Cannot create new Amplify application: Error connecting repository "There was an issue setting up your repository."

[JackLot]

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App Id

NEW_APP

AWS Region

us-east-1

Amplify Hosting feature

Not Applicable

Describe the bug

The Amplify web UI fails to create a new hosting application. After clicking "Save and deploy" I get the following 400 error:

There was an issue setting up your repository. Please try again later.
({"message":"Not Found","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/webhooks/repos#create-a-repository-webhook"})

I followed the steps in the user guide. GitHub authorization is successful and I am able to select a repository and branch. Build settings are left as the defaults; however, when I click "Save and deploy" I am immediately shown the error message above.

Logging in and logging out (as suggested by other issues) did not work. Revoking permissions on GitHub then reauthorizing Amplify did not work. Permissions on the Github side seem to be fine.

Expected behavior

I click "Save and deploy" after authorizing my GitHub repository, and I am able to proceed with the Amplify hosting workflow. I have not used Amplify before so I'm not sure what is supposed to happen next - I assume a new Amplify app will be created.

Reproduction steps

1. Follow the steps in the Amplify user-guide for connecting a Github repository: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/setting-up-GitHub-access.html#setting-up-github-app
2. Receive "There was an issue setting up your repository." after clicking "Save & Deploy" on step 14

Build Settings

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Log output

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Additional information

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[ghost]

Hi @JackLot 👋🏽 thanks for raising this issue. There should be a webhook that gets created for your repository when you try to deploy the application. Can you confirm if that webhook was created when you tried to deploy?

To find the webhook:

1. Navigate to your repository in GitHub
2. Click Settings
3. Select Webhooks

[JackLot]

Thank you so much for the quick reply. When I navigate to the repo's settings, I see no webhooks:

[ghost]

@JackLot okay thanks for the verification. I have a few more follow up questions.

1. Can you provide a screenshot of the build settings that are generated?
2. What framework is your application using?

[JackLot]

Sure.

1. Screenshot of the build settings (I left everything default)

Advanced settings

Final review page before clicking "Save and deploy"

2. The framework is Gatsby

[ghost]

@ThePatrickDavis In order to further troubleshoot your issue, please reach out to the AWS Support team: https://aws.amazon.com/support for additional assistance. They will be able to assist you in getting your first Amplify app deployed.

Thank you!

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[JackLot]

@hloriii I believe this issue was closed by accident. In your previous comment the person you @ mentioned is not me.

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