OliveTin/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/action_execution/onwebhook.adoc

[#exec-webhook]
= Execute on webhook

Webhooks allow external services to trigger OliveTin actions by sending HTTP POST requests. This is useful for integrating OliveTin with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring systems, IoT devices, or any service that can send HTTP requests.

OliveTin provides a dedicated webhook endpoint at `/webhooks` that can receive webhook payloads and match them to configured actions.

== Basic Configuration

To configure an action to run on a webhook, add the `execOnWebhook` property to your action. Webhook-triggered actions **must** use `exec:` (not `shell:` or `shellAfterCompleted`).

[source,yaml]
.`config.yaml`
----
actions:
  - title: Deploy Application
    id: deploy
    exec:
      - /opt/scripts/deploy.sh
    execOnWebhook:
      - matchHeaders:
          X-Event-Type: deploy
----

This action will be triggered when a POST request is sent to `/webhooks` with the header `X-Event-Type: deploy`.

== Webhook Endpoint

All webhooks are received at:

----
http://your-olivetin-server:1337/webhooks
----

or

----
http://your-olivetin-server:1337/webhooks/
----

Both paths work identically. All webhook requests must use the HTTP POST method.

== Matching Webhooks

OliveTin can match incoming webhooks based on several criteria:

=== Match by Headers

Match webhooks based on HTTP header values:

[source,yaml]
----
actions:
  - title: Process Event
    exec:
      - echo
      - "Processing event"
    execOnWebhook:
      - matchHeaders:
          X-Event-Type: my-event
          X-Source: my-service
----

All specified headers must match for the webhook to trigger the action.

=== Match by Query Parameters

Match webhooks based on URL query parameters:

[source,yaml]
----
actions:
  - title: Process Request
    exec:
      - echo
      - "Processing request for {{ service }}"
    arguments:
      - name: service
        type: ascii
    execOnWebhook:
      - matchQuery:
          action: deploy
          env: production
        extract:
          service: "$.service"
----

A request to `/webhooks?action=deploy&env=production` with a JSON body containing `"service"` would match this action and pass that field into the `service` argument.

=== Match by JSON Body Path

Match webhooks based on values in the JSON request body using JSONPath expressions:

[source,yaml]
----
actions:
  - title: Handle Push Event
    exec:
      - echo
      - "Push to {{ branch }}"
    arguments:
      - name: branch
        type: ascii
    execOnWebhook:
      - matchPath: "$.event_type=push"
        extract:
          branch: "$.branch"
----

The `matchPath` format is `jsonpath=value`. You can also just specify a JSONPath without a value to match if the path exists:

[source,yaml]
----
execOnWebhook:
  - matchPath: "$.repository.name"  # Matches if this path exists in the JSON
----

=== Using Regex for Matching

Header and query parameter values can use regex patterns by prefixing with `regex:`:

[source,yaml]
----
actions:
  - title: Handle Multiple Events
    exec:
      - echo
      - "Handling event"
    execOnWebhook:
      - matchHeaders:
          X-Event-Type: "regex:^(push|pull_request|release)$"
----

=== Combining Match Criteria

You can combine multiple match criteria. All criteria must match for the webhook to trigger:

[source,yaml]
----
actions:
  - title: Production Deploy
    exec:
      - /opt/scripts/deploy.sh
      - production
    execOnWebhook:
      - matchHeaders:
          X-Event-Type: deploy
        matchQuery:
          environment: production
        matchPath: "$.status=approved"
----

== Extracting Arguments from Webhooks

You can extract values from the webhook payload and pass them as arguments to your action using JSONPath expressions:

[source,yaml]
----
actions:
  - title: Deploy Version
    exec:
      - /opt/scripts/deploy.sh
      - "{{ version }}"
      - "{{ environment }}"
    arguments:
      - name: version
        type: ascii
      - name: environment
        type: ascii
    execOnWebhook:
      - matchHeaders:
          X-Event-Type: deploy
        extract:
          version: "$.release.tag_name"
          environment: "$.target.environment"
----

The `extract` map defines which action arguments to populate from the webhook payload. The key is the argument name, and the value is the JSONPath expression to extract the value.

