# Notify

Drone uses the `notify` section of the `.drone.yml` to configure notification steps. Drone does not have any built-in notification capabilities. This functionality is outsourced to [plugins](http://addons.drone.io). See the [plugin marketplace](http://addons.drone.io) for a list of official plugins.

An example configuration that sends a Slack notification on build completion:

```yaml
notify:
  slack:
    webhook_url: https://hooks.slack.com/services/f10e2821bbb/200352313bc
    channel: dev
    username: drone
```

## Notification conditions

Use the `when` attribute to limit execution to a specific branch:

```yaml
publish:
  slack:
    when:
      branch: master
```

> **NOTE** the ability to limit notifications by status (ie success, failure, etc) is not yet implemented

Or limit execution based on the build status. The below example will only send the notification when the build fails:

```yaml
publish:
  slack:
    when:
      success: false
      failure: true
```