Sending Slack hook from Java

java to slack.java

private static void sendSlackMessage(String message) 
    {
        String url = "https://hooks.slack.com/services/your-token-here";
        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
        PostMethod post = new PostMethod(url);
        JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
        try {
            json.put("channel", "#general");
            json.put("text", message);
            json.put("username", "#java-error-bot");
            post.addParameter("payload", json.toString());
            post.getParams().setContentCharset("UTF-8");
            int responseCode = client.executeMethod(post);
            String response = post.getResponseBodyAsString();
            if (responseCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
                System.out.println("Slack post may have failed. Response: " + response);
            }
        } catch (JSONException e) {
            System.out.println("JSONException posting to Slack " + e);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            System.out.println("IllegalArgumentException posting to Slack " + e);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("IOException posting to Slack " + e);
        } finally {
            post.releaseConnection();
        }
    }