Create a webhook endpoint for Jenkins

Create a webhook endpoint so that Jenkins can send automated real-time messages or information to Incident Response.

Before you begin

Role required: Responder, Manager, or Administrator

Procedure

  1. Log in to Lightstep Incident Response.
  2. On the navigation pane, select Integrations.
    CI/CD integrations.
  3. Click the Jenkins integration card.
  4. Click Generate Webhook.

    A webhook URL is generated. Jenkins sends messages to this secure webhook endpoint.

    Webhook URL for Jenkins integration.
  5. Copy the webhook by clicking the copy icon (Copy the webhook URL.). You will need them when configuring Jenkins.
    Note: Click Send sample alert to generate a sample alert from Incident Response and view it in Alerts. This allows you to experiment with automation rules, on-call scheduling, and escalation policies without having to set up the webhook with an external monitoring tool.
  6. Click Save.

What to do next

Configure the webhook endpoint in Jenkins.