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Display Servicenow Incident Details in Slack Using Slash Commands

ByAngel Menendez @djangelic on n8n.io

This workflow is designed for teams using Slack for communication and ServiceNow for incident management. It simplifies incident lookup by enabling team members to fetch incident details directly within Slack via a Slash Command.

Webhook trigger★★★★☆ complexity10 nodesService Now
Slack & Telegram Trigger: Webhook Nodes: 10 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #2727 — we link there as the canonical source.

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "eece2f27-2a2f-4207-a756-c3b8062c0028",
      "name": "Webhook",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "f6ec2074-6c23-410e-ad31-ac1eaf7381ad",
        "options": {},
        "httpMethod": "POST",
        "responseMode": "responseNode"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "3a710d14-a56b-4a9a-a30a-f298de68d92b",
      "name": "Extract Incident ID from Response",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        200,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "38125eed-d2ab-4a69-b48f-97cb8d1905b1",
              "name": "incident_id",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $json.body.text }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "cf285efd-f722-4c26-9b64-0b91206c739c",
      "name": "Search For Incident in ServiceNow",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.serviceNow",
      "onError": "continueRegularOutput",
      "position": [
        440,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "sysparm_query": "=GOTOnumber={{ $json.incident_id }}",
          "sysparm_display_value": "true"
        },
        "resource": "incident",
        "operation": "getAll",
        "authentication": "basicAuth"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "serviceNowBasicApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "alwaysOutputData": true
    },
    {
      "id": "84fbfbe2-e922-439e-aa33-7c70ebc2215d",
      "name": "Send Incident Details to Slack",
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      "position": [
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        },
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      },
      "typeVersion": 1.1
    },
    {
      "id": "2bfefc69-8b4e-4bc2-8fea-1216aa95e58b",
      "name": "Notify User no Incident was Found",
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      "position": [
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        0
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        "responseBody": "={\n\t\"blocks\": [\n\t\t{\n\t\t\t\"type\": \"section\",\n\t\t\t\"text\": {\n\t\t\t\t\"type\": \"mrkdwn\",\n\t\t\t\t\"text\": \":warning: No incident was found with that ID. Please double check and try again. :warning:\"\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t]\n}"
      },
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    },
    {
      "id": "47e3fdb0-9824-4b95-b794-972adadcfe5c",
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      "position": [
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        -180
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        "content": "![Slack](https://uploads.n8n.io/templates/slack.png)\n## Receive Slack Webhook Slash Command\n\nThis section begins with the `Webhook` node, which listens for incoming Slack Slash Command requests. When triggered, it extracts the incident ID from the request payload using the `Extract Incident ID from Response` node. The incident ID is then passed forward for further processing. This setup allows users to initiate ServiceNow incident lookups directly from Slack.\n"
      },
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        "content": "![ServiceNow](https://uploads.n8n.io/templates/servicenow.png)\n## Search ServiceNow for Incident\n\nIn this section, the `Search For Incident in ServiceNow` node queries the ServiceNow platform using the extracted incident ID. If the query returns a valid incident, the details are prepared for the Slack response. If no incident is found, the workflow routes this outcome for a corresponding Slack notification. The `Parse ServiceNow Response` node evaluates the outcome of the ServiceNow query. This ensures accurate and responsive communication with ServiceNow.\n"
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        "content": "![Slack](https://uploads.n8n.io/templates/webhook.png)\n## Respond to Slack Webhook\n\nBased on the ServiceNow result:\n- The `Send Incident Details to Slack` node formats and sends detailed incident information to Slack.\n- The `Notify User no Incident was Found` node sends a user-friendly notification indicating the incident ID was invalid.\n- The `Notify User of Error with ServiceNow` node alerts the user if the ServiceNow connection fails.\nThis ensures users receive the right response for every scenario, enabling seamless incident management directly from Slack.\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
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      "name": "Parse ServiceNow Response",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
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              "conditions": {
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                "conditions": [
                  {
                    "operator": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "operation": "exists",
                      "singleValue": true
                    },
                    "leftValue": "={{ $json.error }}",
                    "rightValue": ""
                  }
                ]
              },
              "renameOutput": true
            },
            {
              "outputKey": "Incident Not Found",
              "conditions": {
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            {
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                    "leftValue": "={{ $json.number }}",
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        "options": {}
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  ],
  "connections": {
    "Webhook": {
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        [
          {
            "node": "Extract Incident ID from Response",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Parse ServiceNow Response": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Notify User of Error with ServiceNow",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "Notify User no Incident was Found",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Incident Details to Slack",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
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    },
    "Extract Incident ID from Response": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Search For Incident in ServiceNow",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Search For Incident in ServiceNow": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Parse ServiceNow Response",
            "type": "main",
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          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

This workflow is designed for teams using Slack for communication and ServiceNow for incident management. It simplifies incident lookup by enabling team members to fetch incident details directly within Slack via a Slash Command.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/2727/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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