[JENKINS-67221] Jenkins not triggering the job for pull requests when github actions

Trying to trigger the jenkins build via github workflow action with github webhooks.

on push events, branches are getting triggered whereas pull requests are not triggering. 

I can see the payload at jenkins log with fail to process.

Subscriber org.jenkinsci.plugins.github.webhook.subscriber.DefaultPushGHEventSubscriber failed to process SCMEvent{type=UPDATED, timestamp=Tue Oct 05 13:52:10 CDT 2021, payload={

"action": "opened",

"enterprise": {

"avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/b/7526?v=4",

"created_at": "2021-06-09T14:45:02Z",

 

github action workflow:

1. This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions

name: Github-Webhook-Jenkins

1. Controls when the workflow will run
   
   on: [push, pull_request]


2. Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the Apple-API-Key branch

jobs:

1. This workflow contains a single job called "build"
   
   build:


2. The type of runner that the job will run on
   
   runs-on: webhooks
   
   steps:

• name: Trigger Jenkins
  
  env:
  
  WEBHOOK_EVENT: ${{ toJson(github.event) }}
  
  run: |
  
  echo "$WEBHOOK_EVENT"
  
  curl --header "X-GitHub-Event: push" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST --data "$WEBHOOK_EVENT" https://jenkins-server-url/github-webhook/
  
   

 

 

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Originally reported by harasai, imported from: Jenkins not triggering the job for pull requests when github actions

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): github-branch-source-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

Trying to trigger the jenkins build via github workflow action with github webhooks.


on push events, branches are getting triggered whereas pull requests are not triggering. 


I can see the payload at jenkins log with fail to process.

Subscriber org.jenkinsci.plugins.github.webhook.subscriber.DefaultPushGHEventSubscriber failed to process SCMEvent{type=UPDATED, timestamp=Tue Oct 05 13:52:10 CDT 2021, payload={

"action": "opened",

"enterprise": {

"avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/b/7526?v=4",

"created_at": "2021-06-09T14:45:02Z",

 


github action workflow:



	
This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions



name: Github-Webhook-Jenkins




	
Controls when the workflow will run

on: [push, pull_request]

	
Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the Apple-API-Key branch



jobs:



	
This workflow contains a single job called "build"

  build:

	
The type of runner that the job will run on

    runs-on: webhooks

    steps: 





	
name: Trigger Jenkins

      env:

        WEBHOOK_EVENT: ${{ toJson(github.event) }}

      run: |

        echo "$WEBHOOK_EVENT"

        curl --header "X-GitHub-Event: push" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST --data "$WEBHOOK_EVENT" https://jenkins-server-url/github-webhook/

 



 


 

environment

```
Jenkins 2.263.4

github-branch-source-plugin 2.9.9
```