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Most developer tools — analytics platforms, payment processors, CI/CD services, monitoring tools — support outgoing webhooks. You can point them directly at the API Alerts endpoint to receive notifications without writing any code.

The Pattern

Configure your platform’s outgoing webhook with:

Setting	Value
URL	https://api.apialerts.com/event
Method	POST
Headers	Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-KEY
	Content-Type: application/json

Body:

{
  "message": "Your notification message",
  "channel": "your-channel",
  "tags": ["webhook"]
}

Most platforms let you customize the payload using template variables. Use them to include relevant details like event names, user IDs, or amounts in your message.

Platform Recipes

Step-by-step setup for popular platforms.

PostHog

PostHog can forward events to API Alerts using its webhook destination.

1. Go to Data pipelines > Destinations > New destination
2. Select Webhook
3. Configure:
   • URL: https://api.apialerts.com/event
   • Method: POST
   • Headers:

     Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-KEY
     Content-Type: application/json

   • Body:

     {
       "message": "PostHog event: {event.event}",
       "channel": "analytics",
       "tags": ["posthog"]
     }

4. Choose which PostHog events trigger the webhook
5. Save and test

Stripe

Stripe webhooks can notify you of payments, subscriptions, and disputes.

1. Go to Developers > Webhooks > Add endpoint
2. You’ll need a small relay service since Stripe sends its own payload format. The simplest approach:
   • Use a Zapier Zap with Stripe as the trigger and API Alerts as the action
   • Or write a small serverless function that transforms the Stripe payload and forwards it

If a platform sends its own payload format that doesn’t match the API Alerts request body, you can use Zapier as a bridge — set the platform as the trigger and API Alerts as the action.

Sentry

Sentry can send alerts to API Alerts when errors occur.

1. Go to Settings > Integrations > WebHooks
2. Enable the webhook integration
3. Add a webhook URL — Sentry uses its own format, so use a Zapier Zap or a small relay:
   • Zapier: Sentry trigger > API Alerts action
   • Or: a serverless function that maps event.title to message

Generic Setup

For any platform not listed above:

1. Look for Webhooks, Notifications, Integrations, or Data pipelines in the platform’s settings
2. Add a new webhook with the URL https://api.apialerts.com/event
3. Set the Authorization and Content-Type headers
4. Map the platform’s template variables into the JSON body
5. Test the webhook

If the platform doesn’t support custom headers (some only allow a URL), use Zapier as an intermediary.

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We’re working on native integrations for popular platforms. If you’d like to see a specific platform supported, submit a feature request.