Amazon EC2 + Slack

Notify me in Slack when a new EC2 instance is created

When this happens
Step 1: New Instance
Then do this
Step 2: Send Channel Message

Make sure you're aware what's happening in your EC2 account! This Zap will post a message into Slack when a new instance is created, so you know straight away.

How It Works

A new instance is created in your chosen EC2 region
Zapier posts a message to your Slack channel with the details

What You Need

An Amazon EC2 account with at least one instance
A Slack account

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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

New Instance
Triggers when a new instance is created.
Trigger
Scheduled
New Scheduled Event
Triggers when a new event is scheduled for one of your instances.
Trigger
Scheduled
Start/Stop Instance
Starts or stops an existing instance.
Action
Write
Find Instance
Find an existing EC2 instance.
Action
Search
New Public Message Posted Anywhere
Triggers when a new message is posted to any public channel.
Trigger
Instant

New Channel
Triggers whenever a new #channel is created.
Trigger
Instant
New Message Posted to Channel
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #channel you choose.
Trigger
Instant

New Team Custom Emoji
Triggers when a custom emoji has been added to a team.
Trigger
Instant

Slack
Triggers when a new file is uploaded to your workspace.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a username or highlight word is mentioned in a public #channel.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when you click the "Push to Zapier" button from a message in Slack.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a reaction (aka reactji) is added to a message in a public #channel.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when you save a message.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Adds a reminder for yourself or a teammate, just like the
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Invite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Post a new message to a specific #channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Send a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Creates a new channel.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Post a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Sets the topic on a selected channel.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Update basic profile fields such as name or title
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Sets your Slack status to the given text and emoji.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by matching against their email instead of their username.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by their ID.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by matching against their real name instead of their username.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by their username.
Scheduled
Action

About Amazon EC2

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers.

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About Slack

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