diff --git a/constants/action.go b/constants/action.go
index bcff84b7..f1e18c6e 100644
--- a/constants/action.go
+++ b/constants/action.go
@@ -24,4 +24,10 @@ const (
 
 	// ActionTransferred defines the action for transferring repository ownership.
 	ActionTransferred = "transferred"
+
+	// ActionBranch defines the action for deleting a branch.
+	ActionBranch = "branch"
+
+	// ActionTag defines the action for deleting a tag.
+	ActionTag = "tag"
 )
diff --git a/constants/allow_events.go b/constants/allow_events.go
index f5d2cdd9..3e00f2d2 100644
--- a/constants/allow_events.go
+++ b/constants/allow_events.go
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ const (
 	AllowCommentCreate
 	AllowCommentEdit
 	AllowSchedule
+	AllowDeleteBranch
+	AllowDeleteTag
 )
diff --git a/constants/event.go b/constants/event.go
index cf72a089..9d59f7e5 100644
--- a/constants/event.go
+++ b/constants/event.go
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ const (
 	// EventComment defines the event type for comments added to a pull request.
 	EventComment = "comment"
 
+	// EventDelete defines the event type for build and repo delete events.
+	EventDelete = "delete"
+
 	// EventDeploy defines the event type for build and repo deployment events.
 	EventDeploy = "deployment"
 
diff --git a/library/actions/comment.go b/library/actions/comment.go
index 499cfed6..c0e04298 100644
--- a/library/actions/comment.go
+++ b/library/actions/comment.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
+//
+//nolint:dupl // similar code to delete.go
 package actions
 
 import "github.com/go-vela/types/constants"
diff --git a/library/actions/delete.go b/library/actions/delete.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa88046d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/actions/delete.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+//nolint:dupl // similar code to push.go
+package actions
+
+import "github.com/go-vela/types/constants"
+
+// Delete is the library representation of the various actions associated
+// with the delete event webhook from the SCM.
+type Delete struct {
+	Branch *bool `json:"branch"`
+	Tag    *bool `json:"tag"`
+}
+
+// FromMask returns the Delete type resulting from the provided integer mask.
+func (a *Delete) FromMask(mask int64) *Delete {
+	a.SetBranch(mask&constants.AllowDeleteBranch > 0)
+	a.SetTag(mask&constants.AllowDeleteTag > 0)
+
+	return a
+}
+
+// ToMask returns the integer mask of the values for the Delete set.
+func (a *Delete) ToMask() int64 {
+	mask := int64(0)
+
+	if a.GetBranch() {
+		mask = mask | constants.AllowDeleteBranch
+	}
+
+	if a.GetTag() {
+		mask = mask | constants.AllowDeleteTag
+	}
+
+	return mask
+}
+
+// GetBranch returns the Branch field from the provided Delete. If the object is nil,
+// or the field within the object is nil, it returns the zero value instead.
+func (a *Delete) GetBranch() bool {
+	// return zero value if Delete type or Branch field is nil
+	if a == nil || a.Branch == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return *a.Branch
+}
+
+// GetTag returns the Tag field from the provided Delete. If the object is nil,
+// or the field within the object is nil, it returns the zero value instead.
+func (a *Delete) GetTag() bool {
+	// return zero value if Delete type or Tag field is nil
+	if a == nil || a.Tag == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return *a.Tag
+}
+
+// SetBranch sets the Delete Branch field.
+//
+// When the provided Delete type is nil, it
+// will set nothing and immediately return.
+func (a *Delete) SetBranch(v bool) {
+	// return if Events type is nil
+	if a == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	a.Branch = &v
+}
+
+// SetTag sets the Delete Tag field.
+//
+// When the provided Delete type is nil, it
+// will set nothing and immediately return.
+func (a *Delete) SetTag(v bool) {
+	// return if Events type is nil
+	if a == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	a.Tag = &v
+}
diff --git a/library/actions/delete_test.go b/library/actions/delete_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c7cd539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/actions/delete_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package actions
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-vela/types/constants"
+)
+
+func TestLibrary_Delete_Getters(t *testing.T) {
+	// setup tests
+	tests := []struct {
+		actions *Delete
+		want    *Delete
+	}{
+		{
+			actions: testDelete(),
+			want:    testDelete(),
+		},
+		{
+			actions: new(Delete),
+			want:    new(Delete),
+		},
+	}
+
+	// run tests
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		if test.actions.GetBranch() != test.want.GetBranch() {
+			t.Errorf("GetBranch is %v, want %v", test.actions.GetBranch(), test.want.GetBranch())
+		}
+
+		if test.actions.GetTag() != test.want.GetTag() {
+			t.Errorf("GetTag is %v, want %v", test.actions.GetTag(), test.want.GetTag())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLibrary_Delete_Setters(t *testing.T) {
+	// setup types
+	var a *Delete
+
+	// setup tests
+	tests := []struct {
+		actions *Delete
+		want    *Delete
+	}{
+		{
+			actions: testDelete(),
+			want:    testDelete(),
+		},
+		{
+			actions: a,
+			want:    new(Delete),
+		},
+	}
+
+	// run tests
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		test.actions.SetBranch(test.want.GetBranch())
+		test.actions.SetTag(test.want.GetTag())
+
+		if test.actions.GetBranch() != test.want.GetBranch() {
+			t.Errorf("SetBranch is %v, want %v", test.actions.GetBranch(), test.want.GetBranch())
+		}
+
+		if test.actions.GetTag() != test.want.GetTag() {
+			t.Errorf("SetTag is %v, want %v", test.actions.GetTag(), test.want.GetTag())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLibrary_Delete_FromMask(t *testing.T) {
+	// setup types
+	mask := testMask()
+
+	want := testDelete()
+
+	// run test
+	got := new(Delete).FromMask(mask)
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("FromMask is %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLibrary_Delete_ToMask(t *testing.T) {
+	// setup types
+	actions := testDelete()
+
+	want := int64(constants.AllowDeleteBranch | constants.AllowDeleteTag)
+
+	// run test
+	got := actions.ToMask()
+
+	if want != got {
+		t.Errorf("ToMask is %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func testDelete() *Delete {
+	deletion := new(Delete)
+	deletion.SetBranch(true)
+	deletion.SetTag(true)
+
+	return deletion
+}
diff --git a/library/actions/push.go b/library/actions/push.go
index 5472af94..9853f454 100644
--- a/library/actions/push.go
+++ b/library/actions/push.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
+//
+//nolint:dupl // similar code to comment.go
 package actions
 
