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Most developer tools — analytics platforms, payment processors, CI/CD services, monitoring tools — support outgoing webhooks. You can point them directly at the API Alerts endpoint to receive notifications without writing any code.

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The Pattern

Configure your platform’s outgoing webhook with:
SettingValue
URLhttps://api.apialerts.com/event
MethodPOST
HeadersAuthorization: Bearer YOUR-API-KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Body: 
{
  "message": "Your notification message",
  "channel": "your-channel",
  "tags": ["webhook"]
}
Most platforms let you customize the payload using template variables. Use them to include relevant details like event names, user IDs, or amounts in your message.

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Platform Recipes

Step-by-step setup for popular platforms.

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PostHog

PostHog can forward events to API Alerts using its webhook destination.
  1. Go to Data pipelines > Destinations > New destination
  2. Select Webhook
  3. Configure:
    • URL: https://api.apialerts.com/event
    • Method: POST
    • Headers: 
      Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-KEY
Content-Type: application/json
    • Body: 
      {
  "message": "PostHog event: {event.event}",
  "channel": "analytics",
  "tags": ["posthog"]
}
  4. Choose which PostHog events trigger the webhook
  5. Save and test

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Stripe

Stripe webhooks can notify you of payments, subscriptions, and disputes.
  1. Go to Developers > Webhooks > Add endpoint
  2. You’ll need a small relay service since Stripe sends its own payload format. The simplest approach:
    • Use a Zapier Zap with Stripe as the trigger and API Alerts as the action
    • Or write a small serverless function that transforms the Stripe payload and forwards it
If a platform sends its own payload format that doesn’t match the API Alerts request body, you can use Zapier as a bridge — set the platform as the trigger and API Alerts as the action.

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Sentry

Sentry can send alerts to API Alerts when errors occur.
  1. Go to Settings > Integrations > WebHooks
  2. Enable the webhook integration
  3. Add a webhook URL — Sentry uses its own format, so use a Zapier Zap or a small relay:
    • Zapier: Sentry trigger > API Alerts action
    • Or: a serverless function that maps event.title to message

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Generic Setup

For any platform not listed above:
  1. Look for Webhooks, Notifications, Integrations, or Data pipelines in the platform’s settings
  2. Add a new webhook with the URL https://api.apialerts.com/event
  3. Set the Authorization and Content-Type headers
  4. Map the platform’s template variables into the JSON body
  5. Test the webhook
If the platform doesn’t support custom headers (some only allow a URL), use Zapier as an intermediary.

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Missing a Platform?

We’re working on native integrations for popular platforms. See the roadmap for what’s coming. If you’d like to see a specific platform supported, submit a feature request.