

Success! Now we can associate this alert with a few targets, and keep our whole team informed about any unsavory network conditions. Next, from their web interface (via go to your 'Rooms' tab: Now, locate the room you want to send your alert to. If you dont already have one ready, youll want to get a room set up. HipChat has made implementing a REST call with their tool a very, very easy process. Once we've got everything set up the way we want it, we can go ahead and click the "Test" button, and then head over to our HipChat room to see if things worked. Setting up a REST call alert with HipChat. There is a whole slew of other things you can do here - for more info, check out We also want our alert message in this HipChat channel to stand out a bit, so we're specifying a color (the "color=" parameter). You'll then want to set the body of the message (thus, the "message=" parameter). Set the event type in your alert to "Web REST call," and then enter that custom URL you copied into the "REST Address" field, and set the "REST Method" to "POST." If you need a refresher on setting up alerts in PingPlotter or MultiPing (or if you're looking for some "best practices") - we've got a knowledge base article that can help out here. You'll then be given a custom URL to use for your REST call alert:Ĭopy that URL, and then head over to PingPlotter/MultiPing to finish setting up your alert! On the next page - go ahead and name your integration: The next page will bring up a list of preconfigured integrations - but we're looking for the "Build your own!" option: Once you're there, click on the "Integrations" link in the left sidebar: Now, locate the room you want to send your alert to. Next, from their web interface (via go to your "Rooms" tab: If you don't already have one ready, you'll want to get a room set up. Setting up a REST call alert with HipChat We're just not ready to let go, so we're leaving this Knowledge Base article up for now. Unfortunately, Stride/HipChat services were discontinued on February 15, 2019. I'd like to receive PingPlotter/MultiPing alerts via HipChat so that I can keep my whole team notified of any network issues. We are very happy to say that 27 of 40 issues was closed by pull requests from the community. Just like the last release this one contains lots bug fixes and minor improvements. How do I get network alerts in a HipChat room? Grafana v4.2 Beta is now available for download.
