Summary

Integration with discord can be used to send alerts to users and channels to notify when certain events are triggered.

API AutoFlow Version:

Configuration config.json was created using AutoFlow version 0.2.5

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Step 1. Create flow

• Create an HTTP Server
• Create an endpoint
  • NOTE: under properties the method must be POST
• From the right panel, press Action tab -> communication, Drag and drop HTTP-Request to the end of the flow
• From the right panel, press Action tab -> data, Drag and drop Set to the end of the flow

Step 2. Setup Discord request body

Discord takes in HTTP request body as below

{
    "content": "Message content"
}

Use Data/Set action to create the object.

Step 3. Discord API Call

Communication/HTTP-request

Properties:

• url: NOTE: Paste the discord webhook
• Method: POST
• Body: Contents of what is being posted to discord. NOTE: May need to specify the content type as application json. { “Content-Type”: “Application/JSON” }
• Header: blank
• Query: blank
• Timeout: Default

Output:

• Output-location: Drag and drop the response body from right data panel

Step 4. Test and Send Messages to your workspace

Using Postman API Tester:

Select Method Post and Paste your discord http server. NOTE: Yours may differ

In the HTTP Request Header, insert the message you want to send. For example

Hello World!

Configuring Discord api webhook

Creating Webhook

https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/228383668-Intro-to-Webhooks

Discord Message Format

https://birdie0.github.io/discord-webhooks-guide/discord_webhook.html