# Documentation on Github App events not working?

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/documentation-on-github-app-events-not-working/53407>\
**Category:** Integrations and Accounts\
**Created:** [June 17, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/documentation-on-github-app-events-not-working/53407 "2025-06-17T15:26:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![adrric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/adrric/32/36465_2.png) [@adrric](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/adrric)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/documentation-on-github-app-events-not-working/53407/1 "2025-06-17T15:26:03Z")

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Hi there,

Just trying Github App integration for its “benefits”, the idea was to be able to customize our pipeline and to run specific jobs with specific triggers, specially when PR events, but what documentation says does not work.

For example, [here](https://circleci.com/docs/github-trigger-event-options/#supported-trigger-options) you can read the new kind of events received when using Github App integration, and the following is supposedly available:

> Two pipeline values are available for all GitHub App pipelines for you to use to further configure the workflows and jobs to run on specific events:
> 
> ```
> pipeline.event.name
> 
> pipeline.event.action
> 
> ```

Instead when I add it to the pipeline i get:

> Error evaluating job filter expression:  
> Referred to a variable “pipeline.event.name” that does not exist:  
> pipeline.event.name == “pull\_request”  
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
> or  
> Error evaluating job filter expression:  
> Referred to a variable “pipeline.event.github.pull\_request.base.ref” that does not exist:  
> pipeline.event.github.pull\_request.base.ref == “main”  
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And in theory I can do it as docu says [here](https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#expression-based-job-filters).

Any idea?

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**Author:** ![sebastian-lerner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/sebastian-lerner/32/27833_2.png) [@sebastian-lerner](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/sebastian-lerner)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/documentation-on-github-app-events-not-working/53407/2 "2025-06-19T00:56:22Z")

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Hey, PM @ CircleCI here. The team is gonna take a peek at this shortly. They should get back to you soon.

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**Author:** ![Benny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/benny/32/31553_2.png) [@Benny](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/Benny)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/documentation-on-github-app-events-not-working/53407/3 "2025-06-23T17:46:26Z")

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Hi @adrric, I’m also a PM at CircleCI.  
For now, the pipeline values you mention are only available for pipelines that use our **GitHub App** integration. Is it possible that you are looking at a “GitHub OAuth” pipeline? You can check this by going to Project setting \> Project setup.

If you like, feel free to send me your project ID and more details on your config via email at [benedetta@circleci.com](mailto:benedetta@circleci.com), and I’ll try to work with you to find a solution that works for your use case.

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**Author:** ![adrric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/adrric/32/36465_2.png) [@adrric](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/adrric)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/documentation-on-github-app-events-not-working/53407/4 "2025-06-26T12:43:00Z")

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Hi! sure, ill contact you through email.  
thank you!