How to Set Up Slack Alerts for Fivetran's Email Notifications

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You want to see your Fivetran Notifications in your Slack workspace so that your team doesn’t miss notifications about your critical pipelines.

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Fivetran doesn’t have a Slack application, but you can use the Slack Email app to see Fivetran notifications in Slack. Slack’s Email app automatically routes emails to the Slack channel or direct message that you specify.

Set up Slack Email applink

1. In the Slack App Directory, go to the Email app page.

2. If you’ve never installed the Email app, click Add to Slack. If you’ve already installed the Email app, click Add Configuration.

3. In the Post to Channel section, select or create the channel or direct message that you want to send Fivetran’s notifications emails to.

   

4. Click Add Email Integration to add the integration.

5. Once the integration is successfully created, you can customize the integration’s settings. If you’d like, update the label, name, icon, and/or preview message. When you’re finished, click Save Integration. You’ll be redirected to the Integration Settings page.

   

6. At the top of the Integration Settings page, copy the email address. You will need it to configure your Slack user in Fivetran.

   

Create a Slack Email user in Fivetranlink

1. Log in to your Fivetran dashboard as an Admin user.

2. Go to the destination that contains the connector(s) that you want to receive Slack notifications for.

3. In the left menu, click Users.

4. On the Users page, click the + User button.

5. On the Invite User page, do the following:

   • In the First name and Last name fields, give your user a memorable name (for example, Slack Notification).
   • In the Email field, enter the Slack-generated email address that you copied in Step 1.
   • In the Role drop-down menu, select Admin.

   

6. Click Invite User. You will receive a notification to your chosen Slack channel that your Slack Email user has been created.

   

7. Open the notification and click the link to accept the invitation. You will be redirected to Fivetran’s user signup page.

   

Configure Slack Email notificationslink

1. On the user signup page, enter a password and a phone number for your Slack Email user. When you’re finished, click Sign up. You will be redirected to the Fivetran dashboard.

   

   You will receive a Slack notification confirming that the Slack Email user now has access to the destination.

   

2. In the Fivetran dashboard, log in to the Slack Email account.

3. Follow the instructions in our Notifications documentation to select which notifications your Slack Email user will receive.