 import "github.com/go-vela/types/constants"
diff --git a/library/actions/push_test.go b/library/actions/push_test.go
index fbdb3cb7..f8cd4c3b 100644
--- a/library/actions/push_test.go
+++ b/library/actions/push_test.go
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ func testMask() int64 {
 			constants.AllowPullReopen |
 			constants.AllowDeployCreate |
 			constants.AllowCommentCreate |
-			constants.AllowSchedule,
+			constants.AllowSchedule |
+			constants.AllowDeleteBranch |
+			constants.AllowDeleteTag,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/library/events.go b/library/events.go
index 78ce5d8e..82eeba08 100644
--- a/library/events.go
+++ b/library/events.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type Events struct {
 	Deployment  *actions.Deploy   `json:"deployment"`
 	Comment     *actions.Comment  `json:"comment"`
 	Schedule    *actions.Schedule `json:"schedule"`
+	Delete      *actions.Delete   `json:"delete"`
 }
 
 // NewEventsFromMask is an instatiation function for the Events type that
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ func NewEventsFromMask(mask int64) *Events {
 	deployActions := new(actions.Deploy).FromMask(mask)
 	commentActions := new(actions.Comment).FromMask(mask)
 	scheduleActions := new(actions.Schedule).FromMask(mask)
+	deleteActions := new(actions.Delete).FromMask(mask)
 
 	e := new(Events)
 
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ func NewEventsFromMask(mask int64) *Events {
 	e.SetDeployment(deployActions)
 	e.SetComment(commentActions)
 	e.SetSchedule(scheduleActions)
+	e.SetDelete(deleteActions)
 
 	return e
 }
@@ -110,12 +113,20 @@ func (e *Events) List() []string {
 		eventSlice = append(eventSlice, constants.EventSchedule)
 	}
 
+	if e.GetDelete().GetBranch() {
+		eventSlice = append(eventSlice, constants.EventDelete+":"+constants.ActionBranch)
+	}
+
+	if e.GetDelete().GetTag() {
+		eventSlice = append(eventSlice, constants.EventDelete+":"+constants.ActionTag)
+	}
+
 	return eventSlice
 }
 
