Send data to Slack webhooks

Use this destination to send custom messages into Slack based on PostHog events or actions.

If you want to receive regular insight or dashboard subscriptions to Slack, checkout our subscriptions docs.

Requirements

Using this requires either PostHog Cloud, or a self-hosted PostHog instance running a recent version of the Docker image.

You'll also need access to the relevant Slack account.

In PostHog, click the Data pipeline tab in the left sidebar.
Click the Destinations tab.
Search for Slack and select the destination.
Choose an existing Slack connection or click Connect to Slack. You will be redirected to Slack to install the PostHog app. Make sure the PostHog app is added to the channel you want to send messages to.
Choose your event or action matching and customize your message using Slack's block kit.
Once done, press Create & Enable and watch your messages appear in Slack.

You can see a full example of this in our tutorial on how to send survey responses to Slack

Option	Description
`Slack workspace` Type: integration Required: True
`Channel to post to` Type: integration_field Required: True	Select the channel to post to (e.g. #general). The PostHog app must be installed in the workspace.
`Emoji icon` Type: string Required: False
`Bot name` Type: string Required: False
`Blocks` Type: json Required: False	(see https://api.slack.com/block-kit/building)
`Plain text message` Type: string Required: False	Optional fallback message if blocks are not provided or supported

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