Delivery configuration
The Deliver tab configures where and how reports are sent. Anaphora can deliver to multiple channels: email, webhooks, and S3 archiving.
Overview
After composition, Anaphora delivers the report through the interfaces you configure:
Delivery interfaces
Delivery interfaces are reusable destination configurations. Configure them once under Delivery Interfaces in the sidebar, then select them in any job. You can also select Create new in the job's Delivery Interface menu.
Available types
| Interface | Best for | Features |
|---|---|---|
| SMTP | Corporate email | SSL/TLS, attachments |
| Mailgun | Transactional email | High volume, tracking |
| Webhook | Integrations | Custom payloads, any endpoint |
| S3 Object Storage | Archival, compliance | Historical records, versioning |
Reusability
You can configure multiple interfaces of each type:
- Different SMTP servers for different teams
- Separate S3 buckets for different retention periods
- Several webhooks for different integrations
S3 archiving
S3 is useful for historical archives and compliance workflows.
In the job, set File type to PDF Report, HTML Report, or PDF & HTML Report.
Use cases
| Scenario | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Historical reference | "What did this dashboard look like on date X?" |
| Compliance evidence | Immutable records for audit requirements |
| Long-term retention | Store reports beyond housekeeping limits |
| Cross-system integration | Other tools can access archived reports |
Email delivery
Anaphora sends reports by email through SMTP or Mailgun.
Email options
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Attachments | Select Report as PDF to attach the PDF report to the email. |
| Message template | Customizable email body with variables. |
| Recipients | List of email addresses to send the report to. |
Mark each recipient address as an Individual mailbox or a Group address. Click a recipient to change its type. Emails sent to individual mailboxes include a snooze and unsubscribe link in the footer. Group addresses do not include these links.
A snooze pauses the job's emails to that recipient for 5 minutes to 8 days. The recipient must pick a duration. The unsubscribe link stops the emails.
Webhook delivery
Webhooks connect Anaphora to any HTTP endpoint for custom integrations.
Webhook configuration
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Message template | Customizable message body with variables. |
| JSON body template | Define the JSON payload with variables. Shown instead of Message template when Define body in job instead is selected in the Webhook interface. |
Webhook use cases
| Integration | Description |
|---|---|
| Ticketing systems | Create tickets for alerts |
| Chat platforms | Create messages in collaboration tools |
| Data pipelines | Feed report data to analytics |
| Custom dashboards | Update external status pages |
Multi-channel delivery
Send the same report to multiple destinations:
Configuration
- Click Delivery Interface
- Select an existing interface, or Create new
- Configure the destination
- Repeat for additional channels
Example: alert with archive
Delivery 1: Webhook e.g. Slack (immediate notification)
Delivery 2: Email (stakeholder distribution)
Delivery 3: S3 (permanent archive)
Partial success
With multi-channel delivery:
- Anaphora tries each channel independently
- Partial success (some channels succeed, others fail) is logged
- The run and the Jobs list show Delivery issue. Job health counts a report that reached nobody as failed, and a report that reached some destinations as partly delivered.
Report links
The links in a delivered email, Slack message or webhook are private. Each run has a secret token, and the links carry it. The report files (PDF, HTML, images) open for a link with that token, or for a signed-in member of the run's space. Anyone else gets "not found".
Withheld reports
When a text block of the report fails, or the report cannot be built, Anaphora does not deliver it. No recipient, bucket or webhook gets it. The Jobs list shows the job as Not delivered, and job health counts the run as failed. The run does not count as sent, so a throttled job sends the next run. See Composer.
With the S3 file type PDF & HTML Report, nothing is uploaded when the HTML copy cannot be built.
Testing delivery
Every delivery config includes a test button: Run with test email for SMTP and Mailgun, Test run for Webhook and S3 Object Storage. Use it to verify the configuration before you save the job. Test run without delivery runs the job and shows the output without notifying any recipients. A test withholds a report with a broken text block in the same way, and says so. Anaphora logs all steps of the capture and delivery process for troubleshooting. Select Debug test run in the button menu to also receive a video of the capture process.
Next steps
- Delivery interfaces: configure global interface settings
- Basic examples: see complete job examples