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Portabase DashboardAdvanced ConfigurationNotification

Slack

Receive backup notifications directly in a Slack channel.

Portabase allows you to send real-time notifications to a Slack channel when a backup succeeds or fails.

Configuration on Slack API

Create a Slack App

  1. Go to api.slack.com/apps.
  2. Click Create New App and select From scratch.
  3. Name your app (e.g., "Portabase Bot") and select your workspace.

Activate Incoming Webhooks

  1. In the left sidebar, click on Incoming Webhooks.
  2. Toggle the switch to On.
  3. Click the Add New Webhook to Workspace button at the bottom.
  4. Select the channel where you want notifications to appear and click Allow.

Copy the Webhook URL

You will see a URL that looks like this: https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Copy this URL.

Configuration on the dashboard

Go to Notifications > Channels, click on + Add Notification Channel, and choose Slack.

Choose notification provider

Enter the Slack webhook URL obtained earlier https://hooks.slack.com/services/... and click Add Channel.

Slack channel configuration

To test the configuration, click the channel's edit icon, then click Test Channel. Verify that a test message appears in the selected Slack channel.

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