---
title: GitHub App webhooks
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
shortTitle: Webhooks
intro: 'Use the REST API to interact with webhooks for {% data variables.product.prodname_oauth_apps %}'
topics:
  - API
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versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
  ghec: '*'
---

## About webhooks for {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %}

A {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}'s webhook allows you to receive HTTP `POST` payloads whenever certain events happen for an app. {% data reusables.webhooks.webhooks-rest-api-links %}