Hi everyone
I’d like to introduce TapeAlert, but first, a bit of background.
As some of you know, most of the paid Tape work I do is for other Partners, helping them with more complex automations and integrations. About a month ago, I was on a call with one of them when they said something along the lines of:
“Now we’ve got all this set up… how do we know if something fails?”
My immediate reaction was: “Don’t worry, I’ll build you something.”
In Tape, you can configure automation errors to send a webhook to a URL you provide. This is great, but setting them up and verifying they work can be a bit fiddly. And then there’s the question of where to send the notifications.
In the past, I’ve routed them into another app in Tape, but that has its limitations (and can create some nasty loops if you’re not careful).
From that conversation, TapeAlert was born.
It started as something just for that one Partner, but once I had a working version (after a few hours), I realised it could be useful to others too. So I re-wrote it to work across multiple organisations — which, of course, turned into a much bigger job!
What is it?
TapeAlert is a small but powerful service that:
- Takes the pain out of setting up and verifying Tape automation error webhooks (no more manual
cURL
commands). - Listens for those webhook payloads and turns them into clear, actionable alerts.
It supports sending notifications to:
Google Spaces
Microsoft Teams
Mattermost
Email
Linear (auto-creates issues)
Webhook forwarding
Each alert includes:
- The original error message
- A direct link to the failing automation
- Some contextual info to help you debug faster
No more missed errors. No more wondering why something didn’t work.
Who’s it for?
While it was initially designed for Partners managing multiple Tape organisations, anyone running workflows in Tape and wants to know when something breaks will benefit from it.
How to get it
I’m offering TapeAlert on a “pay what you want” model.
So it’s free to use — but if it saves you time or hassle and you’d like to support the project, that would mean a lot.
Check out its Tape integration page
See it in action (demo video)
Full documentation
Get started — the system will walk you through the setup.
A quick note about API keys
To set up the webhooks, TapeAlert needs a valid Tape API key (with suitable permissions). This is stored encrypted, and used only to perform the initial configuration.
If you’d prefer not to leave the key stored:
- You can rotate your Tape API key immediately after setup.
- If you return later to add or update a webhook and the key is no longer valid, the system will simply prompt you to re-enter it.
Let me know if you have any questions, feedback, or ideas for new destinations.
Cheers,
Jason