Integrating with Slack allows Red Canary to send Slack messages as part of an automation playbook.

Configure Slack to accept an incoming webhook

1. Go to https://my.slack.com/services/new/incoming-webhook/.
2. Select the channel you want messages posted in, and then click Add Incoming WebHooks integration.
3. Copy the webhook URL.

Add a Slack notification to an automation playbook

1. Within any playbook, click Add Action.
2. Click Slack, Send Slack Message and then click Add to Playbook.
3. Paste your webhook URL in Slack Webhook URL.
4. Specify the Channel where messages should be posted.
5. Specify the title you want to appear for each message, using interpolated values for customization.
6. Optionally, specify a Title Link as the URL the message should link to when clicked.
7. Select one of the Slack-supported colors for the left stripe of the message.
8. Optionally, specify custom fields that should appear in the message body.
9. Click Save.

Here’s an example:

Which produces a message like this: