Setting Up Notifications with Slack and Discord

Stay automatically updated on your content's performance by sending customized alerts from your Shortimize collections directly to Slack or Discord.

Step 1: Access Notification Settings

  1. Navigate to the sidebar and find the collection you want to set up notifications for.

  2. Click the three-dot action menu next to its name.

  3. Select Manage Notifications from the dropdown menu to open the setup modal.

Step 2: Connect Your Slack and/or Discord

Before creating rules, you must connect your desired platform.

Connect Slack:

  1. Click Connect Slack. A new window will open.

  2. Select your workspace and click Allow to grant Shortimize permission to send messages.

  3. Back in the Shortimize modal, Slack will now show as "Connected."

Connect Discord:

  1. Click Connect Discord. A new window will open.

  2. Select your server and click Authorize.

  3. Discord will now show as "Connected" in the modal.

Step 3: Create a Notification Rule

This is where you define when and how you receive alerts.

  1. Click the Add Rule button to begin.

  2. Set the Destination:

    • Choose whether to send the alert to Slack or Discord.

    • Select the specific channel where the message should be posted.

    • Give the rule an optional name for easy identification.

  3. Define the Milestones (Triggers):

    • Set the performance thresholds that will trigger a notification. You can add multiple milestones to a single rule (e.g., send an alert when a video hits 100,000 views, and another when it hits 1,000,000 views).

  4. Choose the Frequency:

    • Decide how often you want to be notified. You can receive alerts in near real-time (as soon as a milestone is hit) or as a daily summary delivered at a specific time every day.

  5. Review and Create:

    • Review your settings to ensure everything is correct and click Create.

Step 4: Test and Manage Your Rules

  • Your new rule will now appear in the list within the notifications modal.

  • You can click the Test button next to your rule to send a sample message to your selected channel and confirm the connection is working.

Please Note: The first time a rule runs, Shortimize will send a summary of all videos in the collection that have already met your milestone criteria. After this initial alert, you will only receive notifications for new videos as they hit those milestones.