Webhook Actions GitHub App

Transforms your organization's webhook events into streamlined repository dispatches. With support for over 250+ events, dispatching Actions across repositories has never been easier or more secure. No need to worry about managing Personal Access Tokens, our app ensures secure dispatches every time.

See it in the GitHub Marketplace.

Also, be sure to check out the Webhook Actions Playground beta. This tool will help you validate your event configurations.

How it works

sequenceDiagram
    Webhook Actions -->> Org Webhooks: subscribe
    Org Webhooks -->> Webhook Actions: publish
    Webhook Actions -->> Repo Workflows: repository_dispatch

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Installation

Install Webhook Actions app and select the repositories which should receive dispatches and any repositories that you want reporting repository events.

Configuration

Repository

To enable event dispatch subscription on a repository you must have a configuration file at .github/webhook-actions/config.json.

{
  "events": {
    "team_created": {
      # ...
    },
    "team_deleted": {
      # ...
    }
  }
}

Organization

To prevent unauthorized access to events across your organization's repositories it is strongly recommended to use this configuration. You must create a repository named webhook-actions-config. Then create a file named repositories.json. In the example that follows, we are adding a repo configuration for the repos named super-awesome-app and not-so-awesome-app.

{
  "super-awesome-app": {
    "events": {
      "team_created": {
        # ...
      }
    }
  },
  "not-so-awesome-app": {
    "events": {
      "team_deleted": {
        # ...
      }
    }
  }
}

An organization config will override all individual repository configs if the json provides an object (even an empty object).

Filter

Filtering is possible in an event configuration. To view all available notation please visit sift. An example below shows a configuration setup to filter, inclusively, any teams created prefixed with the word test.

{
  "events": {
    "team_created": {
      "filter": {
        "team.name": {
          "$regex": "^test.*$"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The entire payload can be filtered on minus action and installation, both of which are removed from the forwarded payload. See GitHub Webhook events and Payloads.

Map

Mapping is possible in an event configuration. The example below illustrates how to use dot notation along with GitHub Actions expression syntax, as the value, to the new map. You can only use one expression per value. As with filtering, you may only access the event payload minus the action and installation.

{
  "events": {
    "team_created": {
      "map": {
        "name": "Team Created",
        "team": "${{ team.name }}",
        "parent": "${{ team.parent.name }}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

The following example, used in a GitHub Actions workflow, would trigger a workflow every time a new team is created or deleted in your organization.

on:
  repository_dispatch:
    types:
      - team_created
      - team_deleted

See Supported Events.

See Examples.

Rate Limiting

Rate limiting adheres to GitHub Apps Rate Limits.

Caching

In addition to rate limiting, caching is used to minimize requests for installation, account, and Webhook Actions configs on each repository. The following list is the cache times for each:

• Installation: 60 minutes
• Account: 15 minutes
• Configurations: 15 minutes

Future functionality will include a cache busting mechanism as well as monitoring on changes to configurations. For now, expect to wait for the cache to expire. If you suspect an issue, please use the issue tracker to report it.

Limiting Loops and Ignoring Events

Any event fired from a workflow dispatched by Webhook Actions will be ignored. Attempts to circumvent this behavior will only result in reduced quality of service.

Plans

Free

Limited to three repositories and one webhook event per repository. A configuration that has multiple events listed will default to using the first event. Unfortunately we cannot control order of repositories, so you must ensure you only have the application installed to a max of three repositories. You can update this by going to your Organization Settings -> Third-pary Access: GitHub Apps -> Webhook Actions: Configure -> Only select repositories and ensuring that you again only have a max of three repositories selected.

Pro (Personal)

A per repository plan for personal repositories coming soon.

Pro (Organization)

A per repository plan for organization repositories coming soon.

Enterprise

A flat rate plan for organizations with 20+ repositories coming soon.