Calling Jenkins from Slack slash command

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Is there a way to make a REST API call from Slack? I can use Slash Commands to make GET/POST requests, but it seems I can't pass additional header parameters in the header.

I am trying to invoke a remote Jenkins script which requires passing the API token to authenticate the user. I don't want to write a middleware service between Slack and Jenkins.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '15 at 08:30

The bad news is it does require middleware, because Slack POSTs a specific body format which is beyond your control, so Jenkins' REST API wouldn't understand it.

The good news is there's already a Slack command for Jenkins. It looks to be Heroku-specific, but you should be able to make it work on any server.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 20 '16 at 02:43

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I ended up writing a Node.js middleware.

answered Jan 20 '16 at 02:43

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