REST API endpoints for GitHub App webhooks

About webhooks for GitHub Apps

A GitHub App's webhook allows your server to receive HTTP POST payloads whenever certain events happen for a GitHub App. For more information, see "Webhooks documentation" and "Using webhooks with GitHub Apps."

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.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a webhook configuration for an app"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a webhook configuration for an app"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

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

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

get/app/hook/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/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.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Update a webhook configuration for an app"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Update a webhook configuration for an app"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

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 app"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

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

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

patch/app/hook/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/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.

Fine-grained access tokens for "List deliveries for an app webhook"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "List deliveries for an app webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." 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.

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

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`400`	Bad Request
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "List deliveries for an app webhook"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

get/app/hook/deliveries

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/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,
    "throttled_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z"
  },
  {
    "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,
    "throttled_at": null
  }
]

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.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a delivery for an app webhook"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Get a delivery for an app webhook"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`delivery_id` integer Required

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

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`400`	Bad Request
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

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

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

get/app/hook/deliveries/{delivery_id}

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/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",
  "throttled_at": "2019-06-03T00:57:16Z",
  "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"
  }
}

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`delivery_id` integer Required

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

Status code	Description
`202`	Accepted
`400`	Bad Request
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

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

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

post/app/hook/deliveries/{delivery_id}/attempts

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/app/hook/deliveries/DELIVERY_ID/attempts

Accepted

Status: 202

About webhooks for GitHub Apps

Get a webhook configuration for an app

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a webhook configuration for an app"

HTTP response status codes for "Get a webhook configuration for an app"

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

Request example

Response

Update a webhook configuration for an app

Fine-grained access tokens for "Update a webhook configuration for an app"

Parameters for "Update a webhook configuration for an app"

HTTP response status codes for "Update a webhook configuration for an app"

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

Request example

Response

List deliveries for an app webhook

Fine-grained access tokens for "List deliveries for an app webhook"

Parameters for "List deliveries for an app webhook"

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

Code samples for "List deliveries for an app webhook"

Request example

Response

Get a delivery for an app webhook

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a delivery for an app webhook"

Parameters for "Get a delivery for an app webhook"

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

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

Request example

Response

Redeliver a delivery for an app webhook

Fine-grained access tokens for "Redeliver a delivery for an app webhook"

Parameters for "Redeliver a delivery for an app webhook"

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

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

Request example

Accepted