Webhook

Webhook provides you with a simple interface to integrate DNIF with various third party application’s webhook/api. The Webhook plugin has a handy feature which allows you to use $Variables for substitution in the configuration. Check the Webhook example for Slack to understand its use case.

Pre-requisites

You need to provide the following data depending on the third party webhook/api they intend to use.

• URL
• Headers
• Payload

Configuration

1. Follow the initial configuration steps in How to Configure Automation.

• Click the edit icon to add details.

Field	Description
Configuration Name	Name for the configuration
Request Method	Select the request method from the drop down
URL	URL for the webhook/api
Headers	Appropriate headers for the webhook/api in JSON format
Payload	Appropriate payload for the webhook/api in JSON/Text/XML format

Variable substitution is supported in the configuration viz; URL, Headers and Payload

• Enter the above details and click Save.

To associate webhook automation config with investigate panel – it must provide exactly one substitution parameter – either $User or $Host.

Examples

Listed below are few Webhook integration examples, these examples will help you to quickly get started with the configuration process by demonstrating practical use cases.

• Slack
• Microsoft Teams Channel
• ClickSend
• PagerDuty
• JiraServiceDesk
• ServiceNow
• New Relic
• Opsgenie
• TrendMicro