Category: Notifications

Webhook Payload Examples Incidents and scheduled maintenance events each have their own payload data. The payload is sent via HTTP POST to the webhook URL.   Scheduled Maintenance { “datetime”:”2015-04-03T18:38:57.326Z”, “current_status”:”Planned Maintenance”, “components”:[ {“name”:”Chat Service”, “_id”:”551ed627b556f14210000005″} ], “containers”:[ {“name”:”US East”, “_id”:”551ed5ac590f5a3b10000006″}, {“name”:”US West”, “_id”:”551ed5b1c9f9404110000005″} ], “details”:”We’ve completed upgrades for all US East servers. No issues […]

Broadcast status updates via SMS to your subscribers anywhere on the planet. Overview Status.io does not charge extra for SMS messages. Instead we built an integration with Twilio that enables you to utilize your own Twilio account with independent billing. This allows you to only pay for what you use. When you connect your Twilio […]

Broadcast status updates to a Slack channel   Configure Slack Integration Scroll to the bottom of the Integrations page in your Slack account and add an Incoming WebHook integration Choose the channel to receive status updates Copy the Webhook URL Insert the Webhook URL, Channel Name and username on the Notifications page in your Status.io […]

Templates We support plain-text and HTML email notifications. Each template can be customized to fit your exact needs. View the default templates: https://github.com/statusio/templates-email   Using Variables Embed variables in message templates by wrapping them with *| and |* Example: *|COMPANYNAME|* Each type of notification has its own set of available variables. Incident COMPANYNAME STATUSPAGENAME STATUSPAGEURL INCIDENTURL […]

Using Variables Insert variables directly into the message subject by wrapping them with *| and |* Example: *|COMPANYNAME|* Maintenance and incident email notifications each have their own set of available variables. Incident COMPANYNAME STATUSPAGENAME INCIDENTTITLE AFFECTEDCOMPONENTS (Warning: Could be very long) AFFECTEDCONTAINERS (Warning: Could be very long) TODAYSDATE (Example: 10/30/2015) CURRENTSTATUS CURRENTSTATE Maintenance COMPANYNAME STATUSPAGENAME […]

Allow your users to subscribe to a calendar containing all of your status activity. The calendar is published using the popular iCalendar format, which is supported by most modern calendar applications. What’s displayed in the calendar All active and resolved incidents All active and completed maintenances All upcoming scheduled maintenances Enable the iCalendar subscription in […]

Broadcast status updates to a HipChat room   Configure HipChat Integration Go to the Summary page for the room where status updates should post Copy the API ID under Room Details   Create a new token on the Tokens page   Insert the Room API ID and Token on the Notifications page in your Status.io […]

By default, new email subscribers are subscribed to notifications for all components. Subscribers can choose the specific components/containers that they want to receive notifications for. All new subscribers are sent a unique link to manage their subscription preferences. This link is also included at the bottom of every status notification. You can also manually manage […]

Deliver email notifications using your own domain and email address. Status.io relies on Amazon SES (Simple Email Service) for reliable delivery of status notifications. Amazon requires every domain to be verified before sending email messages. Domain Verification Verification is required for all custom domain names. To verify your domain name, log in to the Dashboard and select the Notifications tab. Enter your desired From Name and From Email, […]