Webhooks
Webhooks are useful to perform actions with external applications.
- Webhooks can be used to create a task by calling a simple URL (You can also do that with the API)
- An external URL can be called automatically when an event occurs in Kanboard (task creation, comment updated, etc)
How to write a web hook receiver?
All internal events of Kanboard can be sent to an external URL.
- The web hook URL has to be defined in Settings > Webhooks > Webhook URL.
- When an event is triggered Kanboard calls the pre-defined URL automatically
- The data are encoded in JSON format and sent with a POST HTTP request
- The web hook token is also sent as a query string parameter, so you can check if the request really comes from Kanboard.
- Your custom URL must answer in less than 1 second, those requests are synchronous (PHP limitation) and that can slow down the user interface if your script is too slow!
List of supported events
comment.createcomment.updatecomment.deletefile.createtask.move.projecttask.move.columntask.move.positiontask.move.swimlanetask.updatetask.createtask.closetask.opentask.assignee_changesubtask.updatesubtask.createsubtask.deletetask_internal_link.create_updatetask_internal_link.delete
Example of HTTP request
POST https://your_webhook_url/?token=WEBHOOK_TOKEN_HERE
User-Agent: Kanboard Webhook
Content-Type: application/json
Connection: close
{
"event_name": "task.move.column",
"event_data": {
"task_id": "4",
"task": {
"id": "4",
"reference": "",
"title": "My task",
"description": "",
"date_creation": "1469314356",
"date_completed": null,
"date_modification": "1469315422",
"date_due": "1469491200",
"date_started": "0",
"time_estimated": "0",
"time_spent": "0",
"color_id": "green",
"project_id": "1",
"column_id": "1",
"owner_id": "1",
"creator_id": "1",
"position": "1",
"is_active": "1",
"score": "0",
"category_id": "0",
"priority": "0",
"swimlane_id": "0",
"date_moved": "1469315422",
"recurrence_status": "0",
"recurrence_trigger": "0",
"recurrence_factor": "0",
"recurrence_timeframe": "0",
"recurrence_basedate": "0",
"recurrence_parent": null,
"recurrence_child": null,
"category_name": null,
"swimlane_name": null,
"project_name": "Demo Project",
"default_swimlane": "Default swimlane",
"column_title": "Backlog",
"assignee_username": "admin",
"assignee_name": null,
"creator_username": "admin",
"creator_name": null
},
"changes": {
"src_column_id": "2",
"dst_column_id": "1",
"date_moved": "1469315398"
},
"project_id": "1",
"position": 1,
"column_id": "1",
"swimlane_id": "0",
"src_column_id": "2",
"dst_column_id": "1",
"date_moved": "1469315398",
"recurrence_status": "0",
"recurrence_trigger": "0"
}
}
All event payloads are in the following format:
{
"event_name": "model.event_name",
"event_data": {
"key1": "value1",
"key2": "value2"
}
}
The event_data values are not necessary normalized across events.
Examples of event payloads
Task creation:
{
"event_name": "task.create",
"event_data": {
"task_id": 5,
"task": {
"id": "5",
"reference": "",
"title": "My new task",
"description": "",
"date_creation": "1469315481",
"date_completed": null,
"date_modification": "1469315481",
"date_due": "0",
"date_started": "0",
"time_estimated": "0",
"time_spent": "0",
"color_id": "orange",
"project_id": "1",
"column_id": "2",
"owner_id": "1",
"creator_id": "1",
"position": "1",
"is_active": "1",
"score": "3",
"category_id": "0",
"priority": "2",
"swimlane_id": "0",
"date_moved": "1469315481",
"recurrence_status": "0",
"recurrence_trigger": "0",
"recurrence_factor": "0",
"recurrence_timeframe": "0",
"recurrence_basedate": "0",
"recurrence_parent": null,
"recurrence_child": null,
"category_name": null,
"swimlane_name": null,
"project_name": "Demo Project",
"default_swimlane": "Default swimlane",
"column_title": "Ready",
"assignee_username": "admin",
"assignee_name": null,
"creator_username": "admin",
"creator_name": null
}
}
}
Task modification:
{
"event_name": "task.update",
"event_data": {
"task_id": "5",
"task": {
"id": "5",
"reference": "",
"title": "My new task",
"description": "New description",
"date_creation": "1469315481",
"date_completed": null,
"date_modification": "1469315531",
"date_due": "1469836800",
"date_started": "0",
"time_estimated": "0",
"time_spent": "0",
"color_id": "purple",
"project_id": "1",
"column_id": "2",
"owner_id": "1",
"creator_id": "1",
"position": "1",
"is_active": "1",
"score": "3",
"category_id": "0",
"priority": "2",
"swimlane_id": "0",
"date_moved": "1469315481",
"recurrence_status": "0",
"recurrence_trigger": "0",
"recurrence_factor": "0",
"recurrence_timeframe": "0",
"recurrence_basedate": "0",
"recurrence_parent": null,
"recurrence_child": null,
"category_name": null,
"swimlane_name": null,
"project_name": "Demo Project",
"default_swimlane": "Default swimlane",
"column_title": "Ready",
"assignee_username": "admin",
"assignee_name": null,
"creator_username": "admin",
"creator_name": null
},
"changes": {
"description": "New description",
"color_id": "purple",
"date_due": 1469836800
}
}
}
Task update events have a field called changes that contains updated
values.
