Google Chat Webhooks

The ilert Google Chat webhook helps you to bring alerts into your channels without installing the app.

If possible we suggest to use ilert’s Google Chat app for the setup, this guide and integration is only suggested in case you do not want to grant any permissions to ilert

To receive messages in a thread, see Use threads in Chat.

In Google Chat

1. Go to “Apps and integrations” of the space where you want to receive alerts.

1. Click “Add webhooks”.

1. Enter a name and an optional avatar URL. Use https://cdn.ilert.com/favicon.ico for the ilert icon. Click “Save”.

1. Copy the link of the created webhook.

In ilert

1. Go to Alert Actions in ilert. Click “Create new alert action”.

1. Choose Google Chat from the list. Select the “Use webhook” box.

1. Click “Next” and select an alert source whose alert’s updates you want to publish to Google Chat spaces and desired event types. Click “Next”.

1. Set up conditional execution or skip that for now.
2. Paste the webhook link that is copied earlier.

1. Click “Save” and you can review and adjust the settings. Click “Save” again to get the detail view of the newly created alert action.

Use threads in Chat

To enable threading, add &messageReplyOption=REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD to the end of the webhook link. E.g., if the webhook link is:

https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/AAPQRs0mVWx/messages?key=KKKKKK&token=TTTTTT

Use:

https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/AAPQRs0mVWx/messages?key=KKKKKK&token=TTTTTT&messageReplyOption=REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD