What is a GitHub to Discord Webhook?

A GitHub to Discord webhook automatically sends notifications to your Discord server when events happen in your GitHub repository. This is perfect for keeping your community updated on releases, commits, and changelog updates.

Use Cases for GitHub-Discord Webhooks

• Release notifications - Alert users when new versions ship
• Changelog updates - Share what changed in each release
• Deployment alerts - Notify when code goes live
• CI/CD status - Share build success/failure

Setting Up the Webhook

Step 1: Create Discord Webhook

In your Discord server, go to Server Settings → Integrations → Webhooks → New Webhook. Copy the webhook URL.

Step 2: Create GitHub Action

name: Changelog to Discord
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
    paths:
      - 'CHANGELOG.md'

jobs:
  notify:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Get changelog entry
        id: changelog
        run: |
          # Extract latest changelog entry
          ENTRY=$(sed -n '/^## /,/^## /p' CHANGELOG.md | head -n -1)
          echo "entry=$ENTRY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
      - name: Send to Discord
        uses: sarisia/actions-status-discord@v1
        with:
          webhook: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK }}
          title: "New Changelog Update"
          description: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.entry }}

The Problem with Raw Webhooks

Basic webhooks have limitations:

• Messages are raw and technical
• No formatting or structure
• Commit messages aren't user-friendly
• Requires maintaining GitHub Actions

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feat: add API endpoint for user preferences
fix: resolve race condition in auth flow
chore: update dependencies

Your Discord gets:

This Week's Updates
✨ You can now customize your preferences directly from the settings page
🐛 Fixed an issue where some users experienced login delays
⚡ Performance improvements across the board

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