Setup
Open Webhooks settings
Go to your GitHub repository, then navigate to Settings → Webhooks.
Add a webhook
Click Add webhook.
Paste your Hookdrop URL
Enter your Hookdrop capture URL in the Payload URL field:https://hookdrop.dev/in/{your-token}
Set the content type
Set Content type to application/json.
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.
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.
