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Slack Notification

Git Action to send messages to Slack. This action can be used to send message about the status of a Git Action workflow.

Usage

This action can be used after any other action. Below is simple example on using it:

1. Create a .github/workflows/slack-notification.yml

2. Add the following properties to slack-notification.yml file

on: push
name: Slack Notification Demo
jobs:
    slackNotification:
      name: Slack Notification Demo
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@master
      - name: Slack Notification Demo
        uses: bryannice/gitactions-slack-notification@2.0.0
        env:
          SLACK_INCOMING_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_INCOMING_WEBHOOK }}
          SLACK_MESSAGE: 'Demo''ing the Slack Notification'
          SLACK_TITLE: 'Slack Notification Demo'

Go here for a template yml with all environment variables.

3. Generate Slack WebHook here

4. Encrypt Slack Webhook as a secret in the repo using this app.

Environment Variables

These are the environment variables that can be set to pass in additional information about the Git Action.

Variable Name Required Description
GITHUB_ACTOR No GitHub Actor variable passed from Git Actions.
GITHUB_ACTION No GitHub Action name variable passed from Git Actions.
GITHUB_EVENT_NAME No GitHub Action event name variable passed from Git Actions.
GITHUB_REF No GitHub reference variable passed from Git Actions.
GITHUB_REPOSITORY No GitHub Repository variable passed from Git Actions.
GITHUB_WORKFLOW No GitHub Action workflow varaible passed from Git Actions.
SLACK_CHANNEL No The Slack channel to use instead of the default.
SLACK_COLOR No Format color to use for the Slack message.
SLACK_ICON No The Slack user icon to use instead of the default.
SLACK_INCOMING_WEBHOOK Yes The Webhook URL generated by Slack to send messages too.
SLACK_MESSAGE Yes The message payload to be sent to Slack.
SLACK_USERNAME No The Slack username to use instead of the default.
SLACK_TITLE Yes Title of the Slack message being sent.

Reference

License

GPLv3

Slack Notification is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.

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Slack notification sent by Git Actions
2.0.0
Latest

Slack Notification is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.