REST API endpoints for GitHub App webhooks - GitHub Enterprise Server 3.11 Docs

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"

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" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/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"

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" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/app/hook/config \
  -d '{"content_type":"json","insecure_ssl":"0","secret":"********","url":"https://example.com/webhook"}'