POST/repos/{owner}/{repo}/dispatches

Create a repository dispatch event

You can use this endpoint to trigger a webhook event called repository_dispatch when you want activity that happens outside of GitHub to trigger a GitHub Actions workflow or GitHub App webhook. You must configure your GitHub Actions workflow or GitHub App to run when the repository_dispatch event occurs. For an example repository_dispatch webhook payload, see "RepositoryDispatchEvent."

The client_payload parameter is available for any extra information that your workflow might need. This parameter is a JSON payload that will be passed on when the webhook event is dispatched. For example, the client_payload can include a message that a user would like to send using a GitHub Actions workflow. Or the client_payload can be used as a test to debug your workflow.

This input example shows how you can use the client_payload as a test to debug your workflow.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.

RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.

2 parameters · 2 body fields

ownerstringrequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringrequired

The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

event_typestringrequired

A custom webhook event name. Must be 100 characters or fewer.

client_payloadobjectoptional

JSON payload with extra information about the webhook event that your action or workflow may use. The maximum number of top-level properties is 10. The total size of the JSON payload must be less than 64KB.

3 status codes

204Response

404Resource not found

messagestringoptional

documentation_urlstringoptional

urlstringoptional

statusstringoptional

422Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

messagestringrequired

documentation_urlstringrequired

errorsarray<object>optional

Error handling

A 404 is returned: Resource not found. A 422 is returned: Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

import { Client } from "acme-sdk";

const client = new Client({
  baseUrl: "https://api.acme.com",
  auth: { bearer: process.env.API_TOKEN },
  retry: {
    maxAttempts: 3,
    retryOn: [
      408,
      425,
      429,
      500,
      502,
      503,
      504,
    ],
    backoffMs: 500,
    maxBackoffMs: 8000,
  },
  timeoutMs: 30000,
});

const result = await client.dispatches.create({
  owner: "octocat",
  repo: "hello-world",
  eventType: "example",
  clientPayload: {},
});

{
  "message": "This is an example message.",
  "documentation_url": "https://example.com",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "status": "active"
}

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Response

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