GitHub API + Webhooks

Automate workflows by triggering real-time HTTP callbacks from GitHub repository events directly to your infrastructure.

GitHub Webhooks transform passive API polling into an active event-driven architecture. By subscribing to specific triggers (like 'push', 'pull_request', or 'release'), your server receives a JSON payload the millisecond an action occurs. This eliminates unnecessary GET requests and reduces latency for CI/CD pipelines, Slack notifications, and automated deployments. Pair these hooks with the REST or GraphQL APIs to programmatically manage issues, mirror repositories, or update commit statuses across your entire organization.

https://docs.github.com/en/developers/webhooks-and-events/webhooks