Google Chat

Firefly integrates with Google Chat to provide rich notifications for various events and alerts. This integration enables teams to receive real-time updates about infrastructure changes, policy violations, drift detection, and other important events directly in their Google Chat spaces.

Prerequisites

• A Google Workspace account with administrative access.

• Appropriate permissions to create webhooks.

• A Google Chat space where you want to receive Firefly notifications.

Setup Procedure

1. Go to Google Chat.

2. Click New Chat > Create a space.

3. Click your space name > Apps & Integrations > Add webhooks.

4. Add a descriptive name for your webhook and click Save.

5. Copy the generated Webhook URL.

6. In Firefly, click Settings > Integrations.

7. Click Add New > Google Chat.

8. Enter a descriptive name in the Nickname field.

9. Paste the webhook URL.

10. Click Next.

11. Click Done.

Features Enabled

• Real-time Notifications: Receive immediate alerts for important events.

• Rich Message Formatting: Detailed, formatted messages with direct links to Firefly.

• Customizable Alerts: Configure which events trigger notifications.

• Space-specific Routing: Send different types of alerts to different spaces.

• Interactive Messages: Click through to Firefly directly from Google Chat notifications.

Note: In the integration settings page, use the notifcation test button to test the integration.