Slack Notifications for Schedule Monitor
Schedule Monitor now supports Slack as a notification destination alongside email. You can add a Slack channel to your list of destinations, so schedule failure notifications go wherever your team will actually see them.
What's new
Previously, Schedule Monitor notifications could only be sent by email. Now you can add a Slack channel as an additional (or alternative) destination, so a single schedule failure can notify both a Slack channel and an email address at the same time.
Note: You need to have your Slack Workspace connected to Rapidi through a one-time authorization process done by the Account Admin.
How it works
- Uses your existing Slack connection. Schedule Monitor sends notifications through the same Slack workspace connection you already set up for your account. There is no separate Slack integration to configure specifically for Schedule Monitor - just add the channel and go.
- Instant confirmation. When you save a channel under Schedule Monitor, a confirmation message is posted to that channel right away, so you can immediately verify the connection is working correctly.
- One failure, one count. A single schedule failure counts only once against your daily notification limit, even if it's delivered to both a Slack channel and an email address.
Setting name update
Because the daily limit now governs total notifications rather than emails alone, the setting previously called "Max Daily Emails" has been renamed to "Max Daily Messages." The behavior is the same - it caps how many notifications go out per day - but the name now reflects that it applies across both channels.
Setting it up in myrapidi:
- Go to Account Settings > Schedule Monitor.
- Add your Slack channel to the list of notification destinations.
- Save - you'll see a confirmation message posted to the channel.
- (Optional) Keep or add an email destination alongside it; both can receive notifications for the same failure without double-counting against your daily limit.
What it looks like in Slack
Once a Slack channel is added under Schedule Monitor, two types of messages appear in that channel:
1. The confirmation message
As soon as the channel is saved, MyRapidi posts a confirmation message to the channel, e.g.:
RAPIDI schedule monitor notifications enabled for Service ANDREEA_TEST_SERVICE
This confirms the channel is correctly wired up - no further setup needed.
2. Error notifications
From that point on, any schedule failures for that service are posted to the same channel. Each message includes:
- The service name
- The schedule name
- The last run time and the notify time (both in UTC)
- The last error message found for that schedule.
Why it matters
For teams that already live in Slack, this means schedule failures surface where the conversation already happens, without needing to check email separately or set up a custom webhook integration just for notifications.
Learn more about Schedule Monitor
Learn more about How to Connect Rapidi to Your Slack Workspace (Admin Only)