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This version of GitHub Enterprise was discontinued on 2023-07-06. No patch releases will be made, even for critical security issues. For better performance, improved security, and new features, upgrade to the latest version of GitHub Enterprise. For help with the upgrade, contact GitHub Enterprise support.

After a site administrator upgrades your Enterprise Server instance to Enterprise Server 3.9 or later, the REST API will be versioned. To learn how to find your instance's version, see "About versions of GitHub Docs". For more information, see "About API versioning."

Organization webhooks

Use the REST API to interact with webhooks in an organization.

About organization webhooks

Organization webhooks allow you to receive HTTP POST payloads whenever certain events happen in an organization. For more information, see "About webhooks."

Scopes and restrictions

All actions against organization webhooks require the authenticated user to be an admin of the organization being managed. Additionally, OAuth tokens require the admin:org_hook scope. For more information, see "Scopes for OAuth apps."

In order to protect sensitive data which may be present in webhook configurations, we also enforce the following access control rules:

  • OAuth apps cannot list, view, or edit webhooks which they did not create.
  • Users cannot list, view, or edit webhooks which were created by OAuth apps.

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.

For more best practices, see our guide.

Webhook headers

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

List organization webhooks

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters for "List organization webhooks"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

page integer

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

HTTP response status codes for "List organization webhooks"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "List organization webhooks"

get/orgs/{org}/hooks
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks

Response

Status: 200
[ { "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1", "ping_url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1/pings", "deliveries_url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1/deliveries", "name": "web", "events": [ "push", "pull_request" ], "active": true, "config": { "url": "http://example.com", "content_type": "json" }, "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "type": "Organization" } ]

Create an organization webhook

Works with GitHub Apps

Here's how you can create a hook that posts payloads in JSON format:

Parameters for "Create an organization webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
name string Required

Must be passed as "web".

config object Required

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

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.

username string
password string
events array of strings

Determines what events the hook is triggered for. Set to ["*"] to receive all possible events.

Default: ["push"]

active boolean

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

Default: true

HTTP response status codes for "Create an organization webhook"

Status codeDescription
201

Created

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Create an organization webhook"

post/orgs/{org}/hooks
curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks \ -d '{"name":"web","active":true,"events":["push","pull_request"],"config":{"url":"http://example.com/webhook","content_type":"json"}}'

Response

Status: 201
{ "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1", "ping_url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1/pings", "deliveries_url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1/deliveries", "name": "web", "events": [ "push", "pull_request" ], "active": true, "config": { "url": "http://example.com", "content_type": "json" }, "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "type": "Organization" }

Get an organization webhook

Works with GitHub Apps

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

Parameters for "Get an organization webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

hook_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the hook.

HTTP response status codes for "Get an organization webhook"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Get an organization webhook"

get/orgs/{org}/hooks/{hook_id}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks/HOOK_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1", "ping_url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1/pings", "deliveries_url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1/deliveries", "name": "web", "events": [ "push", "pull_request" ], "active": true, "config": { "url": "http://example.com", "content_type": "json" }, "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "type": "Organization" }

Update an organization webhook

Works with GitHub Apps

Updates a webhook configured in an organization. When you update a webhook, the secret will be overwritten. 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 an organization."

Parameters for "Update an organization webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

hook_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the hook.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
config object

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

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.

events array of strings

Determines what events the hook is triggered for.

Default: ["push"]

active boolean

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

Default: true

name string

HTTP response status codes for "Update an organization webhook"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Update an organization webhook"

patch/orgs/{org}/hooks/{hook_id}
curl -L \ -X PATCH \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks/HOOK_ID \ -d '{"active":true,"events":["pull_request"]}'

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1, "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1", "ping_url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octocat/hooks/1/pings", "deliveries_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks/12345678/deliveries", "name": "web", "events": [ "pull_request" ], "active": true, "config": { "url": "http://example.com", "content_type": "json" }, "updated_at": "2011-09-06T20:39:23Z", "created_at": "2011-09-06T17:26:27Z", "type": "Organization" }

Delete an organization webhook

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters for "Delete an organization webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

hook_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the hook.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete an organization webhook"

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Delete an organization webhook"

delete/orgs/{org}/hooks/{hook_id}
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks/HOOK_ID

Response

Status: 204

Get a webhook configuration for an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

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

Access tokens must have the admin:org_hook scope, and GitHub Apps must have the organization_hooks:read permission.

Parameters for "Get a webhook configuration for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. 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 an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Get a webhook configuration for an organization"

get/orgs/{org}/hooks/{hook_id}/config
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks/HOOK_ID/config

Response

Status: 200
{ "content_type": "json", "insecure_ssl": "0", "secret": "********", "url": "https://example.com/webhook" }

Update a webhook configuration for an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

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

Access tokens must have the admin:org_hook scope, and GitHub Apps must have the organization_hooks:write permission.

Parameters for "Update a webhook configuration for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. 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 an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Update a webhook configuration for an organization"

patch/orgs/{org}/hooks/{hook_id}/config
curl -L \ -X PATCH \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks/HOOK_ID/config \ -d '{"url":"http://example.com/webhook","content_type":"json","insecure_ssl":"0","secret":"********"}'

Response

Status: 200
{ "content_type": "json", "insecure_ssl": "0", "secret": "********", "url": "https://example.com/webhook" }

List deliveries for an organization webhook

Works with GitHub Apps

Returns a list of webhook deliveries for a webhook configured in an organization.

Parameters for "List deliveries for an organization webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

hook_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the hook.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

cursor string

Used for pagination: the starting delivery from which the page of deliveries is fetched. Refer to the link header for the next and previous page cursors.

redelivery boolean

HTTP response status codes for "List deliveries for an organization webhook"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

400

Bad Request

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "List deliveries for an organization webhook"

get/orgs/{org}/hooks/{hook_id}/deliveries
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks/HOOK_ID/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 webhook delivery for an organization webhook

Works with GitHub Apps

Returns a delivery for a webhook configured in an organization.

Parameters for "Get a webhook delivery for an organization webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

hook_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the hook.

delivery_id integer Required

HTTP response status codes for "Get a webhook delivery for an organization webhook"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

400

Bad Request

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Get a webhook delivery for an organization webhook"

get/orgs/{org}/hooks/{hook_id}/deliveries/{delivery_id}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks/HOOK_ID/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 organization webhook

Works with GitHub Apps

Redeliver a delivery for a webhook configured in an organization.

Parameters for "Redeliver a delivery for an organization webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

hook_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the hook.

delivery_id integer Required

HTTP response status codes for "Redeliver a delivery for an organization webhook"

Status codeDescription
202

Accepted

400

Bad Request

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Redeliver a delivery for an organization webhook"

post/orgs/{org}/hooks/{hook_id}/deliveries/{delivery_id}/attempts
curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks/HOOK_ID/deliveries/DELIVERY_ID/attempts

Accepted

Ping an organization webhook

Works with GitHub Apps

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

Parameters for "Ping an organization webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

hook_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the hook.

HTTP response status codes for "Ping an organization webhook"

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Ping an organization webhook"

post/orgs/{org}/hooks/{hook_id}/pings
curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/hooks/HOOK_ID/pings

Response

Status: 204