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Webhooks in Secure & Govern

Egnyte provides its users with the ease of creating Webhooks through the Secure & Govern user interface by following a step-by-step process.

This makes registering a new Webhooks completely hassle-free and also offers a convenient mechanism to view details, modify, or rename an existing webhook.

Registering a New Webhook

  1. Navigate to Secure & Govern -> Settings -> Webhooks.
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  2. Click on Register new.
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  3. Enter the details of the new webhook and click on Register
    • Name: Name for the new webhook being registered
    • Endpoint: Enter the endpoint URL. This is provided by the application that will receive data from Secure & Govern.
    • Auth Header: Enter the authentication header if the receiving application provided one. For example, if the receiving application provided an authentication token of Token XYZ, the following header will be added to the data being sent: Authorization: Token XYZ.
    • Event(s): Select one or multiple events as create/modify/resolve from the dropdown. By default, All Events are selected. 
    • Issue type(s): Select one or multiple issue types from the dropdown. By default, All issue types are selected
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  4. The user will get a UI notification and an email notification after clicking on register

  5. The user will also be notified with an email notification if there is an error

    Currently, there are a maximum of 2 webhooks that can be registered per domain.

Manage Existing Connections

The users can view details, rename, pause, and remove an existing webhook. They can also activate a webhook if it has been paused.

  1. Navigate to Secure & Govern -> Settings -> Webhooks.
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  2. Click on the three-dot menu of an existing webhook.
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  3. Select the desired option from the action list.
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  4. If an existing webhook was paused or in an erroneous state, the action list will appear with the Resume option instead of Pause.
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View Details 

Click on any of the registered webhooks. The Webhooks’ details will appear in the side panel with all the details and actions.
S&G_Webhooks 12-Nov-2026_7.pngUsers can click on the three-dots icon to view more actions. 
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Rename an Existing Webhook

  1. Click on the Rename option from the list of actions or from the Webhooks details.
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  2. Enter the new name in place of the old webhook name and click on Rename

Pause Webhook

  1. Click on the Pause option from the list of actions of an Active Webhook or from the Webhooks details.
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  2. Click on Pause in the confirmation pop-up. 
  3. An email notification will be sent to the user regarding the pause action.

Delete Webhook

  1. Click on the Delete option from the list of actions or from the Webhooks details.
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  2. Click on Delete in the confirmation pop-up.
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  3. An email notification will be sent to the user regarding the removal action

Activate an Existing Webhook

  1. Click on the Resume option from the list of actions of a paused or erroneous Webhook or from the Webhooks details.
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  2. Click on Resume in the confirmation pop-up.
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