GitLab Webhook Tester

Test GitLab webhooks in real-time — no signup, no tunnels.

Get a free webhook URL in one click, paste it into your GitLab dashboard, and watch events stream in live. Verify X-Gitlab-Token signatures automatically, replay any request to your local server, and debug payloads with search and filters.

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Why test GitLab webhooks with HookSense

Real-time WebSocket stream

Events appear the instant GitLab sends them. No polling, no refresh button.

Plaintext secret token (newer signing token adds HMAC-SHA256) verification

Paste your signing secret once — HookSense verifies every GitLab request automatically.

One-click replay

Send any captured webhook back to your local server or production — rerun your handler without triggering new events.

CLI forwarding, no ngrok

Forward directly to localhost:3000 with npx hooksense listen.

Quick start — 3 steps

1
Get your free webhook URL
Create a free endpoint at hooksense.com. You get a unique URL instantly — no credit card, no config.
2
Paste it into GitLab
In the GitLab dashboard, add the URL as your webhook endpoint and pick the events you want (Push Hook, Tag Push Hook, etc.).
3
Trigger an event and watch it arrive
Fire a test event from GitLab — it lands in HookSense within milliseconds. Inspect headers, body, and signature. Replay when ready.

Forward to localhost

npx hooksense listen -p 3000 --path /api/integrations/gitlab

Common GitLab webhook events

Push Hook

Tag Push Hook

Merge Request Hook

Issue Hook

Note Hook

Pipeline Hook

Job Hook

Deployment Hook

Testing tips specific to GitLab

The X-Gitlab-Token is a plaintext shared secret — compare it directly (constant-time), don't HMAC it
Prefer GitLab's newer signing token where available: it adds a real HMAC-SHA256 signature over the payload
The X-Gitlab-Event header (e.g. 'Merge Request Hook') tells you the type; the body's object_kind echoes it
Use GitLab's built-in Test button to replay each event type without real repo activity

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Free plan includes 100 requests/day, 7-day retention, real-time streaming. No credit card.

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