--- title: "How to Automate Contentful Deploys with Netlify Webhooks" description: "When you publish a post on Contentful, you typically want your site to rebuild to include it. In this post we" source: "https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/04/24/automate-contentful-deploys-with-netlify-webhooks/" last_updated: "2026-07-10T20:31:49.000Z" --- When we publish a post on Contentful, we typically want our site to rebuild to include it. In this post we’ll go over Netlify’s webhooks, which allows Netlify to accept HTTP POST requests as a signal to trigger new builds when content updates. It’s fairly straightforward to set this up, though it does require some configuration within Contentful and some within Netlify. ## Within Netlify Go to `Settings → Build & Deploy` ([sign up for free](https://app.netlify.com/signup) if you don’t have a Netlify account). From there, scroll down to `Build Hooks`, and enter the name of the hook, as well as the branch to build from (typically `Contentful` and `master` ![Build Hooks screen](/v3/img/blog/screen-shot-2020-04-16-at-5.41.19-pm.png) From there we can save, and it will give us a URL endpoint: ![Netlify build hooks settings page](/v3/img/blog/screen-shot-2020-04-23-at-9.23.28-pm.png) Now we can hook this up to Contentful. ## Within Contentful Once you’re logged in, navigate to `Settings → Webhooks` from the bar at the top. From there, click on `Add webhook`, and select `Netlify` from the options. Choose a name that will help you associate the project, and enter the URL of the site ![Contentful Webhook Dashboard](/v3/img/blog/screen-shot-2020-04-16-at-5.40.55-pm.png) From there, we’ll be taken to a screen that allows us to enter the endpoint we got from Netlify, as well as some settings that we can adjust for our needs: ![Contentful dashboard](/v3/img/blog/contentful.png) Here we can choose what types of content editing events will call our new Build Hook. Now, when we publish or edit posts in Contentful, we’ll see a new build happening with the [Netlify dashboard](https://app.netlify.com/), pulling in our content and publishing it to our site! 🎉 If you’re interested in trying out Contentful, we’ve prepared a [one-click template and tutorial that can get you started](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/04/20/create-a-blog-with-contentful-and-nuxt/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=contentful-sd&utm_campaign=devex). ### Share - [X (fka Twitter)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Automate Contentful Deploys with Netlify Webhooks&url=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/04/24/automate-contentful-deploys-with-netlify-webhooks//) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netlify.com%2Fblog%2F2020%2F04%2F24%2Fautomate-contentful-deploys-with-netlify-webhooks%2F%2F) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/04/24/automate-contentful-deploys-with-netlify-webhooks//) - [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Automate Contentful Deploys with Netlify Webhooks+https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/04/24/automate-contentful-deploys-with-netlify-webhooks//) * * * ### Tags - [Contentful](/blog/tags/contentful/) - [Webhooks](/blog/tags/webhooks/) - [Automatic Deploy](/blog/tags/automatic-deploy/) - [CMS](/blog/tags/cms/) ## Keep reading ![](/_astro/3f45eb6eda4ea8814be310e3df4a7883a5bd9ba0-1200x675_ZcBDUS.webp) Guides & Tutorials May 15, 2026 [ ### How to build a real-time AI chatbot in minutes with Netlify Agent Runners (no backend) ](/blog/how-to-build-a-real-time-ai-chatbot-in-minutes-with-netlify-agent-runners-no-backend) - ![Profile picture of Nahrin Jalal](/_astro/f0e7c8f227a03fe58340c99ef5439d5a896c0733-272x272_Z23kDpD.webp) Nahrin Jalal ![](/_astro/8fe9e8a23f944c9912003233d99a2df7fee637cf-1600x900_Z1gMhmf.webp) Guides & Tutorials May 15, 2026 [ ### Tracking AI search traffic: how to use Netlify Log Drains to maximize AEO ](/blog/tracking-ai-search-traffic) - ![Profile picture of Nahrin Jalal](/_astro/f0e7c8f227a03fe58340c99ef5439d5a896c0733-272x272_Z23kDpD.webp) Nahrin Jalal ## Recent posts News & Announcements June 25, 2026 [ ### Netlify Functions, designed for Agent Experience ](/blog/netlify-functions-designed-for-agent-experience) - ![Profile picture of Eduardo Bouças](/_astro/52958f21e8450baf6d8e60302341a984e220c0cd-512x512_13VDlu.webp) Eduardo Bouças News & Announcements June 24, 2026 [ ### How we measure Netlify’s Agent Experience ](/blog/how-we-measure-netlify-agent-experience) - ![Profile picture of Sean Roberts](/_astro/bbf2243f8171dbddd80ab2103622106cef84d125-512x512_Z1d2LKE.webp) Sean Roberts Guides & Tutorials May 15, 2026 [ ### How to build a real-time AI chatbot in minutes with Netlify Agent Runners (no backend) ](/blog/how-to-build-a-real-time-ai-chatbot-in-minutes-with-netlify-agent-runners-no-backend) - ![Profile picture of Nahrin Jalal](/_astro/f0e7c8f227a03fe58340c99ef5439d5a896c0733-272x272_Z23kDpD.webp) Nahrin Jalal ![](/_astro/3f255b372fa958df35802666ee33b4609b2d71bd-1200x1586_1VtE2D.webp) ### How do the best dev and marketing teams work together? 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