GitHub App webhooks
About the GitHub App webhooks API
A GitHub App's webhook allows you to receive HTTP POST
payloads whenever certain events happen for an app. The webhook REST APIs enable you to manage repository, organization, and app webhooks. You can use this API to list webhook deliveries for a webhook, or get and redeliver an individual delivery for a webhook, which can be integrated into an external app or service. You can also use the REST API to change the configuration of the webhook. For example, you can modify the payload URL, content type, SSL verification, and secret. For more information, see:
Get a webhook configuration for an app
Returns the webhook configuration for a GitHub App. For more information about configuring a webhook for your app, see "Creating a GitHub App."
You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
https://api.github.com/app/hook/config
Response
Status: 200
{
"content_type": "json",
"insecure_ssl": "0",
"secret": "********",
"url": "https://example.com/webhook"
}
Update a webhook configuration for an app
Updates the webhook configuration for a GitHub App. For more information about configuring a webhook for your app, see "Creating a GitHub App."
You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
url stringThe URL to which the payloads will be delivered. |
content_type stringThe media type used to serialize the payloads. Supported values include |
secret stringIf provided, the |
insecure_ssl string or number or Determines whether the SSL certificate of the host for |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
https://api.github.com/app/hook/config \
-d '{"content_type":"json","insecure_ssl":"0","secret":"********","url":"https://example.com/webhook"}'
Response
Status: 200
{
"content_type": "json",
"insecure_ssl": "0",
"secret": "********",
"url": "https://example.com/webhook"
}
List deliveries for an app webhook
Returns a list of webhook deliveries for the webhook configured for a GitHub App.
You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
cursor stringUsed for pagination: the starting delivery from which the page of deliveries is fetched. Refer to the |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
400 | Bad Request |
422 | Validation failed |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
https://api.github.com/app/hook/deliveries
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 12345678,
"guid": "0b989ba4-242f-11e5-81e1-c7b6966d2516",
"delivered_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
"redelivery": false,
"duration": 0.27,
"status": "OK",
"status_code": 200,
"event": "issues",
"action": "opened",
"installation_id": 123,
"repository_id": 456
},
{
"id": 123456789,
"guid": "0b989ba4-242f-11e5-81e1-c7b6966d2516",
"delivered_at": "2019-06-04T00:57:16Z",
"redelivery": true,
"duration": 0.28,
"status": "OK",
"status_code": 200,
"event": "issues",
"action": "opened",
"installation_id": 123,
"repository_id": 456
}
]
Get a delivery for an app webhook
Returns a delivery for the webhook configured for a GitHub App.
You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
delivery_id integerRequired |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
400 | Bad Request |
422 | Validation failed |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
https://api.github.com/app/hook/deliveries/DELIVERY_ID
Response
Status: 200
{
"id": 12345678,
"guid": "0b989ba4-242f-11e5-81e1-c7b6966d2516",
"delivered_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
"redelivery": false,
"duration": 0.27,
"status": "OK",
"status_code": 200,
"event": "issues",
"action": "opened",
"installation_id": 123,
"repository_id": 456,
"url": "https://www.example.com",
"request": {
"headers": {
"X-GitHub-Delivery": "0b989ba4-242f-11e5-81e1-c7b6966d2516",
"X-Hub-Signature-256": "sha256=6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"Accept": "*/*",
"X-GitHub-Hook-ID": "42",
"User-Agent": "GitHub-Hookshot/b8c71d8",
"X-GitHub-Event": "issues",
"X-GitHub-Hook-Installation-Target-ID": "123",
"X-GitHub-Hook-Installation-Target-Type": "repository",
"content-type": "application/json",
"X-Hub-Signature": "sha1=a84d88e7554fc1fa21bcbc4efae3c782a70d2b9d"
},
"payload": {
"action": "opened",
"issue": {
"body": "foo"
},
"repository": {
"id": 123
}
}
},
"response": {
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "text/html;charset=utf-8"
},
"payload": "ok"
}
}
Redeliver a delivery for an app webhook
Redeliver a delivery for the webhook configured for a GitHub App.
You must use a JWT to access this endpoint.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
delivery_id integerRequired |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
202 | Accepted |
400 | Bad Request |
422 | Validation failed |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
https://api.github.com/app/hook/deliveries/DELIVERY_ID/attempts
Accepted
Status: 202