Comment creation:
{
"event_name": "comment.create",
"event_data": {
"comment": {
"id": "1",
"task_id": "5",
"user_id": "1",
"date_creation": "1469315727",
"comment": "My comment.",
"reference": null,
"username": "admin",
"name": null,
"email": null,
"avatar_path": null
},
"task": {
"id": "5",
"reference": "",
"title": "My new task",
"description": "New description",
"date_creation": "1469315481",
"date_completed": null,
"date_modification": "1469315531",
"date_due": "1469836800",
"date_started": "0",
"time_estimated": "0",
"time_spent": "0",
"color_id": "purple",
"project_id": "1",
"column_id": "2",
"owner_id": "1",
"creator_id": "1",
"position": "1",
"is_active": "1",
"score": "3",
"category_id": "0",
"priority": "2",
"swimlane_id": "0",
"date_moved": "1469315481",
"recurrence_status": "0",
"recurrence_trigger": "0",
"recurrence_factor": "0",
"recurrence_timeframe": "0",
"recurrence_basedate": "0",
"recurrence_parent": null,
"recurrence_child": null,
"category_name": null,
"swimlane_name": null,
"project_name": "Demo Project",
"default_swimlane": "Default swimlane",
"column_title": "Ready",
"assignee_username": "admin",
"assignee_name": null,
"creator_username": "admin",
"creator_name": null
}
}
}
Subtask creation:
{
"event_name": "subtask.create",
"event_data": {
"subtask": {
"id": "1",
"title": "My subtask",
"status": "0",
"time_estimated": "0",
"time_spent": "0",
"task_id": "5",
"user_id": "1",
"position": "1",
"username": "admin",
"name": null,
"timer_start_date": 0,
"status_name": "Todo",
"is_timer_started": false
},
"task": {
"id": "5",
"reference": "",
"title": "My new task",
"description": "New description",
"date_creation": "1469315481",
"date_completed": null,
"date_modification": "1469315531",
"date_due": "1469836800",
"date_started": "0",
"time_estimated": "0",
"time_spent": "0",
"color_id": "purple",
"project_id": "1",
"column_id": "2",
"owner_id": "1",
"creator_id": "1",
"position": "1",
"is_active": "1",
"score": "3",
"category_id": "0",
"priority": "2",
"swimlane_id": "0",
"date_moved": "1469315481",
"recurrence_status": "0",
"recurrence_trigger": "0",
"recurrence_factor": "0",
"recurrence_timeframe": "0",
"recurrence_basedate": "0",
"recurrence_parent": null,
"recurrence_child": null,
"category_name": null,
"swimlane_name": null,
"project_name": "Demo Project",
"default_swimlane": "Default swimlane",
"column_title": "Ready",
"assignee_username": "admin",
"assignee_name": null,
"creator_username": "admin",
"creator_name": null
}
}
}
File upload:
{
"event_name": "task.file.create",
"event_data": {
"file": {
"id": "1",
"name": "kanboard-latest.zip",
"path": "tasks/5/6f32893e467e76671965b1ec58c06a2440823752",
"is_image": "0",
"task_id": "5",
"date": "1469315613",
"user_id": "1",
"size": "4907308"
},
"task": {
"id": "5",
"reference": "",
"title": "My new task",
"description": "New description",
"date_creation": "1469315481",
"date_completed": null,
"date_modification": "1469315531",
"date_due": "1469836800",
"date_started": "0",
"time_estimated": "0",
"time_spent": "0",
"color_id": "purple",
"project_id": "1",
"column_id": "2",
"owner_id": "1",
"creator_id": "1",
"position": "1",
"is_active": "1",
"score": "3",
"category_id": "0",
"priority": "2",
"swimlane_id": "0",
"date_moved": "1469315481",
"recurrence_status": "0",
"recurrence_trigger": "0",
"recurrence_factor": "0",
"recurrence_timeframe": "0",
"recurrence_basedate": "0",
"recurrence_parent": null,
"recurrence_child": null,
"category_name": null,
"swimlane_name": null,
"project_name": "Demo Project",
"default_swimlane": "Default swimlane",
"column_title": "Ready",
"assignee_username": "admin",
"assignee_name": null,
"creator_username": "admin",
"creator_name": null
}
}
}
Task link creation:
{
"event_name": "task_internal_link.create_update",
"event_data": {
"task_link": {
"id": "2",
"opposite_task_id": "5",
"task_id": "4",
"link_id": "3",
"label": "is blocked by",
"opposite_link_id": "2"
},
"task": {
"id": "4",
"reference": "",
"title": "My task",
"description": "",
"date_creation": "1469314356",
"date_completed": null,
"date_modification": "1469315422",
"date_due": "1469491200",
"date_started": "0",
"time_estimated": "0",
"time_spent": "0",
"color_id": "green",
"project_id": "1",
"column_id": "1",
"owner_id": "1",
"creator_id": "1",
"position": "1",
"is_active": "1",
"score": "0",
"category_id": "0",
"priority": "0",
"swimlane_id": "0",
"date_moved": "1469315422",
"recurrence_status": "0",
"recurrence_trigger": "0",
"recurrence_factor": "0",
"recurrence_timeframe": "0",
"recurrence_basedate": "0",
"recurrence_parent": null,
"recurrence_child": null,
"category_name": null,
"swimlane_name": null,
"project_name": "Demo Project",
"default_swimlane": "Default swimlane",
"column_title": "Backlog",
"assignee_username": "admin",
"assignee_name": null,
"creator_username": "admin",
"creator_name": null
}
}
}