Dataset Webhook Notifier — Slack, Discord, Generic
Send an Apify dataset to a webhook — auto-formatted for Slack, Discord, or a generic JSON endpoint, respecting each platform's size limits. The last mile of any pipeline, with per-batch delivery reporting.
Dataset Webhook Notifier — Slack, Discord, Generic returns 6 documented output fields, including batch, rows, target, status and ok. Every field carries a declared type, a written description and an example value. 13 runs are recorded on Apify.
- 6
- Output fields
- 8
- Inputs
- 13
- Runs
- 2026-10-16
- Last run
01 — output
What it returns
Every field the extractor writes to its dataset, with its type, a written description and an example value.
| Field | Type | What it holds | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| batch | integernull | Which batch of the run produced this row. Batches are processed in order. | 0 |
| rows | integernull | The rows this record carries. | [{"column":"value","column2":123}] |
| target | stringnull | The target this row refers to. | https://example.com/pricing |
| status | stringnull | Outcome of this delivery — sent, blocked, or null when it was not attempted. | ok |
| ok | booleannull | Whether this row was retrieved successfully. | true |
| error | stringnull | Why this row failed, when it did. Null on success. | <error> |
02 — sample
One record
Assembled from the example values declared on the schema above, not invented at render time.
{
"batch": 0,
"rows": "[{\"column\":\"value\",\"column2\":123}]",
"target": "https://example.com/pricing",
"status": "ok",
"ok": true,
"error": "<error>"
}03 — input
What you give it
| Input | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| webhookUrl | stringoptional | Secret — supply your own value. |
| target | stringoptional | auto detects from the URL. Or force slack / discord / generic. |
| mode | stringoptional | summary = one line about the dataset; rows = a line per row (capped). |
| label | stringoptional | Name shown in the message, e.g. 'New leads'. |
| maxRows | integeroptional | In rows mode, how many rows to list before summarizing the rest. |
| datasetId | stringoptional | The Apify dataset to send (e.g. a scraper run's defaultDatasetId). |
| items | arrayoptional | Rows to send directly. |
| batchSize | integeroptional | For generic JSON endpoints, POST this many rows per request. Chat targets always send one message. |
04 — run
Run Dataset Webhook Notifier on your own input
It runs in the cloud on Apify. Nothing to install, and you are billed per result returned rather than per attempt.
05 — questions
Asked before running it
6 of 6 fields described
- What does Dataset Webhook Notifier — Slack, Discord, Generic return?
- It returns 6 documented output fields: batch, rows, target, status, ok and error. Each field declares its type, a description of what it holds, and an example value.
- What input does Dataset Webhook Notifier — Slack, Discord, Generic take?
- All 8 inputs are optional and ship with usable defaults, so it runs as-is. They are listed with their types below.
- Does Dataset Webhook Notifier — Slack, Discord, Generic need an API key or login?
- Yes — webhookUrl is marked secret and must be supplied by you. Nothing else in the input schema needs credentials.
- How do I run Dataset Webhook Notifier — Slack, Discord, Generic?
- It runs on Apify. Start it from its listing with the inputs above, or call the Apify API with the Actor's ID. Results land in a dataset you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read through the Apify API into your own pipeline.