Slack notifications

Renta's Slack integration allows your team to stay informed about the health of your data pipelines in real-time. By configuring Slack alerts, you can receive immediate notifications when a pipeline fails, ensuring minimal downtime and faster troubleshooting.

Connecting Slack

To begin receiving alerts, you must first link your Slack workspace to Renta.

Navigate to Notification channelsStep 1

Go to Alerts in the sidebar and select the Notification channels tab.

Click Connect SlackStep 2

Click the Connect Slack button in the Slack workspaces section.

Authorize RentaStep 3

You will be redirected to Slack's authorization page. Select the workspace you wish to connect and click Allow.

Configuring channels

After linking your workspace, you must specify the individual channels where Renta should post updates.

For security reasons, Renta does not have access to your entire channel list by default. To make a channel available for selection in Renta, you must first manually invite the Renta bot to that specific channel.

Adding Slack channels

Invite the bot and activate specific channels for notifications.

Invite the Renta botStep 1

Open the desired channel in Slack (public or private) and type /invite @renta.

Add channel in RentaStep 2

In the Notification channels tab, click Connect Slack or Add channel. Select your channel from the list. After you click Save channel, Renta will automatically send a test message to verify the connection.

Verify connectionStep 3

Ensure the channel appears in your list with an Active status and check Slack for the welcome notification.

After your channels are configured, you must enable specific rules to define when notifications should be sent.

For enterprise-level workflows, Renta provides granular customization for your notification strategy. You can route different types of events to separate Slack channels—for example, critical pipeline failures can go to a dedicated #incident-response channel, while daily sync summaries can be sent to #data-reports.

Error deduplication

To prevent alert fatigue, Renta automatically groups identical errors. You will receive one notification per 24 hours for persistent issues, unless the status changes to Resolved. This ensures your team stays informed without being overwhelmed by duplicate alerts.

Setting up alerting rules

Define triggers and assign destinations for your alerts.

Access Alerting rulesStep 1

Navigate to the Alerts tab. Find the Pipeline failed rule.

Enable rule and assign channelsStep 2

Switch the rule to On and select the desired Slack channels in the Send to dropdown.

Save subscriptionStep 3

Confirm your selection. The channel will now appear in the Selected channels list for this rule.

Best practices

1. Use Private Channels for sensitive data. If your alerts contain sensitive table names or error messages, use a private Slack channel and invite the bot there.

2. Assign specific owners. Ensure the relevant engineers and analysts are members of the notification channel so they receive push notifications on their devices.