This simple example just scratched the surface, but our documentation has more advanced examples. Now the output will be logged to Mattermost automatically! Learn more about incoming webhooksĪs you can see, incoming webhooks give you a simple but powerful way to bring information into Mattermost where your team can take action on it.

Now, modify your crontab to pipe the output of the cron file to the script: /usr/bin/daily-tasks.sh | /path/to/script/mattermost_log.sh # Sends info level notifications to MattermostĬurl -i -X POST -data-urlencode 'payload=' $webhook_url Like many system administrators I have periodic tasks-called cron jobs-and would like to see their output. An example: Logging cron job output automatically If possible, configure your alerting system to use separate webhooks that have special icons or usernames that show you at a glance whether a notification is urgent. You’ll just have to change the URL to match the Mattermost webhook URL.Īnother tip for using webhooks is to change the username and profile picture based on the sender and status of the message. So use them when there’s anything you want to be notified in a specific channel or any channel you are able to post in.īecause Mattermost incoming webhooks are Slack-compatible, any system you have that can send messages to Slack can now send updates to Mattermost. Mattermost webhooks allow any system that can send a HTTP request to the Mattermost server to post to a channel. Instructions for setting up and configuring an incoming webhook are available in our documentation, but what can you do with it once it’s created? These are the easiest to set up and give you a lot of easy wins when it comes to integrations. The first integration I’ll be covering is incoming webhooks. Incoming Webhooks: An Easy Introduction to Integrations This series will review the various ways Mattermost can connect to other systems to give you an idea of what is possible and when to use what method.

But this flexibility can make it difficult to figure out which integration to use for each purpose.

One of the great things about Mattermost is how well it integrates with all the other systems you use.