bugsnag · AsyncAPI Specification

Bugsnag Webhook Events

Version 1.0

Bugsnag webhooks deliver real-time notifications about error events to a configured callback URL via HTTP POST. The webhook integration sends JSON payloads containing information about the triggering event, the error, the project, and the account. Webhooks can be configured per project in the Bugsnag dashboard under Project Settings, Data Forwarding, and support filtering by notification trigger type.

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Channels

/webhook
publish receiveWebhookNotification
Receive a Bugsnag webhook notification
Receives Bugsnag event notifications. The webhook sends a JSON payload via HTTP POST when a configured trigger condition is met. Supported triggers include new errors, frequent errors, error milestones, every error occurrence, and auto-reopened errors.

Messages

NewErrorNotification
New Error Notification
Sent when the first event of an error is received for a release stage.
FrequentErrorNotification
Frequent Error Notification
Sent when an error occurs frequently within a time window.
ErrorMilestoneNotification
Error Milestone Notification
Sent when an error reaches an event count milestone.
EveryErrorNotification
Every Error Notification
Sent every time an error event occurs.
ErrorReopenedNotification
Error Reopened Notification
Sent when a fixed or snoozed error is automatically reopened.

Servers

https
customerEndpoint {webhookUrl}
The customer-configured webhook callback URL that receives Bugsnag event notifications via HTTP POST.

