diff --git a/.github/workflows/TestFail.yml b/.github/workflows/TestFail.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e70551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/TestFail.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  new_push_job:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: New push to repo
+    steps:
+    - name: Should Fail
+      id: slack
+      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.13.0
+
+    # Use the output from the `hello` step
+    - name: Get the output time
+      run: echo "The time was ${{ steps.hello.outputs.time }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/botPostMessage.yml
similarity index 91%
rename from .github/workflows/main.yml
rename to .github/workflows/botPostMessage.yml
index ebc57c5..b73c771 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/botPostMessage.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Publish to slack
       id: slack
-      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.12.0
+      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.13.0
       with:
         channel-id: 'CTAAHRA79'
         slack-message: 'posting from a github action!'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/customJson.yml b/.github/workflows/webhookCustomJSON.yml
similarity index 80%
rename from .github/workflows/customJson.yml
rename to .github/workflows/webhookCustomJSON.yml
index cf0ab2f..f0bc15f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/customJson.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/webhookCustomJSON.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Publish to slack
       id: slack
-      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.12.0
+      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.13.0
       with:
         payload: "{\"key\":\"value\",\"foo\":\"bar\"}"
       env:
-        SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
         SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
 
     # Use the output from the `hello` step
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38f3fed..5e49b6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ Send data into Slack using this GitHub Action! This package has two different te
 1) Send data to Slack's Workflow Builder (requires a paid Slack instance).
 2) Send data via a Slack app to post to a specific channel (use an existing custom app or create a new one).
 
-The recommended way to use this action is with Slack's Workflow Builder (if your on a paid Slack plan). 
+The recommended way to use this action is with Slack's Workflow Builder (if you're on a paid Slack plan). 
 
 ## Slack Workflow Builder Route
 
-Sending data to [Slack's Workflow builder](https://slack.com/intl/en-ca/features/workflow-automation) is the recommended way to use this action. This action will flatten and stringify the json payload from GitHub and send it over to a Slack Workflow webhook URL. Follow [these steps to create a Slack workflow using webhooks](https://slack.com/intl/en-ca/help/articles/360041352714-Create-more-advanced-workflows-using-webhooks). The Slack workflow webhook url will be in the form of `https://hooks.slack.com/workflows/....`. Add this workflow 
+Sending data to [Slack's Workflow builder](https://slack.com/intl/en-ca/features/workflow-automation) is the recommended way to use this action. This action will send data into Slack via a webhook URL. Follow [these steps to create a Slack workflow using webhooks](https://slack.com/intl/en-ca/help/articles/360041352714-Create-more-advanced-workflows-using-webhooks). The Slack workflow webhook url will be in the form of `https://hooks.slack.com/workflows/....`. The payload sent by this GitHub action will be flattened (all nested keys moved top level) and stringified since Slack's workflow builder only supports top level string values in payloads. 
+
+You need to define expected variables in the payload the webhook will receive. If these variables are missing in the payload, an error is returned. 
 
 ### Setup
 
@@ -21,15 +23,35 @@ Sending data to [Slack's Workflow builder](https://slack.com/intl/en-ca/features
 ### Usage
 
 ```
-- name: Send data to Slack workflow
+- name: Send GitHub Action trigger data to Slack workflow
   id: slack
-  uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.4.0
+  uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.13.0
+  env:
+    SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+```
+
+or
+
+```
+- name: Send custom JSON data to Slack workflow
+  id: slack
+  uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.13.0
+  with:
+    payload: "{\"key\":\"value\",\"foo\":\"bar\"}" # This data can be any valid JSON from a previous step in the GitHub Action
   env:
     SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
 ```
 
