GitHub

Capture GitHub webhook events with Hookdrop

Setup

1. Open Webhooks settings

   Go to your GitHub repository, then navigate to Settings → Webhooks.

2. Add a webhook

   Click Add webhook.

3. Paste your Hookdrop URL

   Enter your Hookdrop capture URL in the Payload URL field:

   https://hookdrop.dev/in/{your-token}
   
4. Set the content type

   Set Content type to application/json.

5. Select events

   Choose Let me select individual events and pick the events you want to capture, or select Send me everything to capture all activity.

6. Save

   Click Add webhook. GitHub will deliver a ping event right away to confirm the endpoint is reachable.

GitHub fires a ping event as soon as you register a webhook. You’ll see it appear in Hookdrop within seconds — a quick way to confirm everything is connected.

Common events

Event	When it fires
push	Code pushed to a branch
pull_request	PR opened, closed, or merged
issues	Issue opened or closed
workflow_run	GitHub Actions workflow completed
release	New release published

Debugging CI/CD events

Point your GitHub Actions webhook at a Hookdrop URL to inspect workflow_run and check_run payloads. This makes it easy to see exactly what data GitHub sends after each CI run without having to deploy a receiver.