discord-webhook

What this skill does

## How to Use

All examples below assume you have `DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL` set.

### 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
```

### 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
```

### 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`

### 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
```

### 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 "[email protected]" -F 'payload_json=@/tmp/discord_webhook_payload.json'
```

### 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 "[email protected]" -F "[email protected]" -F 'payload_json=@/tmp/discord_webhook_payload.json'
```

### 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
```

### 8. Send with Mention

Write to `/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json`:

```json
{
  "content": "<@<your-user-id>> Check this out!",
  "allowed_mentions": {
    "users": ["<your-user-id>"]
  }
}
```

Then run:

```bash
curl -s -X POST "$DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/discord_webhook_request.json
```

Replace `<your-user-id>` with the actual Discord user ID.

### 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
```

### 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
```

## Embed Structure

```json
{
  "title": "Title text",
  "description": "Description text",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "color": 5763719,
  "fields": [
  {"name": "Field 1", "value": "Value 1", "inline": true}
  ],
  "author": {"name": "Author", "icon_url": "https://..."},
  "footer": {"text": "Footer text"},
  "thumbnail": {"url": "https://..."},
  "image": {"url": "https://..."},
  "timestamp": "2025-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

## Guidelines

1. **Rate limits**: 30 requests per 60 seconds per webhook
2. **Message limit**: 2000 characters for content
3. **Embed limits**: Max 10 embeds, 6000 total characters
4. **File limits**: Max 8MB per file (50MB with Nitro boost)
5. **Security**: Treat webhook URLs like passwords