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Send DLQ Friday alerts to orchestration team channel

Automatically monitor new Slack messages posted to your channel for DLQ references across IT ops tools. Get instant alerts when DLQ keyword appears, DLQ runbook links are shared, or DLQ mentions are detectedβ€”so you can triage off-hours incidents, act on extracted runbooks, and keep the orchestration team aligned without manual follow-up.

How this automation accelerates orchestration triage

When DLQ mentions arrive during off-hours, delays can break incident response timelines. This automation filters DLQ messages, extracts runbook links, and posts bot alerts to your orchestration channelβ€”so your team can triage quickly.

  1. 1.Monitors new channel messages for DLQ

    Integrate Slack and message filtering tools to watch for new messages that contain the DLQ keyword.

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  2. 2.Continues only for DLQ keyword matches

    Integrate Filter by Zapier and text matching to continue only when DLQ appears in the message text.

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  3. 3.Derives day and time from timestamp

    Integrate Formatter by Zapier and scheduling tools to map the trigger timestamp into day and time outputs.

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  4. 4.Validates Thursday evening through Friday window

    Integrate Filter by Zapier and scheduling checks to continue only for messages within the configured window.

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  5. 5.Extracts URLs and runbook references

    Integrate Formatter by Zapier and text extraction tools to capture URLs from the message for the alert.

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  6. 6.Posts an orchestration channel bot alert

    Integrate Slack and alerting tools to send a bot message with the alert title and extracted links.

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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