All examples below assume you have DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL set.
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1. Send Simple Message
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_request.json:
```json
{
"content": "Hello from webhook!"
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json
```
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2. Send with Custom Username and Avatar
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_request.json:
```json
{
"content": "Alert!",
"username": "Alert Bot",
"avatar_url": "https://i.imgur.com/4M34hi2.png"
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json
```
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3. Send Rich Embed
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_request.json:
```json
{
"embeds": [
{
"title": "Deployment Complete",
"description": "Version 1.2.3 deployed to production",
"color": 5763719,
"fields": [
{
"name": "Environment",
"value": "Production",
"inline": true
},
{
"name": "Status",
"value": "Success",
"inline": true
}
],
"timestamp": "2025-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}
]
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json
```
Common colors (decimal):
- Green:
5763719 - Red:
15548997 - Blue:
5793266 - Yellow:
16776960 - Orange:
16744192
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4. Send Error Alert
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_request.json:
```json
{
"embeds": [
{
"title": "Error Alert",
"description": "Database connection failed",
"color": 15548997,
"fields": [
{
"name": "Service",
"value": "api-server"
},
{
"name": "Error",
"value": "Connection timeout"
}
],
"footer": {
"text": "Monitor"
}
}
]
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json
```
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5. Send File Attachment
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_payload.json:
```json
{
"content": "Screenshot attached"
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -F "file1=@screenshot.png" -F 'payload_json=@/tmp/discord_webhook_payload.json'
```
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6. Send Multiple Files
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_payload.json:
```json
{
"content": "Log files attached"
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -F "file1=@error.log" -F "file2=@debug.log" -F 'payload_json=@/tmp/discord_webhook_payload.json'
```
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7. Send Multiple Embeds
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_request.json:
```json
{
"embeds": [
{
"title": "Build Started",
"color": 16776960
},
{
"title": "Tests Passed",
"color": 5763719
},
{
"title": "Deployed",
"color": 5793266
}
]
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json
```
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8. Send with Mention
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_request.json:
```json
{
"content": "<@> Check this out!",
"allowed_mentions": {
"users": [""]
}
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json
```
Replace with the actual Discord user ID.
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9. Send Silent Message (No Notification)
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_request.json:
```json
{
"content": "Silent update",
"flags": 4096
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json
```
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10. CI/CD Pipeline Notification
Write to /tmp/discord_webhook_request.json:
```json
{
"username": "GitHub Actions",
"embeds": [
{
"title": "Pipeline Status",
"color": 5763719,
"fields": [
{
"name": "Repository",
"value": "myorg/myrepo",
"inline": true
},
{
"name": "Branch",
"value": "main",
"inline": true
},
{
"name": "Commit",
"value": "abc1234",
"inline": true
},
{
"name": "Status",
"value": "Success"
}
],
"timestamp": "2025-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}
]
}
```
Then run:
```bash
curl -s -X POST "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json
```
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