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how can i notify a slack channel on workflow errors
To notify a Slack channel when a Pipedream workflow encounters an error, you can set up a custom error handling step in your workflow. Here’s how you can do it: 1. Create a New Workflow or Edit an Existing One: Start by creating a new workflow or editing an existing one in Pipedream. 2. Add a Trigger: Set up a trigger for your workflow. This could be any event that starts your workflow, such as an HTTP request, a scheduled event, or an event from another app. 3. Add Your Workflow Steps: Add the steps that make up your workflow. These could be actions like making API requests, processing data, etc. 4. Add Error Handling with a Slack Notification: - Use a try / catch block in a code step to handle errors. In the catch block, you can send a notification to Slack. - Here’s an example of how you can do this using a Pipedream component: ```
import { axios } from “@pipedream/platform”; export default defineComponent({ props: { slack: { type: “app”, app: “slack”, }, }, async run({ steps, $ }) { try { // Your workflow logic here } catch (error) { // Send a notification to Slack on error await axios($, { method: “POST”, url: “https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage”, headers: { Authorization: Bearer ${this.slack.$auth.oauth_access_token}, }, data: { channel: “your-slack-channel-id”, // Replace with your Slack channel ID text: Error in workflow: ${error.message}, }, }); throw error; // Re-throw the error if you want the workflow to fail } }, });
Ah I guess it isn’t documented, but you can also set up Slack notifications for workflow errors here: Sign Up - Pipedream
