Setting Up GitHub Webhooks

Configure GitHub webhooks for automated time tracking. Set up at the repository or organization level.

Copy your unique webhook URL to use in GitHub.

Please sign in to get your webhook URL, or find it in Settings.

Navigate to webhook settings in your repository or organisation.

RepoSettings → Webhooks → Add webhook

OrgSettings → Webhooks → Add webhook

Enter the webhook URL you copied in step 1.

In the webhook form, paste your URL into the Payload URL field.

Create and configure a secret for secure webhook verification.

Please sign in to create a webhook secret.

Configure the payload format for webhook requests.

Select the following content type:

application/json

Choose which events should trigger the webhook.

Under Which events would you like to trigger this webhook?

Let me select individual events

Pushes

Complete the setup by saving your configuration.

Ensure Active is checked, then click Add webhook.

GitHub will send a ping event to verify your webhook is configured correctly.

Link the repository to your project for commit tracking.

To track commits for this repository, add the repository URL to your project. Go to Settings → select your project → add the GitHub repository URL.

Commits will only be tracked for repositories configured in your project settings.

Link commits from different email addresses to your account.

If the email in your git config differs from your Clocktopus login email, add it as a secondary email to ensure your commits are tracked.