--- title: Ping Event for Webhooks author_name: kdaigle --- With the release of our [new webhook UI](https://github.com/blog/1778-webhooks-level-up), we included a new [ping event](/webhooks/#ping-event) that webhooks will receive. When you create a new webhook, we will send this event as an initial test of the webhook. The ping is only informational, doesn't need to be responded to in a specific way, and nothing bad will happen if you respond with an error. It's just a quick "hello world" to let you know you set everything up correctly. We also added a [ping endpoint](/v3/repos/hooks/#ping-a-hook) to the hooks API. By using ping instead of [test](/v3/repos/hooks/#test-a-push-hook), you can ensure you won't be limited by the `push` event requirement that the test endpoint has.