# Trigger automation webhook

POST

/

v2

/

workflow

/

/

/

webhook

Trigger automation webhook

```
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.mintlify.com/v2/workflow/{projectId}/{workflowSchemaId}/webhook \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
```

:::code-group
```title="202"
{
  "success": true,
  "runId": "<string>"
}
```

```title="400"
{
  "error": "<string>"
}
```

```title="402"
{
  "error": "<string>"
}
```

```title="404"
{
  "error": "<string>"
}
```

```title="503"
{
  "error": "<string>"
}
```
:::

Use this endpoint to run a custom automation with a **Webhook** trigger. Each request queues a run that uses the automation’s saved prompt and reads the full repository history. This endpoint ignores request bodies. This endpoint only supports [custom automations](/guides/agent-automations-create) with a webhook trigger. Predefined automations and automations with any other trigger return a `404` response. To trigger a scheduled custom automation on demand instead, use [Trigger automation](/guides/admin-automations-trigger).

## Use cases

- **CI/CD pipelines**: Run a custom automation on every merge to `main` or after a release, without waiting for a scheduled run.
- **Release events**: Run a custom automation from a release script when you cut a tag or publish a new SDK version.
- **Internal tooling**: Trigger automations from internal dashboards, Slack commands, or scheduled jobs you already run.

## Get the webhook URL and auth header

Open the [Automations](https://app.mintlify.com/products/automations) page in your dashboard and click the settings button on a custom automation with a webhook trigger. The trigger card shows the full webhook URL and a **Copy auth header** action for the `Authorization: Bearer <api-key>` header template. Replace `<api-key>` with an unexpired organization API key with write access. Create or manage keys on the [API keys](https://app.mintlify.com/settings/organization/api-keys) page. Automations do not create, store, or rotate keys on your behalf.

## Example

Trigger a webhook automation from a GitHub Action whenever code merges to `main`:

```yaml title=".github/workflows/trigger-docs.yml"
on:

  push:

    branches: [main]

jobs:

  trigger:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - run: |

          curl -fsS -X POST \

            "https://api.mintlify.com/v2/workflow/$PROJECT_ID/$WORKFLOW_ID/webhook" \

            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.MINTLIFY_API_KEY }}"

        env:

          PROJECT_ID: ${{ vars.MINTLIFY_PROJECT_ID }}

          WORKFLOW_ID: ${{ vars.MINTLIFY_WORKFLOW_ID }}
```

## Rate limits

This endpoint shares a rate limit with [Trigger update](/guides/admin-update-trigger) and [Trigger automation](/guides/admin-automations-trigger): up to 10 requests per 10 seconds per organization. Each queued run consumes credits at the same rate as any other custom automation run. See [Credit pricing](/guides/reference-credits).

#### Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

The Authorization header expects a Bearer token. Use an admin API key. This is a server-side secret key. Generate one on the [API keys page](https://app.mintlify.com/settings/organization/api-keys) in your dashboard.

#### Path Parameters

projectId

string

required

Your project ID. Copy it from the [API keys](https://app.mintlify.com/settings/organization/api-keys) page in your dashboard.

workflowSchemaId

string

required

The ID of the automation to trigger. Copy it from the automation's settings panel on the [Automations](https://app.mintlify.com/products/automations) page in your dashboard.

#### Response

Automation run queued successfully.

success

boolean

runId

string

The ID of the queued automation run. Appears in the run history on the [Automations](https://app.mintlify.com/products/automations) page.

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