 ## Slack App Route
 
+This route allows 
+
+## Setup
+
+* [Create a slack app]() for your workspace (alternatively use an existing app you have already created and installed)
+  * Add the `chat.write` scope under **OAuth & Permissions**
+* Install the app to your workspace
+
 ### Usage
 
 ```
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b71ef5e..517947c 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -16051,35 +16051,7 @@ const axios = __nccwpck_require__(8020);
 try {
     const botToken = process.env.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN;
     const webhookUrl = process.env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL;
-
-    console.log('botToken', botToken, typeof botToken)
-    console.log('webhookUrl', webhookUrl, typeof webhookUrl)
-
-
     let payload = core.getInput('payload');
-    console.log('payload:')
-    console.log(payload)
-    console.log(typeof payload, payload.length)
-
-    if (payload.length < 1) {
-        console.log('undefined payload');
-        console.log('no payload passed in, using payload that triggered the GitHub Action')
-        // Get the JSON webhook payload for the event that triggered the workflow
-        payload = github.context.payload;
-    } else {
-        console.log('in else')
-        try {
-            // confirm it is valid json
-            payload = JSON.parse(payload);
-            console.log('vaid json')
-        } catch (e) {
-            // passed in payload wasn't valid json
-            console.error("passed in payload was invalid")
-            throw 'Need to provide valid json payload'
-        }
-    }
-
-    // console.log(`The event payload: ${JSON.stringify(payload, undefined, 2)}`);
 
     if (botToken === undefined && webhookUrl === undefined) {
         throw 'Need to provide at least one botToken or webhookUrl'
@@ -16088,9 +16060,6 @@ try {
     if (botToken.length > 0) {
         const message = core.getInput('slack-message');
         const channelId = core.getInput('channel-id');
-        console.log('message', message, typeof message)
-        console.log('channelId', channelId, typeof channelId)
-
         const web = new WebClient(botToken);
 
         if(channelId.length > 0 && message.length > 0) {
@@ -16101,10 +16070,25 @@ try {
         }
     } 
     
-    console.log('webhookURL type', typeof webhookUrl)
     if (typeof webhookUrl !== 'undefined' && webhookUrl.length > 0) {
-        console.log('flattening');
-        // send flat payload to webhookUrl
+
+        if (payload.length < 1) {
+            // No Payload was passed in
+            console.log('no custom payload was passed in, using default payload that triggered the GitHub Action')
+            // Get the JSON webhook payload for the event that triggered the workflow
+            payload = github.context.payload;
+        } else {
+            try {
+                // confirm it is valid json
+                payload = JSON.parse(payload);
+            } catch (e) {
+                // passed in payload wasn't valid json
+                console.error("passed in payload was invalid JSON")
+                throw 'Need to provide valid JSON payload'
+            }
+        }
+
+        // flatten JSON payload (no nested attributes)
         const flatPayload = flatten(payload);
 
         // workflow builder requires values to be strings
@@ -16113,18 +16097,20 @@ try {
             flatPayload[key] = '' + flatPayload[key];
         })
 
-        console.log('flattened Payload');
-        console.log(flatPayload);
-
-        console.log('sending webhook')
-        axios.post(webhookUrl, flatPayload)
+        axios.post(webhookUrl, flatPayload).then(response => {
+            // Successful post!
+        }).catch(err => {
+            console.log("axios post failed, double check the payload being sent includes the keys Slack expects")
+            console.log(payload)
+            console.log(err)
+            throw err
+        })
     }
 
     const time = (new Date()).toTimeString();
     core.setOutput("time", time);
 
 } catch (error) {
-    console.log('error in big try')
     core.setFailed(error.message);
 }
 
diff --git a/example-workflows/Bot token post to channel/main.yml b/example-workflows/Bot token post to channel/main.yml
index 1127b53..050cf84 100644
--- a/example-workflows/Bot token post to channel/main.yml	
+++ b/example-workflows/Bot token post to channel/main.yml	
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Publish to slack channel via bot token
       id: slack
-      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.4.0
+      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.13.0
       with:
         channel-id: 'SLACK_CHANNEL_ID' # ID of Slack Channel you want to post to
         slack-message: 'posting from a github action!' # The message you want to post
diff --git a/example-workflows/Workflow builder/customJSONPayload.yml b/example-workflows/Workflow builder/customJSONPayload.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b26c400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-workflows/Workflow builder/customJSONPayload.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  new_push_job:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: New push to repo
