Alerts in Slack

Connect CloudZero to your Slack workspace to receive cost notifications directly in Slack channels. Once connected, you can route each View's notifications to a specific Slack channel so teams receive only the alerts relevant to them. For details on notification types and configuration, see Notifications.

What you need

• Permission to manage integrations in CloudZero
• A Slack workspace (workspace admin approval may be required)

Connect CloudZero to Slack

1. Navigate to Settings > App Integrations.
2. Select Add to Slack. Slack opens and prompts you to authorize CloudZero.

Configure a Slack channel for notifications

After connecting to Slack, configure which channel receives notifications by editing a View. Each View supports one Slack channel.

To add a Slack channel to a View, you need the channel's Slack Channel ID.

To find your Slack Channel ID:

1. In Slack, open the channel you want to receive notifications.
2. Select the channel name at the top of the conversation to open channel details.
3. Select the About tab.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the About tab. The Channel ID is displayed with a copy button next to it.
5. Select the copy button to copy the Channel ID.

To add the Channel ID to a View:

1. In CloudZero, navigate to Explorer and open the View you want to configure.
2. Select Edit View.
3. Paste the Channel ID into the Slack Channel field.
4. Select Save.

Send notifications to a private Slack channel

Private Slack channels require an extra step before CloudZero can deliver notifications:

1. In Slack, open the private channel.
2. Type /invite @CloudZero and press Enter.

What to expect

After connecting CloudZero to Slack and adding a Channel ID to a View, notifications for that View are delivered to the configured Slack channel. For details on notification types and timing, see Notifications.