Webhooks

Repository webhooks allow you to receive HTTP POST payloads whenever certain events happen in a repository. The webhook REST APIs enable you to manage repository, organization, and app webhooks. 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:

If you would like to set up a single webhook to receive events from all of your organization's repositories, see our API documentation for Organization Webhooks.

In addition to the REST API, GitHub can also serve as a PubSubHubbub hub for repositories.

Repository webhooks

List repository webhooks

get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
`owner`	string	path
`repo`	string	path
`per_page`	integer	query	Results per page (max 100) Default: `30`
`page`	integer	query	Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/hooks

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world'
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "type": "Repository",
    "id": 12345678,
    "name": "web",
    "active": true,
    "events": [
      "push",
      "pull_request"
    ],
    "config": {
      "content_type": "json",
      "insecure_ssl": "0",
      "url": "https://example.com/webhook"
    },
    "updated_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
    "created_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678",
    "test_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678/test",
    "ping_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678/pings",
    "last_response": {
      "code": null,
      "status": "unused",
      "message": null
    }
  }
]

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Create a repository webhook

Repositories can have multiple webhooks installed. Each webhook should have a unique config. Multiple webhooks can share the same config as long as those webhooks do not have any events that overlap.

post /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks

Parameters

Name Type In Description

accept

string

header

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

owner string path

repo string path

name

string

body

Use web to create a webhook. Default: web. This parameter only accepts the value web.

config

object

body

Key/value pairs to provide settings for this webhook. These are defined below.

Properties of the config object

Name (Type)	Description
`url` (string)	The URL to which the payloads will be delivered.
`content_type` (string)	The media type used to serialize the payloads. Supported values include `json` and `form`. The default is `form`.
`secret` (string)	If provided, the `secret` will be used as the `key` to generate the HMAC hex digest value for delivery signature headers.
`insecure_ssl` (string or number)	Determines whether the SSL certificate of the host for `url` will be verified when delivering payloads. Supported values include `0` (verification is performed) and `1` (verification is not performed). The default is `0`. We strongly recommend not setting this to `1` as you are subject to man-in-the-middle and other attacks.
`token` (string)
`digest` (string)

events

array of strings

body

Determines what events the hook is triggered for.

Default: push

active

boolean

body

Determines if notifications are sent when the webhook is triggered. Set to true to send notifications.

Default: true

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/hooks \
  -d '{"name":"name"}'

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  name: 'name'
})

Response

Status: 201 Created

{
  "type": "Repository",
  "id": 12345678,
  "name": "web",
  "active": true,
  "events": [
    "push",
    "pull_request"
  ],
  "config": {
    "content_type": "json",
    "insecure_ssl": "0",
    "url": "https://example.com/webhook"
  },
  "updated_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
  "created_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678",
  "test_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678/test",
  "ping_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678/pings",
  "last_response": {
    "code": null,
    "status": "unused",
    "message": null
  }
}

Forbidden

Status: 403 Forbidden

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Validation failed

Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Get a repository webhook

Returns a webhook configured in a repository. To get only the webhook config properties, see "Get a webhook configuration for a repository."

get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
`owner`	string	path
`repo`	string	path
`hook_id`	integer	path

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/hooks/42

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  hook_id: 42
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "type": "Repository",
  "id": 12345678,
  "name": "web",
  "active": true,
  "events": [
    "push",
    "pull_request"
  ],
  "config": {
    "content_type": "json",
    "insecure_ssl": "0",
    "url": "https://example.com/webhook"
  },
  "updated_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
  "created_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678",
  "test_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678/test",
  "ping_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678/pings",
  "last_response": {
    "code": null,
    "status": "unused",
    "message": null
  }
}

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Update a repository webhook

Updates a webhook configured in a repository. If you previously had a secret set, you must provide the same secret or set a new secret or the secret will be removed. If you are only updating individual webhook config properties, use "Update a webhook configuration for a repository."

patch /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}

Parameters

Name Type In Description

accept

string

header

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

owner string path

repo string path

hook_id integer path

config

object

body

Key/value pairs to provide settings for this webhook. These are defined below.

Properties of the config object

Name (Type)	Description
`url` (string)	Required. The URL to which the payloads will be delivered.
`content_type` (string)	The media type used to serialize the payloads. Supported values include `json` and `form`. The default is `form`.
`secret` (string)	If provided, the `secret` will be used as the `key` to generate the HMAC hex digest value for delivery signature headers.
`insecure_ssl` (string or number)	Determines whether the SSL certificate of the host for `url` will be verified when delivering payloads. Supported values include `0` (verification is performed) and `1` (verification is not performed). The default is `0`. We strongly recommend not setting this to `1` as you are subject to man-in-the-middle and other attacks.
`address` (string)
`room` (string)

events

array of strings

body

Determines what events the hook is triggered for. This replaces the entire array of events.

Default: push

add_events

array of strings

body

Determines a list of events to be added to the list of events that the Hook triggers for.

remove_events

array of strings

body

Determines a list of events to be removed from the list of events that the Hook triggers for.

active

boolean

body

Determines if notifications are sent when the webhook is triggered. Set to true to send notifications.

