Repository Webhook Configuration

Use the REST API to manage the configuration for repository webhooks.

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.

Parameters for "Get a webhook configuration for a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`hook_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the hook.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a webhook configuration for a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get a webhook configuration for a repository"

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

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/hooks/HOOK_ID/config

Response

Status: 200

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

Update a webhook configuration for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

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.

Parameters for "Update a webhook configuration for a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`hook_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the hook.
Body parameters
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.

HTTP response status codes for "Update a webhook configuration for a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Update a webhook configuration for a repository"

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

curl -L \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/hooks/HOOK_ID/config \
  -d '{"content_type":"json","url":"https://example.com/webhook"}'

Response

Status: 200

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