# Adding Notifications for Slack

## OVERVIEW 

Oobeya has an integration with Slack to send notifications and reports to your own chat channels. See the steps below to add channels and incoming webhooks for Slack. 

{% hint style="info" %}
After creating incoming webhooks, you can connect the Oobeya notification service with Slack.
{% endhint %}

## 1. CREATING A NEW TEAM CHANNEL ON SLACK 

1. Open Slack and click the "**Add channels**" icon. 

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FYDIDZrOSqJduKQLMnNgw%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

2\. Select the "Create a channel" option. 

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FeLsIfK6DMk4I2j50RVMh%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

3\.  Enter the channel name and select the privacy option. Then click the "**Create**" button.

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FaU7WlF9vcVQImgtkCyAq%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

4\. You can either add people to your channel or skip this step. 

![If you want to skip, click "Skip for Now".](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FGwpop0uSN9LaArcG21LZ%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

![If you prefer, you can add users to your channel.](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FzWElD2dsvgbyvWoT8xbv%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

5\. After all steps are done, it takes the final form as in the following. 

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## 2. ADDING WEBHOOKS TO SLACK CHANNELS :electric\_plug: 

1. Click the **"Add an app"** link. 

![Option 1](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FVam0eah0F1QSAFsLywrp%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

![Option 2: Navigate to channel info and click "Add apps".](https://3582076375-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2F-MS32mZ9XOLgWT1sk1Mk%2F-MS38BhrkAoeJcS0t5wJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=f05e4c9d-78bc-4c28-aa4f-656916a916c8)

2\. Click the "View / Add" button for "**Incoming Webhooks**". 

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FN3UzPmz2IUvZ0xSVFvam%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

3\. Click the "**Configuration**" button. 

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FUlOw8kqBPZHvqrGidIsK%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

4\. After you are navigated to the browser, click the "**Add To Slack**" button.

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2F8JvNtluJfGAn8rOA8JOo%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

5\. Choose your channel or username, then click the "**Add Incoming WebHooks Integration**". 

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FtvaoGHVH5Qzy7KGhsSmP%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

6\. Now, you have added the Incoming Webhook URL. Copy this URL to the clipboard. (It is useful to keep it somewhere).

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FD83bJ5vrzlzsMdwS4TIH%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

7\. You can always manage your integration below the page; 

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FhOv5m1TMDRlwvSNqBpcO%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

## 3. ADDING NOTIFICATIONS ON OOBEYA :bell: 

1\. Open the **Profiles & Teams**. Select the *Profiles* or *Teams* tab to add a new notification. 

2\. Click the **Add Notification** button and configure the notification settings. 

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MGIlBSTjQtZxUoFwUx4%2Fuploads%2FaSGHZNdEV7htoXd2qBIg%2Ffile.png?alt=media)

3\. You can test the connection via the "**Send Notification Now**" button. 

4\. Click **Add** to save the notification settings. 

{% hint style="success" %}
That's it! Now you have a scheduled notifier for your Slack channel.
{% endhint %}