Send GitHub Actions failures to your phone

A red build is only useful if you notice it. Email digests get filtered, and the Actions tab isn't something you refresh all day. With NotifyMe, a failed workflow becomes an instant, color-coded push.

Store your webhook URL as a secret

In your repository settings, add a secret named NOTIFYME_URL with your personal webhook endpoint. Never hardcode it into the workflow file.

Add a failure-only notify step

The if: failure() condition means this step only runs when something earlier broke:

- name: Notify on failure
  if: failure()
  run: |
    curl -X POST "${{ secrets.NOTIFYME_URL }}" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "title": "CI failed",
        "message": "${{ github.workflow }} on ${{ github.ref_name }}",
        "category": "github",
        "status": "error",
        "url": "${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}/actions"
      }'

Tap straight to the logs

Because the payload includes a url, the notification is tappable — it opens the Actions tab so you can read the logs without hunting for the repo. The red error status makes it unmistakable in your inbox.

You can mirror the same step with if: success() and status: "success" if you also want green confirmations for deploys.