Triggering builds with pull requests

You can set up a trigger so that every time a pull request is opened from a specified source branch to a specified target branch of your repository, a build is automatically triggered on Bitrise.

Note that this requires an incoming webhook set up with the hosting service of your repository. Read more in the Webhooks section.

By default, every new app you add will have a trigger that triggers a build every time any pull request is opened within your repository.

  1. Open your app on bitrise.io.

  2. Open the Workflow Editor.

  3. Select the Triggers tab.

  4. Select the PULL REQUEST option.

    PR trigger

  5. In the existing trigger, click the SOURCE BRANCH and TARGET BRANCH options.

    + ADD TRIGGER option

    If you have your own trigger set up already, click the + ADD TRIGGER option to set up a new one.

  6. Type the names of the source branch and the target branch. Make sure there are no spelling errors, otherwise the trigger won't work.

    You can leave either the source or target branch fields, or both, empty: the trigger will work accordingly. For example, if you leave both empty, as is the default with new apps, every pull request will trigger a build.

  7. Select the workflow you wish to trigger (for example, primary).

  8. Click Save in the top right corner.

And you're done! From now on, if a pull request is opened in your repository, Bitrise will trigger a build with the selected workflow!