Is it possible to stop sending webhook events for a particular user?

[jbartlett86]

Hi,

Is it possible to stop a webhook triggering if the event was caused by a particular user?

The webhook post contains the user json block so I can do the check in my consuming code however I wondered if perhaps there was a way to avoid it even being sent in the first place.

Thanks,

John

[Alexey Matveev · Accepted solution]

I think you can not disable it for a particular user on Jira side. You should do the logic on the receiver side like you wrote.

[jbartlett86]

Hi @Alexey Matveev,

Thank you for confirming I will leave my existing logic as it is :).

Thanks,

John

[somethingblue]

Hi John,

As long as you have access to the JIRA administration console you can disable the Webhook.

• Choose > System. Select Advanced > Webhooks to open the Webhooks page, which shows a list of all existing webhooks.
• Click Disable or Delete

Cheers,

Branden

[Alexey Matveev]

@somethingblueI guess your solution would disable the webhook for all users not for a particular user.

[somethingblue]

Hi Alexey,

From his description it sounded like he may have wanted to disable that one webhook all together:

I wondered if perhaps there was a way to avoid it even being sent in the first place.

The entire webhooks platform would not be disabled, only that one webhook:

1. Log in as a user with the JIRA Administrators global permission.
2. Choose > System. Select Advanced > Webhooks to open the Webhooks page, which shows a list of all existing webhooks.
3. Here's a few tips on using this page:
   • Click the summary of the webhook in the left 'Webhooks' column to display the details of the webhook. You can edit, delete and disable it via the details panel.
   • Deleting a webhook removes it permanently. If you just want to prevent it from firing, disable the webhook instead.

Cheers,

Branden

[jbartlett86]

Hi @somethingblue,

Thanks for your response but as @Alexey Matveev says I was looking for a solution that would allow the webhook to only fire on certain user events, not for it to be disabled completely.

Thanks,

John

[somethingblue]

Thanks for following up.  I read it as not sending the webhook at all, however, I'm glad Alexey was able to correctly asses what you were trying to do and provide the assistance needed!

Thanks @homoluden!

[Sri Maharjan]

Is there a way to disable webhook for only a certain Jira project instead of disabling for all projects?