Integrate ThousandEyes with basic authentication
Integrate ThousandEyes with Event Management by adding a webhook in the ThousandEyes platform.
Before you begin
Ensure that the Event Management Connectors (sn_em_connector) plugin is installed on the ServiceNow AI Platform instance.
Discovery for ThousandEyes services is not supported, so you must create a CI manually in the ServiceNow instance for event binding to work.
Role required: evt_mgmt_admin
About this task
Configure the Event Management environment for the collection of events from ThousandEyes by authenticating ThousandEyes as a data source. In your ThousandEyes platform, set your ServiceNow AI Platform instance as a rest endpoint using a webhook.
Procedure
In the ServiceNow instance, complete the following steps to create a CI.
From the navigation bar, navigate to All > Configuration > CI Class Manager.
Click Hierarchy and search for
HTTP(S) Endpoint.Select CI List and create a new CI.
In the ThousandEyes platform, create a notification destination.
From the navigation bar, navigate to Alerts > Alert Rules.
Click on any existing alert rule and select the Notification tab.
Select Edit Webhook and enter the following information.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter a name for the webhook. |
| URL | Provide the webhook URL.Note: The default format of the URL to push events from ThousandEyes to the ServiceNow instance is https://<instance-name>.service-now.com/api/sn_em_connector/em/inbound_event?source=thousandeyes. |
| Auth Type | Select Basic. |
4. Click **Add New Webhook**.
Result
The default severity for the ThousandEyes alert is Major -2, which can be changed in the Push Connector Configuration section of Push Connectors > ThousandEyes Push Connector. The valid values of severity are 1- Critical, 2- Major, 3- Minor, 4- Warning, and 5- Info.
The default timezone of the ThousandEyes alert is GMT, if you want to send the alert in a different timezone, it can be changed in the Push Connector Configuration section of Push Connectors > ThousandEyes Push Connector. The valid value format is GMT+01:00, GMT+02:00, GMT-05:30, GMT-02:00, etc.