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How To Get Slack Webhook URL - Quick Guide

William Westerlund
August 30, 2025
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curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json'
{"text": "Hello from webhook!"}
https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXX
--data '{"blocks": [{"type": "section"...
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2
Enable Webhooks
3
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4
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How Slack Webhooks Work

💻
Your App
📨
HTTP POST
💬
Slack Channel

Step 1: Create Your Slack App

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api.slack.com/apps

Test Your Webhook

Try different examples to see how webhooks work

curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"text":"Hello, World!"}' \
  YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL
curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "blocks": [
      {
        "type": "section",
        "text": {
          "type": "mrkdwn",
          "text": "*🚨 Alert:* Server CPU usage is high"
        }
      }
    ]
  }' \
  YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL
curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "blocks": [
      {
        "type": "section",
        "text": {
          "type": "mrkdwn",
          "text": "New deployment completed successfully!"
        },
        "accessory": {
          "type": "button",
          "text": {
            "type": "plain_text",
            "text": "View Dashboard"
          },
          "url": "https://example.com/dashboard"
        }
      }
    ]
  }' \
  YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL
Response:
Waiting for test...

Visual Message Builder

Build your webhook payload visually

Your message will appear here...

{
  "text": "Your message here"
}

🔒 Security Checklist

Protect your webhook URL like a password

Never commit webhook URLs to public repositories
Store URLs in environment variables, not in code
Use a secrets management service for production
Limit access to team members who need it
Rotate webhook URLs periodically
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