Post Slack messages and structured notifications from DuckDB
Maintainer(s):
mattmartin14
Compatibility Matrix
This table covers all DuckDB releases that have not reached end-of-life, including LTS releases, and shows the 2 most recent patch releases of each. Older patch releases are not listed, but the extension may be available for them as well.
| Platform | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 2.0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux AMD64 | |||||
| Linux ARM64 | |||||
| macOS AMD64 | |||||
| macOS ARM64 | |||||
| Windows AMD64 | |||||
| Windows ARM64 | |||||
| WebAssembly |
Installing and Loading
INSTALL slack_msg FROM community;
LOAD slack_msg;
Example
CREATE SECRET slack_test (
TYPE slack,
WEBHOOK_URL 'https://hooks.slack.com/services/your/workspace/webhook'
);
CALL slack_post(secret_name => 'slack_test', msg => 'Hello from DuckDB!');
About slack_msg
Post plain-text messages or structured notification cards to Slack using an incoming webhook stored in DuckDB's Secrets Manager. The existing duckdb-slack extension searches Slack messages; slack_msg posts them.
Added Functions
| function_name | function_type | description | comment | examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slack_post | table | NULL | NULL |
Overloaded Functions
This extension does not add any function overloads.
Added Types
This extension does not add any types.
Added Settings
| name | description | input_type | scope | aliases | typed_value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| temp_directory | Set the directory to which temporary files are written. | VARCHAR | GLOBAL | [] | post.db.tmp |
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