=== Automatic Webhook Metadata

OliveTin automatically adds several metadata arguments from each webhook request:

* `webhook_method` - The HTTP method (always POST for webhooks)
* `webhook_path` - The request URL path
* `webhook_query` - The raw query string
* `webhook_header_<name>` - Each HTTP header (lowercase name)

For example, to access the `X-Request-Id` header in your action:

[source,yaml]
----
actions:
  - title: Log Request
    exec:
      - echo
      - 'Request ID: {{ index .Arguments "webhook_header_x-request-id" }}'
    arguments:
      - name: webhook_header_x-request-id
        type: ascii
    execOnWebhook:
      - matchHeaders:
          X-Event-Type: log
----

Header names that contain hyphens become argument keys with the same hyphens (for example `webhook_header_x-request-id`). Use the `index` map-lookup form shown above, because Go templates treat hyphens in bare identifiers as subtraction.

== Webhook Authentication

OliveTin supports several authentication methods to verify webhook requests:

=== No Authentication

By default, webhooks have no authentication. Any request matching the criteria will trigger the action:

[source,yaml]
----
execOnWebhook:
  - authType: none
    matchHeaders:
      X-Event-Type: my-event
----

=== HMAC-SHA256 Signature

Verify webhooks using HMAC-SHA256 signatures (commonly used by GitHub, GitLab, etc.):

[source,yaml]
----
execOnWebhook:
  - authType: hmac-sha256
    authHeader: X-Hub-Signature-256
    secret: your-webhook-secret
    matchHeaders:
      X-Event-Type: push
----

The `authHeader` specifies which header contains the signature. The signature should be in the format `sha256=<hex-encoded-signature>`.

=== HMAC-SHA1 Signature

For services using HMAC-SHA1 (legacy GitHub webhooks):

[source,yaml]
----
execOnWebhook:
  - authType: hmac-sha1
    authHeader: X-Hub-Signature
    secret: your-webhook-secret
    matchHeaders:
      X-Event-Type: push
----

=== Bearer Token

Verify webhooks using a Bearer token in the Authorization header:

[source,yaml]
----
execOnWebhook:
  - authType: bearer
    secret: your-bearer-token
    matchHeaders:
      X-Event-Type: deploy
----

The webhook sender must include `Authorization: Bearer your-bearer-token` in the request.

=== Basic Authentication

Verify webhooks using HTTP Basic authentication:

[source,yaml]
----
execOnWebhook:
  - authType: basic
    secret: "username:password"
    matchHeaders:
      X-Event-Type: deploy
----

Or with password only:

[source,yaml]
----
execOnWebhook:
  - authType: basic
    secret: "mypassword"
    matchHeaders:
      X-Event-Type: deploy
----

== Multiple Webhook Triggers

An action can have multiple webhook configurations. The action will be triggered if any of them match:

[source,yaml]
----
actions:
  - title: Deploy
    exec:
      - /opt/scripts/deploy.sh
    execOnWebhook:
      - matchHeaders:
          X-Event-Type: deploy-manual
      - matchHeaders:
          X-Event-Type: deploy-auto
        matchPath: "$.status=success"
----

== Testing Webhooks

You can test your webhook configuration using `curl`:

[source,bash]
----
# Simple webhook with headers
curl -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Event-Type: deploy" \
  -d '{"version": "1.2.3"}' \
  http://localhost:1337/webhooks

# Webhook with HMAC-SHA256 authentication
SECRET="your-secret"
PAYLOAD='{"event": "push", "branch": "main"}'
SIGNATURE=$(echo -n "$PAYLOAD" | openssl dgst -sha256 -hmac "$SECRET" | cut -d' ' -f2)

curl -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Event-Type: push" \
  -H "X-Hub-Signature-256: sha256=$SIGNATURE" \
  -d "$PAYLOAD" \
  http://localhost:1337/webhooks
----

== See Also

* xref:action_execution/onwebhook_github.adoc[GitHub Webhooks] - Specific configuration for GitHub webhook events
* xref:solutions/on-git-push/index.adoc[GitOps Solution] - Running actions on Git push using hooks
* xref:api/start_action.adoc[Start Action API] - Alternative method for triggering actions via API