Default: true

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/hooks/42 \
  -d '{"config":{"url":"url","content_type":"content_type","secret":"secret","insecure_ssl":"insecure_ssl","address":"address","room":"room"}}'

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  hook_id: 42,
  config: {
    url: 'url',
    content_type: 'content_type',
    secret: 'secret',
    insecure_ssl: 'insecure_ssl',
    address: 'address',
    room: 'room'
  }
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "type": "Repository",
  "id": 12345678,
  "name": "web",
  "active": true,
  "events": [
    "push",
    "pull_request"
  ],
  "config": {
    "content_type": "json",
    "insecure_ssl": "0",
    "url": "https://example.com/webhook"
  },
  "updated_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
  "created_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678",
  "test_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678/test",
  "ping_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678/pings",
  "last_response": {
    "code": null,
    "status": "unused",
    "message": null
  }
}

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Validation failed

Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Delete a repository webhook

delete /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
`owner`	string	path
`repo`	string	path
`hook_id`	integer	path

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/hooks/42

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  hook_id: 42
})

Response

Status: 204 No Content

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Ping a repository webhook

This will trigger a ping event to be sent to the hook.

post /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}/pings

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
`owner`	string	path
`repo`	string	path
`hook_id`	integer	path

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/hooks/42/pings

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}/pings', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  hook_id: 42
})

Response

Status: 204 No Content

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Test the push repository webhook

This will trigger the hook with the latest push to the current repository if the hook is subscribed to push events. If the hook is not subscribed to push events, the server will respond with 204 but no test POST will be generated.

Note: Previously /repos/:owner/:repo/hooks/:hook_id/test

post /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}/tests

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
`owner`	string	path
`repo`	string	path
`hook_id`	integer	path

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/hooks/42/tests

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}/tests', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  hook_id: 42
})

Response

Status: 204 No Content

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Repository webhook configuration

Get a webhook configuration for a repository

Returns the webhook configuration for a repository. To get more information about the webhook, including the active state and events, use "Get a repository webhook."

Access tokens must have the read:repo_hook or repo scope, and GitHub Apps must have the repository_hooks:read permission.

get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}/config

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
`owner`	string	path
`repo`	string	path
`hook_id`	integer	path

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/hooks/42/config

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}/config', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  hook_id: 42
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "content_type": "json",
  "insecure_ssl": "0",
  "secret": "********",
  "url": "https://example.com/webhook"
}

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Update a webhook configuration for a repository

Updates the webhook configuration for a repository. To update more information about the webhook, including the active state and events, use "Update a repository webhook."

Access tokens must have the write:repo_hook or repo scope, and GitHub Apps must have the repository_hooks:write permission.

patch /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}/config

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
`owner`	string	path
`repo`	string	path
`hook_id`	integer	path
`url`	string	body	The URL to which the payloads will be delivered.
`content_type`	string	body	The media type used to serialize the payloads. Supported values include `json` and `form`. The default is `form`.
`secret`	string	body	If provided, the `secret` will be used as the `key` to generate the HMAC hex digest value for delivery signature headers.
`insecure_ssl`	string or number	body	Determines whether the SSL certificate of the host for `url` will be verified when delivering payloads. Supported values include `0` (verification is performed) and `1` (verification is not performed). The default is `0`. We strongly recommend not setting this to `1` as you are subject to man-in-the-middle and other attacks.

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/hooks/42/config \
  -d '{"url":"url"}'

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hooks/{hook_id}/config', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  hook_id: 42,
  url: 'url'
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "content_type": "json",
  "insecure_ssl": "0",
  "secret": "********",
  "url": "https://example.com/webhook"
}

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Repository webhook deliveries

Receiving Webhooks

In order for GitHub Enterprise Server to send webhook payloads, your server needs to be accessible from the Internet. We also highly suggest using SSL so that we can send encrypted payloads over HTTPS.

Webhook headers

GitHub Enterprise Server will send along several HTTP headers to differentiate between event types and payload identifiers. See webhook headers for details.

PubSubHubbub

GitHub can also serve as a PubSubHubbub hub for all repositories. PSHB is a simple publish/subscribe protocol that lets servers register to receive updates when a topic is updated. The updates are sent with an HTTP POST request to a callback URL. Topic URLs for a GitHub repository's pushes are in this format:

https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}/events/{event}

The event can be any available webhook event. For more information, see "Webhook events and payloads."

Response format

The default format is what existing post-receive hooks should expect: A JSON body sent as the payload parameter in a POST. You can also specify to receive the raw JSON body with either an Accept header, or a .json extension.

Accept: application/json
https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}/events/push.json

Callback URLs

Callback URLs can use the http:// protocol.

# Send updates to postbin.org
http://postbin.org/123

Subscribing

The GitHub PubSubHubbub endpoint is: http(s)://[hostname]/api/v3/hub. A successful request with curl looks like:

curl -u "user" -i \
  http(s)://[hostname]/api/v3/hub \
  -F "hub.mode=subscribe" \
  -F "hub.topic=https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}/events/push" \
  -F "hub.callback=http://postbin.org/123"

PubSubHubbub requests can be sent multiple times. If the hook already exists, it will be modified according to the request.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`hub.mode`	`string`	Required. Either `subscribe` or `unsubscribe`.
`hub.topic`	`string`	Required. The URI of the GitHub repository to subscribe to. The path must be in the format of `/{owner}/{repo}/events/{event}`.
`hub.callback`	`string`	The URI to receive the updates to the topic.
`hub.secret`	`string`	A shared secret key that generates a hash signature of the outgoing body content. You can verify a push came from GitHub by comparing the raw request body with the contents of the `X-Hub-Signature` or `X-Hub-Signature-256` headers. You can see the PubSubHubbub documentation for more details.