medusa-plugin-slack-notification

Slack

Receive new order notifications on Slack.

Slack Plugin Documentation | Medusa Website | Medusa Repository

Features

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

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Prerequisites

• Medusa backend
• Slack account
• Redis

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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 .env:

SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=<YOUR_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL>
SLACK_ADMIN_ORDERS_URL=<YOUR_ADMIN_ORDERS_URL>

3. In medusa-config.js add the following at the end of the 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
    },
  },
]

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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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Additional Resources

• Slack Plugin Documentation