Slack alerts

Send kwatch incident alerts to Slack. Use the interactive manager for installation and credential setup. This page explains the provider fields and shows a minimal configuration fragment.

Before you start: choose a webhook URL, or a bot token and channel.

For a guided setup, use the Slack channel guide.

Credentials, tokens, keys, passwords, and webhook URLs must be mounted from a Kubernetes Secret. Use an exact ${file:/absolute/path} reference for every field marked Secret.

Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Secret	Validation	Default	Description
webhook	string	no	yes	url	—	Slack webhook URL
channel	string	no	no	—	—	Override channel
title	string	no	no	—	—	Custom title
text	string	no	no	—	—	Custom text
compact	boolean	no	no	boolean	false	Single-line mode
token	string	no	yes	—	—	Bot token (xoxb-...)
routes	json	no	no	json	—	Optional JSON route filters.
retry.maxAttempts	integer	no	no	integer	—	Optional maximum retry attempts.
retry.delay	string	no	no	—	—	Optional retry delay, for example 5s.
fallback	string	no	no	—	—	Optional fallback provider name.

Minimal example

alert:
  slack:
    webhook: "${file:/config/slack-webhook}"

Add routes, retry, and fallback when you need delivery filtering or recovery. See the channels overview for guidance, or the complete provider reference for the catalog-wide view.