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Configure Wordbee Translator

We will now setup “web hooks” in your Wordbee Translator platform. A web hook is nothing more than a URL that Wordbee calls when an event such as a job status changes. The URL that Wordbee will call is the exact URL that you created when configuring Slack.

Login as administrator to your Wordbee Translator Platform.

Click the Settings top navigation link and then Developer API Webhooks (this link is at the bottom of the Settings page):

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Notify new and un-started jobs in Slack

Click the Edit link in the page above and select the following web hook:

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Then populate the other fields:

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  • URL: Paste the Incoming Webhook URL that you created in Slack

  • HTTP method: Select POST

  • Content type: Select application/json

  • HTTP body: This is where you design the content that will show up in Slack

The body of the message is a JSON that must comply with the Slack specifications. From the screenshot above, you see that we insert Wordbee “placeholders” such as {{JobReference}} or {{CompanyName}}