Get Breaking Intelligence in Your Slack Channel in 2 Minutes

Your team shouldn't have to check multiple sources manually. Let verified intelligence come to you — scored, analyzed, and formatted for Slack or Discord.

Polaris webhooks push intelligence briefs directly to your channels the moment they publish. Every message includes the headline, confidence score, category, source count, and a link to the full brief.

Slack Setup

1. Create a Slack Incoming Webhook at api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks
2. Copy the webhook URL
3. Add it to Polaris:

curl -X POST https://api.thepolarisreport.com/api/v1/webhooks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL",
    "format": "slack",
    "events": ["brief.published"],
    "filters": {
      "categories": ["ai", "markets", "crypto"]
    }
  }'

That's it. New briefs in your selected categories will appear in your Slack channel as rich Block Kit messages with:

• Headline and summary
• Confidence score and category
• Source count
• “Read Brief” button linking to the full analysis

Discord Setup

Same process — use a Discord webhook URL instead:

1. In your Discord server, go to Channel Settings → Integrations → Webhooks
2. Create a webhook and copy the URL
3. Add it to Polaris:

curl -X POST https://api.thepolarisreport.com/api/v1/webhooks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL",
    "format": "discord",
    "events": ["brief.published"],
    "filters": {
      "categories": ["defense", "space", "cyber"]
    }
  }'

Discord messages arrive as rich embeds with the Polaris blue accent color.

Available Events

• brief.published — New brief published in your selected categories
• brief.trending — A brief starts trending across readers
• usage.threshold — Your API usage hits a configured threshold

Filter by Category

Pick from 18 verticals: ai, markets, crypto, politics, defense, space, climate, cyber, biotech, energy, startups, real-estate, sports, science, health, policy, world, entertainment.

Or leave filters empty to get everything.

Raw JSON Format

If you're building a custom integration, use format “raw” to get the full brief JSON with HMAC signature verification:

curl -X POST https://api.thepolarisreport.com/api/v1/webhooks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://your-server.com/webhook",
    "format": "raw",
    "events": ["brief.published", "brief.trending"]
  }'

Every raw webhook includes an X-Polaris-Signature header for HMAC verification.

Reliability

• Automatic retries on failure
• Auto-disables after 20 consecutive failures
• Delivery tracking in your dashboard

Dedicated Integration Pages

For more details, see the dedicated landing pages: Polaris for Slack and Polaris for Discord.