AsyncAPI Specification

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asyncapi: 2.6.0
info:
  title: Bugsnag Webhook Events
  description: >-
    Bugsnag webhooks deliver real-time notifications about error events
    to a configured callback URL via HTTP POST. The webhook integration
    sends JSON payloads containing information about the triggering event,
    the error, the project, and the account. Webhooks can be configured
    per project in the Bugsnag dashboard under Project Settings, Data
    Forwarding, and support filtering by notification trigger type.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Bugsnag Support
    url: https://docs.bugsnag.com/product/integrations/data-forwarding/webhook/
servers:
  customerEndpoint:
    url: '{webhookUrl}'
    protocol: https
    description: >-
      The customer-configured webhook callback URL that receives
      Bugsnag event notifications via HTTP POST.
    variables:
      webhookUrl:
        description: >-
          The webhook URL configured in Bugsnag project settings
          under Data Forwarding.
channels:
  /webhook:
    description: >-
      Receives Bugsnag event notifications. The webhook sends a JSON
      payload via HTTP POST when a configured trigger condition is met.
      Supported triggers include new errors, frequent errors, error
      milestones, every error occurrence, and auto-reopened errors.
    publish:
      operationId: receiveWebhookNotification
      summary: Receive a Bugsnag webhook notification
      description: >-
        Bugsnag sends a webhook notification to the configured URL when
        a trigger condition is met. The payload includes details about
        the triggering event, the associated error, the project, and
        the account. The specific trigger type determines which events
        cause a notification to be sent.
      message:
        oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/messages/NewErrorNotification'
          - $ref: '#/components/messages/FrequentErrorNotification'
          - $ref: '#/components/messages/ErrorMilestoneNotification'
          - $ref: '#/components/messages/EveryErrorNotification'
          - $ref: '#/components/messages/ErrorReopenedNotification'
components:
  messages:
    NewErrorNotification:
      name: newError
      title: New Error Notification
      summary: >-
        Sent when the first event of an error is received for a release stage.
      description: >-
        Triggered when Bugsnag detects the first occurrence of a new error
        in a specific release stage. This notification helps teams respond
        quickly to newly introduced bugs.
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookPayload'
    FrequentErrorNotification:
      name: frequentError
      title: Frequent Error Notification
      summary: >-
        Sent when an error occurs frequently within a time window.
      description: >-
        Triggered when an error receives a configured number of events or
        impacts a configured number of users within a specified time window.
        This notification identifies errors that are rapidly affecting users.
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookPayload'
    ErrorMilestoneNotification:
      name: errorMilestone
      title: Error Milestone Notification
      summary: >-
        Sent when an error reaches an event count milestone.
      description: >-
        Triggered when the total number of events for an error reaches a
        milestone such as 10, 100, 1000, or 10000 occurrences. This
        notification highlights errors that continue to accumulate events.
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookPayload'
    EveryErrorNotification:
      name: everyError
      title: Every Error Notification
      summary: >-
        Sent every time an error event occurs.
      description: >-
        Triggered on every single error event that matches the configured
        filters. Use with caution as this can generate a high volume of
        webhook requests for frequently occurring errors.
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookPayload'
    ErrorReopenedNotification:
      name: errorReopened
      title: Error Reopened Notification
      summary: >-
        Sent when a fixed or snoozed error is automatically reopened.
      description: >-
        Triggered when an error that was previously marked as fixed or
        snoozed receives a new event that causes it to be automatically
        reopened. This indicates a regression in the application.
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookPayload'
  schemas:
    WebhookPayload:
      type: object
      description: >-
        The webhook notification payload sent by Bugsnag to the configured
        callback URL. Contains information about the account, project,
        trigger, error, and the triggering event.
      properties:
        account:
          type: object
          description: >-
            Information about the Bugsnag account that owns the project.
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The unique identifier of the account.
            name:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The name of the account.
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
              description: >-
                The URL to the account on the Bugsnag dashboard.
        project:
          type: object
          description: >-
            Information about the project in which the error occurred.
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The unique identifier of the project.
            name:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The name of the project.
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
              description: >-
                The URL to the project on the Bugsnag dashboard.
        trigger:
          type: object
          description: >-
            Information about the notification trigger that caused
            this webhook to fire.
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The type of trigger that fired.
              enum:
                - firstException
                - powerTen
                - exception
                - reopened
                - projectSpiking
            message:
              type: string
              description: >-
                A human-readable description of the trigger.
            snoozeRule:
              type: object
              description: >-
                The snooze rule that was applied, if the error was snoozed.
              properties:
                type:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The type of snooze rule.
                ruleValue:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The value of the snooze rule.
            rate:
              type: integer
              description: >-
                The number of events that triggered the notification,
                for frequency-based triggers.
        error:
          type: object
          description: >-
            Information about the error that caused the notification.
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The unique identifier of the error.
            errorId:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The Bugsnag error identifier.
            exceptionClass:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The class or type of the exception.
            message:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The error message.
            context:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The context in which the error occurred.
            firstReceived:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: >-
                When the error was first received.
            receivedCount:
              type: integer
              description: >-
                The total number of events received for this error.
            usersAffected:
              type: integer
              description: >-
                The number of unique users affected by this error.
            severity:
              type: string
              enum:
                - error
                - warning
                - info
              description: >-
                The severity level of the error.
            status:
              type: string
              enum:
                - open
                - fixed
                - snoozed
                - ignored
              description: >-
                The current status of the error.
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
              description: >-
                The URL to the error on the Bugsnag dashboard.
            unhandled:
              type: boolean
              description: >-
                Whether the error was unhandled.
            releaseStage:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The release stage where the error occurred.
            app:
              type: object
              description: >-
                Application information from the error event.
              properties:
                version:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The application version.
                releaseStage:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The release stage.
            assignedCollaborator:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The email of the collaborator assigned to this error.
            createdIssue:
              type: object
              description: >-
                Information about a linked issue tracker issue.
              properties:
                id:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The issue identifier.
                number:
                  type: integer
                  description: >-
                    The issue number.
                type:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The issue tracker type.
                url:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                  description: >-
                    The URL to the issue.
            stackTrace:
              type: array
              description: >-
                The stack trace from the triggering event.
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  file:
                    type: string
                    description: >-
                      The file path.
                  lineNumber:
                    type: integer
                    description: >-
                      The line number.
                  columnNumber:
                    type: integer
                    description: >-
                      The column number.
                  method:
                    type: string
                    description: >-
                      The method or function name.
                  inProject:
                    type: boolean
                    description: >-
                      Whether the frame is from the project's code.
        user:
          type: object
          description: >-
            Information about the user who experienced the error.
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The user's identifier.
            name:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The user's name.
            email:
              type: string
              format: email
              description: >-
                The user's email address.