Webhook: Better Stack Incident to Discord

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Post Better Stack incident alerts to Discord

You can post incidents from Better Stack to a channel on Discord using webhooks.

1. Add a new Webhook from your Discord server. Server Settings > Integrations > Webhooks.
2. Name your bot and set what channel it posts to.
3. Copy the Webhook URL.
4. In the Better Stack Admin, go to Integrations > Exporting Data > Outgoing webhooks > Configure > Incident webhook > Add.
5. Paste your Discord webhook URL.
6. Expand Advanced Settings.
7. Copy and paste the contents of request_body.json, above, into the Request body template field.
8. Test your webhook—it should have sent a message to Discord.
9. Modify the fields and structure to suit your needs. https://birdie0.github.io/discord-webhooks-guide/structure/embed/fields.html

Here's an avatar to use for your bot:

Happy status reporting!

request_body.json

{
  "content": "Incident **$STATUS**. [See details.]($URL)",
  "embeds": [
    {
      "author": {
        "name": "$TEAM_NAME"
      },
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "Incident ID",
          "value": "$INCIDENT_ID",
          "inline": true
        },
        {
          "name": "HTTP Method",
          "value": "$HTTP_METHOD",
          "inline": true
        },
        {
          "name": "Cause",
          "value": "$CAUSE",
          "inline": true
        },
        {
          "name": "Started At",
          "value": "$STARTED_AT",
          "inline": true
        },
        {
          "name": "Acknowledged At",
          "value": "$ACKNOWLEDGED_AT",
          "inline": true
        },
        {
          "name": "Resolved At",
          "value": "$RESOLVED_AT",
          "inline": true
        }
      ],
      "image": {
        "url": "$SCREENSHOT_URL"
      }
    }
  ]
}