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Dependabot + Alert24

Turn Dependabot alerts into actionable incidents in Alert24, with on-call routing, escalations, and status updates.

Receive GitHub Dependabot security alert notifications via webhook.

Auto-detected payloads

Alert24 recognizes Dependabot webhooks out of the box and maps fields to incidents automatically.

On-call routing & escalations

Page the right engineer over SMS, voice, push, email, or chat with policy-driven escalations.

Auto-updating status pages

Promote incidents to a public or private status page with one click and keep customers informed.

Change correlation & AI RCA

Recent deploys, infra updates, and feature flag flips surface alongside the incident for faster root cause.

Quick Setup

Copy Webhook URL

Go to your Alert24 dashboard and copy the webhook URL for Dependabot.

Configure Dependabot

Add the webhook URL in your Dependabot settings.

Auto-Detected

Alert24 auto-detects Dependabot payloads and maps them to incidents.

Step-by-Step Setup Instructions

Dependabot Alert Webhook Setup

1.In GitHub, go to Repository Settings → Webhooks
2.Click Add webhook
3.Set the URL to the webhook URL shown above
4.Set Content type to application/json
5.Set a Secret for signature verification
6.Select Dependabot alerts under events
7.Click Add webhook

Example Webhook Payload

This is a sample payload that Dependabot sends to Alert24 when an alert fires.

{
  "action": "created",
  "alert": {
    "summary": "Critical vulnerability in express package",
    "severity": "critical",
    "ghsa_id": "GHSA-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx"
  },
  "repository": {
    "full_name": "org/my-repo"
  }
}

How Alert24 Maps Dependabot Data

Status Field

action

Message Field

alert.summary

Auto-Create Incidents

Yes

Auto-Resolve Incidents

Yes

Status Mapping

Alert24 StatusDependabot Values
operational
fixeddismissed
down
created

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