+    steps:
+    - name: Send GitHub trigger payload to Slack Workflow Builder
+      id: slack
+      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.13.0
+      with:
+        payload: "{\"key\":\"value\",\"foo\":\"bar\"}"
+      env:
+        SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/example-workflows/Workflow builder /main.yml b/example-workflows/Workflow builder/githubTriggerPayload.yml
similarity index 61%
rename from example-workflows/Workflow builder /main.yml
rename to example-workflows/Workflow builder/githubTriggerPayload.yml
index 631fe31..a1ba1c2 100644
--- a/example-workflows/Workflow builder /main.yml	
+++ b/example-workflows/Workflow builder/githubTriggerPayload.yml	
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: New push to repo
     steps:
-    - name: Send data to Slack Workflow Builder
+    - name: Send GitHub trigger payload to Slack Workflow Builder
       id: slack
-      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.4.0
+      uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.13.0
       env:
         SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a938ca1..5d4a6c1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -7,35 +7,7 @@ const axios = require('axios');
 try {
     const botToken = process.env.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN;
     const webhookUrl = process.env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL;
-
-    console.log('botToken', botToken, typeof botToken)
-    console.log('webhookUrl', webhookUrl, typeof webhookUrl)
-
-
     let payload = core.getInput('payload');
-    console.log('payload:')
-    console.log(payload)
-    console.log(typeof payload, payload.length)
-
-    if (payload.length < 1) {
-        console.log('undefined payload');
-        console.log('no payload passed in, using payload that triggered the GitHub Action')
-        // Get the JSON webhook payload for the event that triggered the workflow
-        payload = github.context.payload;
-    } else {
-        console.log('in else')
-        try {
-            // confirm it is valid json
-            payload = JSON.parse(payload);
-            console.log('vaid json')
-        } catch (e) {
-            // passed in payload wasn't valid json
-            console.error("passed in payload was invalid")
-            throw 'Need to provide valid json payload'
-        }
-    }
-
-    // console.log(`The event payload: ${JSON.stringify(payload, undefined, 2)}`);
 
     if (botToken === undefined && webhookUrl === undefined) {
         throw 'Need to provide at least one botToken or webhookUrl'
@@ -44,9 +16,6 @@ try {
     if (botToken.length > 0) {
         const message = core.getInput('slack-message');
         const channelId = core.getInput('channel-id');
-        console.log('message', message, typeof message)
-        console.log('channelId', channelId, typeof channelId)
-
         const web = new WebClient(botToken);
 
         if(channelId.length > 0 && message.length > 0) {
@@ -57,10 +26,25 @@ try {
         }
     } 
     
-    console.log('webhookURL type', typeof webhookUrl)
     if (typeof webhookUrl !== 'undefined' && webhookUrl.length > 0) {
-        console.log('flattening');
-        // send flat payload to webhookUrl
+
+        if (payload.length < 1) {
+            // No Payload was passed in
+            console.log('no custom payload was passed in, using default payload that triggered the GitHub Action')
+            // Get the JSON webhook payload for the event that triggered the workflow
+            payload = github.context.payload;
+        } else {
+            try {
+                // confirm it is valid json
+                payload = JSON.parse(payload);
+            } catch (e) {
+                // passed in payload wasn't valid json
+                console.error("passed in payload was invalid JSON")
+                throw 'Need to provide valid JSON payload'
+            }
+        }
+
+        // flatten JSON payload (no nested attributes)
         const flatPayload = flatten(payload);
 
         // workflow builder requires values to be strings
@@ -69,17 +53,19 @@ try {
             flatPayload[key] = '' + flatPayload[key];
         })
 
-        console.log('flattened Payload');
-        console.log(flatPayload);
-
-        console.log('sending webhook')
-        axios.post(webhookUrl, flatPayload)
+        axios.post(webhookUrl, flatPayload).then(response => {
+            // Successful post!
+        }).catch(err => {
+            console.log("axios post failed, double check the payload being sent includes the keys Slack expects")
+            console.log(payload)
+            console.log(err)
+            throw err
+        })
     }
 
     const time = (new Date()).toTimeString();
     core.setOutput("time", time);
 
 } catch (error) {
-    console.log('error in big try')
     core.setFailed(error.message);
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b598b4d..4c1e999 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "slack-github-action",
-  "version": "1.12.0",
+  "version": "1.13.0",
   "description": "The official slack github action. Use this to send data into your Slack workspace",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {