Website Change Monitoring with Slack Alerts
Email alerts work for one person. When a team cares about the same changes, such as competitor prices, new tenders or a vendor's terms, a shared Slack channel is usually where the conversation happens. RivalPeek.io can post each matching change into Slack, with a link to the evidence, so the discussion starts where your team already works.
Set up Slack alerts
- In Slack, create an incoming webhook for the channel you want, for example #competitor-watch. Slack gives you a URL starting with https://hooks.slack.com/services/.
- In RivalPeek.io, open Alert settings, choose Slack and paste that URL.
- Choose which folders post to Slack. Watches without a folder follow your default.
- Create or open a watch, approve its rule, and matching changes now post to the channel as well as to email, unless you turn email off for that folder.
What a Slack message contains
Each message names the watch, gives a one-line summary of what changed (for example a price moving from $49 to $39, or two new matching tenders) and links to the change in RivalPeek.io, where the full before-and-after evidence is shown. Link previews are turned off so the channel stays compact.
Rules that suit a shared channel
A channel fills up quickly if every watch reports every edit, so make the rules specific:
- “Tell me if they change any plan price or add or remove a plan.”
- “Tell me about new tenders mentioning data centre or cloud.”
- “Tell me when this product drops below $500.”
- “Tell me when the fees section of these terms changes.”
Keep broad “any change” watches in a folder that sends email or the daily digest rather than Slack.
Webhooks for other tools
For Microsoft Teams, a ticketing system or your own database, use the generic webhook instead. RivalPeek.io sends a JSON payload for each matching change, signed with a secret so your endpoint can verify it came from RivalPeek.io. There is no native Microsoft Teams, Discord or SMS integration; connect those through your own webhook receiver or an automation tool.
Limits
- One Slack channel per account, through one incoming webhook.
- Accounts have one login; there are no team seats or per-person settings.
- Alerts are scheduled checks, not a live stream, and watches cover public pages only.
Which plan fits
Pro covers 150 pages checked every 15 min, with email, Slack and webhook alerts. Business covers 500 pages checked every 15 min for larger watchlists.
Related pages
- Website change alert by email
- Website change detection for compliance teams
- Monitor competitor website changes
- All use cases and comparisons
Choose your monitoring capacity
Choose a plan for the pages you need to follow. Starter costs USD $19/month for 20 pages, with ordinary checks every hour. Annual billing is USD $190/year. Pro costs USD $39/month for 150 pages, with ordinary checks every 15 min. Annual billing is USD $390/year. Business costs USD $99/month for 500 pages, with ordinary checks every 15 min. Annual billing is USD $990/year. These are scheduled checks, not a live stream; availability and the check queue can affect when a result arrives.
Pages requiring protected checking use a separate allowance and a slower schedule. Access is not guaranteed, and some sites block automated visits. Start with a representative public URL and review the result before expanding your watchlist.
Frequently asked questions
Which plans include Slack alerts?
Slack and webhook alerts are on Pro and Business, and during the trial. Starter sends email alerts only.
Can different folders post to different Slack channels?
No. Each account has one Slack incoming webhook, so alerts post to one channel. Per folder, you can switch Slack on or off.
Is there a Slack app or slash command?
No. RivalPeek.io posts through a Slack incoming webhook you create. It does not read your Slack workspace or respond to commands.
What if Slack stops accepting messages?
If deliveries keep failing, for example because the webhook was removed, Slack alerts are paused and you get an email asking you to reconnect. Email alerts keep working.
14-day free trial on Pro limits. No card required.