Repository

This event occurs when there is activity relating to repositories. For more information, see "About repositories." For information about the APIs to manage repositories, see the GraphQL documentation or "Repositories" in the REST API documentation.

Actions

ActionSent when
archivedA repository was archived.
createdA repository was created.
deletedA repository was deleted. GitHub Apps and repository webhooks will not receive this event.
editedThe topics, default branch, description, or homepage of a repository was changed.
privatizedThe visibility of a repository was changed to private.
publicizedThe visibility of a repository was changed to public.
renamedThe name of a repository was changed.
transferredOwnership of the repository was transferred to a user or organization account. This event is only sent to the account where the ownership is transferred. To receive the repository.transferred event, the new owner account must have the GitHub App installed, and the App must be subscribed to "Repository" events.
unarchivedA previously archived repository was unarchived.

Payload

Fields of the delivery for the first action above. Every action shares the event's core fields.

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
actionstringYes
enterpriseobjectNoAn enterprise on GitHub. Webhook payloads contain the enterprise property when the webhook is configured
installationobjectNoThe GitHub App installation. Webhook payloads contain the installation property when the event is configured
organizationobjectNoA GitHub organization. Webhook payloads contain the organization property when the webhook is configured for an
repositoryobjectYesThe repository on GitHub where the event occurred. Webhook payloads contain the repository property
senderobjectYesA GitHub user.
Subscribing

To subscribe to this event, a GitHub App must have at least read-level access for the "Metadata" repository permission.