# Build & publish only via Build hook **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** building, deployment\ **Created:** [July 20, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/build-publish-only-via-build-hook/19221 "2020-07-20T22:08:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewlustro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/drewlustro/32/13433_2.png) [@drewlustro](https://answers.netlify.com/u/drewlustro)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/build-publish-only-via-build-hook/19221/1 "2020-07-20T22:08:46Z")
Hello there Netlify Support, I have a site that I **do not** want Netlify to build and deploy automatically as part of CI. It’s far too expensive at my org because there are too many peers, too many commits. We would consume our build time capacity in less than three days. I want `master` to build and deploy **only** via build hook. I set **Build Settings \> Builds \> Stop Builds** , but when I try to manually trigger a build via webhook, nothing happens. This feels like misbehavior or the wrong UX? I think a manual build trigger should be able to override the CI build setting. When I set **Build Settings \> Builds \> Activate Builds** , I can trigger a build via webhook, but now all commits to `master` also cause builds, which eats up my build minute allocation. I cannot figure out how to accomplish what I want. I don’t want to use some hack with another branch because I’d have to onboard engineers to a workaround that shouldn’t be a workaround. ---
**Author:** ![fool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/fool/32/37_2.png) [@fool](https://answers.netlify.com/u/fool)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/build-publish-only-via-build-hook/19221/2 "2020-07-24T01:10:56Z")
stopping builds stops ALL builds; that is working correctly as designed 🙂 I can set your site to only build with webhooks, but you have to tell me which site(s) you want that set on. You’ll have to ask us to remove the setting in the future, since it is not exposed in the UI. ---
**Author:** ![drewlustro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/drewlustro/32/13433_2.png) [@drewlustro](https://answers.netlify.com/u/drewlustro)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/build-publish-only-via-build-hook/19221/3 "2020-07-24T06:35:56Z")
Thank you kind sir! Site: `angellist-talent-docs` ---
**Author:** ![perry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/perry/32/16_2.png) [@perry](https://answers.netlify.com/u/perry)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/build-publish-only-via-build-hook/19221/4 "2020-07-24T18:10:10Z")
we took care of that for you, @drewlustro! ---
**Author:** ![drewlustro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/drewlustro/32/13433_2.png) [@drewlustro](https://answers.netlify.com/u/drewlustro)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 7:59am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/build-publish-only-via-build-hook/19221/5 "2020-07-30T07:59:52Z")
Perry, The webhook isn’t working. No build/deploy triggers. I’m going to re-activate normal builds to workaround this. Could you look into the setting? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![fool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/fool/32/37_2.png) [@fool](https://answers.netlify.com/u/fool)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/build-publish-only-via-build-hook/19221/6 "2020-08-03T21:23:53Z")
Could you tell us what webhook you used, at what time (and timezone)? Then maybe we can find receipt in the logs to understand what happened. ---
**Author:** ![cofo-dev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/cofo-dev/32/23695_2.png) [@cofo-dev](https://answers.netlify.com/u/cofo-dev)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/build-publish-only-via-build-hook/19221/8 "2022-03-23T13:24:13Z")
Hello! Is the only way to _only_ build from hooks at the moment to ask the support team to do it? ---
**Author:** ![perry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/perry/32/16_2.png) [@perry](https://answers.netlify.com/u/perry)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/build-publish-only-via-build-hook/19221/9 "2022-03-23T20:03:32Z")
yes, that’s correct. we can set this up for you if you tell us the netlify site name(s) (or API IDs for a bit more privacy, you can find that information in our dashboard and its safe to share)