Set up bi-directional webhook for the GitHub spoke

Configure webhook to subscribe to GitHub with a ServiceNow callback URL.

Avant de commencer

• Request Integration Hub subscription
• Activate the GitHub spoke
• Role required: admin

Register GitHub webhook in ServiceNow

Register a GitHub in ServiceNow to notify the ServiceNow app when certain events occur in GitHub.

Avant de commencer

Role required: admin

Procédure

1. Navigate to All > GitHub Webhooks > GitHub Webhook Registries.
2. Click New.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Tableau 1. GitHub Webhook Registry form

   Field	Description
   Name	Unique name to identify the record. For example, GitHub webhook.
   Description	Description of the record.

4. Right-click the form header and click Save.
5. Click Callback URL.
   The system displays the Webhook Callback URL and Webhook Secret.

   

6. Copy and record the values of Webhook Callback URL and Webhook Secret.

Résultats

The GitHub webhook is registered in your ServiceNow instance.

Add Callback URL in GitHub

Provide Webhook Callback URL in GitHub account to create webhook.

Avant de commencer

Role required: admin

Procédure

1. Log in to your GitHub account.
2. Navigate to the required repository.
3. Select Settings.
4. On the left panel, select, Webhooks.
5. Select Add Webhook.
6. Enter Webhook Callback URL in Payload URL and Secret in Secret.

   See the GitHub Developer documentation for instructions on creating and configuring a webhook.

   Remarque :

   GitHub spoke supports application/json payload. Configure the GitHub webhook accordingly. See the GitHub Developer documentation for instructions on creating and configuring a webhook.

Résultats

The Callback URL is added in the GitHub account. You can create routing policies and subflows as per your requirement. See Customize a bi-directional webhook for information regarding creating new routing policies and subflows.

Customize bi-directional webhook in the GitHub spoke

Create webhook routing policy and subflow as per your requirement in the GitHub spoke.

Avant de commencer

Role required: admin

Pourquoi et quand exécuter cette tâche

The default routing policy in the GitHub WebHook Routing Policies modules triggers the relevant GitHub subflow and notifies the ServiceNow app when certain events occur in GitHub. See GitHub Spoke for information about the GitHub fields that the default routing policy supports and the GitHub events that the subflows support. To use any other fields in your custom subflow and customize conditions in the routing policy, perform these steps.

Procédure

1. Navigate to All > Process Automation > Workflow Studio.
2. Click Subflows.
3. Create a copy of the required subflow.
4. Customize the required subflow as per your requirement and publish it.
   See Building subflows for more information about creating and using subflows and GitHub Spoke for information about the GitHub fields that the default routing policy supports and the GitHub events that the subflows support.
5. Navigate to GitHub Webhooks > GitHub WebHook Routing Policies.
6. Click New.
7. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Tableau 2. Decision form

   Field	Description
   Label	Unique label to identify the routing policy.
   Default answer	Option to specify if this is the default answer. Default answer is applicable when the conditions are not met.
   Condition	Conditions to be met when the required events occur in GitHub. See GitHub Spoke for information about the supported fields.
   Answer	Subflow that has to be triggered when the specified conditions are met. Click the Lookup icon. Select the required subflow from the Document: list. Remarque : Ensure that the Table name is Flow [sys_hub_flow].

8. Click Submit.
   Remarque :

   These routing policies are saved in the Decision tables. Users are cautioned against directly updating or modifying data in these tables.

Résultats

Routing policy and subflow are created.