[GH-ISSUE #961] Wishlist: Stack Overflow / Stack Exchange chat integration #675

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opened 2026-02-25 23:43:14 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-25 23:43:14 +03:00

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Originally created by @tripleee on GitHub (Feb 12, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/healthchecks/healthchecks/issues/961

Stack Overflow has a chat component which is entirely web-based. There are libraries for sending messages from Java, Python etc etc so it should not be inordinately hard to create.

If you are fine with Python, I'll be eager to help.

Examples from the chat bot I'm now adding to Healthchecks.io: https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/233626/sloshy-the-thawman; the code base uses https://github.com/Manishearth/ChatExchange to connect from a simple Python script.

You need a Stack Overflow account (or other Stack Exchange site, for the other chat server) with at least 30 reputation points to speak in chat. I suppose having a single chat user for Healthchecks.io would make the most sense. Let me know if you want me to donate one; I have a spare one I don't use currently.

Originally created by @tripleee on GitHub (Feb 12, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/healthchecks/healthchecks/issues/961 Stack Overflow has a chat component which is entirely web-based. There are libraries for sending messages from Java, Python etc etc so it should not be inordinately hard to create. If you are fine with Python, I'll be eager to help. Examples from the chat bot I'm now adding to Healthchecks.io: https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/233626/sloshy-the-thawman; the code base uses https://github.com/Manishearth/ChatExchange to connect from a simple Python script. You need a Stack Overflow account (or other Stack Exchange site, for the other chat server) with at least 30 reputation points to speak in chat. I suppose having a single chat user for Healthchecks.io would make the most sense. Let me know if you want me to donate one; I have a spare one I don't use currently.

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@cuu508 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2024):

From Stackoverflow Chat FAQ (emphasis mine):

What is this?
It's a real time, persistent collaborative chat for the Stack Overflow community. Only members of Stack Overflow with at least 20 reputation may talk here – but all the conversations are free, open, and public to read by anyone.

What can we chat about?
This site is an extension of Stack Overflow, so discussion should more or less revolve around the same topics you'd find at Stack Overflow — but in an interactive, less strictly Q&A focused way. Do have fun, but please keep it professional and always be respectful of your fellow community members.

It doesn't seem Stackoverflow chat is intended for posting monitoring notifications.

@cuu508 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2024): From Stackoverflow Chat FAQ (emphasis mine): > What is this? > It's a real time, persistent collaborative chat for the [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/) community. Only members of Stack Overflow with at least 20 reputation may talk here – but all the conversations are free, open, and **public to read by anyone**. > What can we chat about? > This site is an extension of Stack Overflow, so **discussion should more or less revolve around the same topics you'd find at Stack Overflow** — but in an interactive, less strictly Q&A focused way. Do have fun, but please keep it professional and always be respectful of your fellow community members. It doesn't seem Stackoverflow chat is intended for posting monitoring notifications.