
  build:
    docker:
      - image: <docker image>
    steps:
      - slack/<command>

slack@1.0.0 from the circleci namespace is imported into the config.yml as slack and can then be referenced as such in any job or workflow.

Commands

Notify

Notify a slack channel with a custom message at any point in a job with this custom step.

Parameter Type Default Description
webhook string ${SLACK_WEBHOOK} Enter either your webhook value or use the CircleCI UI to add your token under the SLACK_WEBHOOK environment variable
message string Your job on CircleCI has completed. Enter your custom message to send to your Slack channel
mentions string false Comma-separated list of Slack User or Group (SubTeam) IDs (e.g., "USER1,USER2,USER3"). Note: these are Slack User IDs, not usernames. The user ID can be found on the user's profile. Look below for information on obtaining Group ID. For here, channel or everyone just write them.
color string #333333 Hex color value for notification attachment color
author_name string Optional author name property for the Slack message attachment
author_link string Optional author link property for the Slack message attachment
title string Optional title property for the Slack message attachment
title_link string Optional title link property for the Slack message attachment
footer string Optional footer property for the Slack message attachment
ts string Optional timestamp property for the Slack message attachment
include_project_field boolean true Whether or not to include the Project field in the message
include_job_number_field boolean true Whether or not to include the Job Number field in the message
include_visit_job_action boolean true Whether or not to include the Visit Job action in the message

Example:

version: 2.1

orbs:
  slack: circleci/slack@x.y.z

jobs:
  build:
    docker:
      - image: <docker image>
    steps:
      - slack/notify:
          message: "This is a custom message notification" # Optional: Enter your own message
          mentions: "USERID1,USERID2," # Optional: Enter the Slack IDs of any user or group (sub_team) to be mentioned
          color: "#42e2f4" # Optional: Assign custom colors for each notification
          webhook: "webhook" # Optional: Enter a specific webhook here or the default will use $SLACK_WEBHOOK

Custom Message Example

See Slack's Basic message formatting documentation for guidance on formatting notification messages.

Status

Send a status alert at the end of a job based on success or failure. This must be the last step in a job.

Parameter Type Default Description
webhook string ${SLACK_WEBHOOK} Enter either your webhook value or use the CircleCI UI to add your token under the SLACK_WEBHOOK environment variable
success_message string 🎉 A $CIRCLE_JOB job has succeeded! $SLACK_MENTIONS Enter your custom message to send to your Slack channel
failure_message string 🔴 A $CIRCLE_JOB job has failed! $SLACK_MENTIONS Enter your custom message to send to your Slack channel
mentions string Comma-separated list of Slack User or Group (SubTeam) IDs (e.g., "USER1,USER2,USER3"). Note: these are Slack User IDs, not usernames. The user ID can be found on the user's profile. Look below for information on obtaining Group ID.
fail_only string false If set to "true," successful jobs will not send alerts
only_for_branch string If set, a specific branch for which slack status updates will be sent
include_project_field boolean true Whether or not to include the Project field in the message
include_job_number_field boolean true Whether or not to include the Job Number field in the message
include_visit_job_action boolean true Whether or not to include the Visit Job action in the message

Example:

version: 2.1

orbs:
  slack: circleci/slack@x.y.z

jobs:
  build:
    docker:
      - image: <docker image>
    steps:
      # With fail_only set to true, no alert will be sent in this example. Change the exit status on the next line to produce an error.
      - run: exit 0

      - slack/status:
          mentions: "USERID1,USERID2" # Optional: Enter the Slack IDs of any user or group (sub_team) to be mentioned
          fail_only: "true" # Optional: if set to "true" then only failure messages will occur.
          webhook: "webhook" # Optional: Enter a specific webhook here or the default will use $SLACK_WEBHOOK
          only_for_branch: "master" # Optional: If set, a specific branch for which status updates will be sent. In this case, only for pushes to master branch.

Status Success Example Status Fail Example

Dependencies / Requirements

Bash Shell

Due to the limitations of the sh shell, Bash is required. Bash is the default shell used on CircleCI and the Orb will be compatible with most images. Images such as Alpine that do not contain the Bash shell by default are incompatible and en error message will be logged. You may install the Bash shell through your package manager (example: apk add bash) in the Dockerfile for the image you are using.

cURL

cURL is used to post the Webhook data and must be installed in the container to function properly.

Help

How to get your Slack Webhook

Full instructions can be found at Slack: https://api.slack.com/incoming-webhooks

  1. Create Slack App. This will also be the name of the "user" that posts alerts to Slack. You'll be asked for which Workspace this app belongs to.
  2. In the settings for the app, enable Incoming Webhooks
  3. In the left hand panel of your Slack app settings, under Features click Incoming Webhooks
  4. Click Add New Webhook to Workspace. You will be asked to pick a channel for the webhook here.
  5. Done! A webhook URL will be created.

How To Get Your Group ID

  1. Navigate to https://api.slack.com/methods/usergroups.list/test
  2. Select the correct application under "token"
  3. Press "Test Method"
  4. Find your group below and copy the value for "ID"

What to do with Slack Webhook

You can implement the Webhook in one of two ways, as an environment variable, or as a parameter.

  1. In the settings page for your project on CircleCI, click Environment Variables. From that page you can click the Add Variable button. Finally, enter your webhook as the value, and SLACK_WEBHOOK as the name.
  2. You can enter the Webhook for the individual status or alert by entering is at the webhook parameter, as shown above.

Contributing

We welcome issues to and pull requests against this repository! For further questions/comments about this or other orbs, visit CircleCI's Orbs discussion forum.