Create an event reminder by webhooks with the Calendar Infomaniak Web app

This guide explains how to get web app event reminders Calendar Infomaniak (online service) calendar.infomaniak.com) on a discussion system as kChat Or Slack.

Preamble

• This feature will allow you to be notified in the thread of your choice when an event is near.
• The system of webhook is a method for an application or service to send information to another application or service in real time, in a secure and authenticated manner.

Advertise the webhook in Calendar

To add the webhook of your Calendar chat system:

1. Click here to access the web app Calendar (online service) calendar.infomaniak.com).
2. Click on the icon Parameters ‍ Top right.
3. Click on Integrations in the left side menu.
4. Click on the button Add a webhook:
   
    
5. Define:
   
   1. A name to easily identify the Webhook when adding reminders.
   2. The URL of the webhook (obtained from your chat system - examples are presented below in the FAQ).
   3. The elements (automatically removed from your event and/or manually added here) and their layout in the message that will be sent:
      • Insert %subject%‍ to include the subject of the event.
      • Insert %date%‍ to include the date of the event.
      • Insert %description%‍ to include the description of the event.
      • Insert %location%‍ to include the possible location of the event.
6. Click on Add.

Create an event with a chat reminder

Now that Calendar is linked to your chat system account, you can choose to be notified in a chat when you add a reminder to an event:

1. Click here to access the web app Calendar (online service) calendar.infomaniak.com).
2. Create a new event.
3. Click on the bottom right for show additional fields:
   
4. Add a reminder:
   
5. In the drop-down menu, choose the webhook Configured.
6. Validate changes.

You will now receive a reminder in the chat corresponding to the webhook.

Examples for getting a webhook

kChat

1. Click here‍ in order to gain access to web app kChat (online service) kchat.infomaniak.com) or open kChat desktop app (desktop application on macOS / Windows / Linux).
2. See you in the game Integrations.
3. Click on Incoming Webhooks :
   
4. Click on the top right on Add.
5. Complete the required information in order to create the "bot" that will post the restart messages in kChat in the channel of your choice:
   
6. Save to get the URL of the webhook:
   
7. Create the custom notification in Calendar (read above if necessary):
   
8. Select your custom notification when adding a reminder to your event:
   

Slack
 

1. Click hereto access WebHooks Slack.
2. Choose the thread in which your reminders will appear (e.g. @slackbot or #general):
   
3. Save to get the URL of the webhook.

Create other webhooks to set reminders in other threads.

Customize Slack Reminder Recoverys

You can freely use Slack formatting options in your notifications. Example:

N'oubliez pas de %subject% pour le %date%.
À prendre avec le jour J : %description%.
Lieu de l'évènement : %location%