Jenkins build alerts on your phone

July 23, 2026 · 3 min read

Jenkins has a plugin for everything, but for phone pushes you don't need one: the pipeline's post section and one curl line do it – with the job name and build URL right in the notification.

Declarative pipeline

Create a “Jenkins” endpoint in the Webhooky app (Android / iOS), then add to your Jenkinsfile:

post {
  failure {
    sh '''
      curl -X POST "$WEBHOOKY_URL" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d "{"title":"🚨 ${JOB_NAME} #${BUILD_NUMBER} failed","message":"${BUILD_URL}","sound":"error_1"}"
    '''
  }
  fixed {
    sh '''
      curl -X POST "$WEBHOOKY_URL" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d "{"title":"✅ ${JOB_NAME} is green again","sound":"level_up_2"}"
    '''
  }
}

Store the endpoint URL as a Jenkins credential or global environment variable (WEBHOOKY_URL). The fixed block is the underrated one: it only fires on red→green transitions, so you hear recoveries without success spam.

Freestyle jobs

No pipeline? Add a “Execute shell” post-build step with the same curl line – or use the conditional build step plugin to fire it only on failure.

Taming a noisy Jenkins

failure + fixed instead of always: you get exactly the transitions that matter.
One endpoint per team/job group with its own sound – nightly jobs quiet, release pipeline loud.
The same pattern works in every CI: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI.

Get Webhooky

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