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Category

Notification

Version

1.3.10

Last updated

Jul 11, 2023, 18:44:17 PM9 months ago

Slack

Receive new order notifications on Slack.
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Features

  • Receive details about new orders including purchased items, totals, customer information, and more.

Prerequisites

How to Install

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend:
  npm install medusa-plugin-slack-notification
2. Set the following environment variable in 
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.env
:
  SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=<YOUR_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL>
  SLACK_ADMIN_ORDERS_URL=<YOUR_ADMIN_ORDERS_URL>
3. In 
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medusa-config.js
add the following at the end of the 
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plugins
array:
  const plugins = [
    // ...,
    {
      resolve: `medusa-plugin-slack-notification`,
      options: {
        show_discount_code: false, // optional, whether the discount code should be shown in notifications
        slack_url: process.env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL,
        admin_orders_url: process.env.SLACK_ADMIN_ORDERS_URL, // for example, http://localhost:7001/a/orders
      },
    },
  ]

Test the Plugin

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend to run the backend:
  npm run start
2. Place an order using a storefront or the Store APIs. You should receive a notification on your Slack workspace.

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