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WebHook Tab

The Webhook tab allows us to connect Content Island with your deployment platform, enabling us to trigger a build and deploy process whenever content is published in a project. Three providers are supported: GitHub, Netlify, and Vercel.

Initial State

Initially, the tab is empty and displays an Add New Webhook button.

Empty webhook tab with provider dropdown

Clicking it opens a dropdown menu with the three supported providers:

Webhook provider dropdown menu
  • GitHub — triggers a repository dispatch event to start a build.
  • Netlify — calls a Netlify build hook URL.
  • Vercel — calls a Vercel deploy hook URL.

Select the provider that matches your deployment setup to continue with its configuration.

GitHub

After selecting GitHub, a set of fields appears that you need to fill out:

GitHub webhook fields

  • Organization Name: The name of the GitHub organization to which the webhook should be sent.

  • Repository Name: The name of the GitHub repository to which the webhook should be sent.

  • GitHub Token: The GitHub token used to authenticate the webhook. This token must be created in GitHub as a personal access token. To create a personal access token, go to GitHub settings and under Developer settings, generate a new token. The token must have write permissions for the target repository.

  • Event Name: The name of the event to send with the webhook. This event is triggered when content is published in the project. For example, you could use “content-published”.

Netlify

After selecting Netlify, a set of fields appears that you need to fill out:

campos del webhook de Netlify

  • Name: A descriptive label to identify this webhook within Content Island. This is a free alias and does not need to match anything in Netlify.

  • URL: The build hook URL generated by Netlify. You can find it in your Netlify site under Project configuration → Build & deploy → Build hooks → Add build hook. Treat this URL as a secret — anyone with it can trigger a deploy.

Vercel

After selecting Vercel, a set of fields appears that you need to fill out:

campos del webhook de Vercel

  • Name: A descriptive label to identify this webhook within Content Island. This is a free alias and does not need to match anything in Vercel.

  • URL: The deploy hook URL generated by Vercel. You can find it in your Vercel project under Settings → Git → Deploy Hooks → Create Hook. Treat this URL as a secret — anyone with it can trigger a deploy.

Example

Example of how this works: Go to the webhook tutorial video