Recipe: GitHub Release Tracker
Monitor a GitHub repository for new, non-prerelease releases and post to Slack.
curl -X POST https://api.verid.dev/v1/monitors \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VERID_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"name": "Next.js Releases",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/releases/latest",
"schedule_interval_seconds": 3600,
"extract_config": {
"method": "json_path",
"fields": {
"tag_name": "$.tag_name",
"name": "$.name",
"html_url": "$.html_url",
"prerelease": "$.prerelease"
}
},
"diff_predicate": {
"type": "composite",
"operator": "AND",
"conditions": [
{ "type": "field_changes", "field": "tag_name" },
{ "type": "field_equals", "field": "prerelease", "value": false }
]
},
"deliveries": [
{ "type": "slack", "webhookUrl": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/..." }
]
}'This uses a composite AND predicate: only fire when the tag changes AND it's not a prerelease.
Or: use the template
curl -X POST https://api.verid.dev/v1/monitors/from-template/github-new-release \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VERID_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"name": "Next.js Releases",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/releases/latest",
"deliveries": [
{ "type": "slack", "webhookUrl": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/..." }
]
}'