Why use Hookfire with GitLab?

Instant push notifications

Get notified on your phone the moment a GitLab webhook fires. No more checking dashboards.

Subscribe to what matters

Choose exactly which GitLab events trigger notifications. Filter out the noise.

Team-wide delivery

Control who on your team gets notified and how — push notifications, record only, or both.

Setup in under 2 minutes

Copy a webhook URL, paste it in GitLab, and you're done. No code required.

Supported events

Event	Sample notification
Tag push `Tag Push Hook` 🏷️ Tag pushed in team/project testuser pushed tag refs/tags/v1.0.0	🏷️ Tag pushed in team/project testuser pushed tag refs/tags/v1.0.0
Merge request `Merge Request Hook` 🔀 MR open: !5 Add dark mode by Test User in team/project	🔀 MR open: !5 Add dark mode by Test User in team/project
Issue `Issue Hook` 🐛 Issue open: #12 Fix login bug by Test User in team/project	🐛 Issue open: #12 Fix login bug by Test User in team/project
Release `Release Hook` 🚀 Release create: v1.0.0 Release Version 1.0 create in team/project	🚀 Release create: v1.0.0 Release Version 1.0 create in team/project
Comment `Note Hook` 💬 Comment on MergeRequest in team/project Test User: Looks good to me!	💬 Comment on MergeRequest in team/project Test User: Looks good to me!
Pipeline `Pipeline Hook` ⚙️ Pipeline success: main Pipeline success on main in team/project	⚙️ Pipeline success: main Pipeline success on main in team/project
Job `Job Hook` 🔧 Job success: test-suite Job test-suite success on main in project	🔧 Job success: test-suite Job test-suite success on main in project
Wiki page `Wiki Page Hook` 📝 Wiki create: Getting Started Test User create wiki page Getting Started in team/project	📝 Wiki create: Getting Started Test User create wiki page Getting Started in team/project
Push `Push Hook` 📦 Push to team/project testuser pushed 1 commit(s) to refs/heads/main: Test commit	📦 Push to team/project testuser pushed 1 commit(s) to refs/heads/main: Test commit

How to connect GitLab

Connecting GitLab to Hookfire

Step 1: Create an Integration

Go to your organization’s Integrations page.
Click Add Integration and select GitLab.
You’ll receive a unique Webhook URL — copy it.

Step 2: Add the Webhook in GitLab

In your GitLab project, go to Settings → Webhooks.
Paste your Hookfire webhook URL into the URL field.
Enter a Secret token (recommended).
Under Trigger, select the events you want (Push, Merge request, Issues, etc.).
Click Add webhook.

Step 3: Copy the Signing Secret (optional)

If you set a secret token in step 2, copy it.
Go back to your Hookfire integration page and paste it into the Signing Secret field.
GitLab sends the token in the X-Gitlab-Token header — Hookfire will verify it automatically.

Step 4: Subscribe to Events

On your Hookfire integration page, toggle on the events you want to receive push notifications for.

Step 5: Test

Click the Test button on your integration page, or use GitLab’s Test button next to the webhook in the settings page.

Supported Events

Event	Description
`Push Hook`	Code was pushed to a branch
`Tag Push Hook`	A tag was pushed
`Merge Request Hook`	A merge request was opened, updated, or merged
`Issue Hook`	An issue was opened or updated
`Note Hook`	A comment was added
`Pipeline Hook`	A CI/CD pipeline changed status
`Job Hook`	A CI/CD job changed status
`Release Hook`	A release was created
`Wiki Page Hook`	A wiki page was created or updated

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