 // ToDatabase is an Events method that converts a nested Events struct into an integer event mask.
 func (e *Events) ToDatabase() int64 {
-	return 0 | e.GetPush().ToMask() | e.GetPullRequest().ToMask() | e.GetComment().ToMask() | e.GetDeployment().ToMask()
+	return 0 | e.GetPush().ToMask() | e.GetPullRequest().ToMask() | e.GetComment().ToMask() | e.GetDeployment().ToMask() | e.GetDelete().ToMask()
 }
 
 // GetPush returns the Push field from the provided Events. If the object is nil,
@@ -173,6 +184,17 @@ func (e *Events) GetSchedule() *actions.Schedule {
 	return e.Schedule
 }
 
+// GetDelete returns the Delete field from the provided Events. If the object is nil,
+// or the field within the object is nil, it returns the zero value instead.
+func (e *Events) GetDelete() *actions.Delete {
+	// return zero value if Events type or Comment field is nil
+	if e == nil || e.Delete == nil {
+		return new(actions.Delete)
+	}
+
+	return e.Delete
+}
+
 // SetPush sets the Events Push field.
 //
 // When the provided Events type is nil, it
@@ -237,3 +259,16 @@ func (e *Events) SetSchedule(v *actions.Schedule) {
 
 	e.Schedule = v
 }
+
+// SetDelete sets the Events Delete field.
+//
+// When the provided Events type is nil, it
+// will set nothing and immediately return.
+func (e *Events) SetDelete(v *actions.Delete) {
+	// return if Events type is nil
+	if e == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	e.Delete = v
+}
diff --git a/library/events_test.go b/library/events_test.go
index 30ffb963..4e3f1458 100644
--- a/library/events_test.go
+++ b/library/events_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ func TestLibrary_Events_Getters(t *testing.T) {
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.events.GetComment(), test.want.GetComment()) {
 			t.Errorf("GetComment is %v, want %v", test.events.GetPush(), test.want.GetPush())
 		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.events.GetDelete(), test.want.GetDelete()) {
+			t.Errorf("GetDelete is %v, want %v", test.events.GetDelete(), test.want.GetDelete())
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ func TestLibrary_Events_Setters(t *testing.T) {
 		test.events.SetPullRequest(test.want.GetPullRequest())
 		test.events.SetDeployment(test.want.GetDeployment())
 		test.events.SetComment(test.want.GetComment())
+		test.events.SetDelete(test.want.GetDelete())
 
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.events.GetPush(), test.want.GetPush()) {
 			t.Errorf("SetPush is %v, want %v", test.events.GetPush(), test.want.GetPush())
@@ -87,6 +92,10 @@ func TestLibrary_Events_Setters(t *testing.T) {
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.events.GetComment(), test.want.GetComment()) {
 			t.Errorf("SetComment is %v, want %v", test.events.GetComment(), test.want.GetComment())
 		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.events.GetDelete(), test.want.GetDelete()) {
+			t.Errorf("SetDelete is %v, want %v", test.events.GetDelete(), test.want.GetDelete())
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ func TestLibrary_Events_List(t *testing.T) {
 	// setup types
 	e := testEvents()
 
-	want := []string{"push", "pull_request:opened", "pull_request:synchronize", "tag"}
+	want := []string{"push", "pull_request:opened", "pull_request:synchronize", "tag", "delete:branch", "delete:tag"}
 
 	// run test
 	got := e.List()
@@ -111,7 +120,9 @@ func TestLibrary_Events_NewEventsFromMask(t *testing.T) {
 			constants.AllowPushTag |
 			constants.AllowPullOpen |
 			constants.AllowPullSync |
-			constants.AllowPullReopen,
+			constants.AllowPullReopen |
+			constants.AllowDeleteBranch |
+			constants.AllowDeleteTag,
 	)
 
 	want := testEvents()
@@ -182,11 +193,16 @@ func testEvents() *Events {
 	schedule := new(actions.Schedule)
 	schedule.SetRun(false)
 
+	deletion := new(actions.Delete)
+	deletion.SetBranch(true)
+	deletion.SetTag(true)
+
 	e.SetPush(push)
 	e.SetPullRequest(pr)
 	e.SetDeployment(deploy)
 	e.SetComment(comment)
 	e.SetSchedule(schedule)
+	e.SetDelete(deletion)
 
 	return e
 }
diff --git a/library/repo.go b/library/repo.go
index 2b1bdb51..44c9bd58 100644
--- a/library/repo.go
+++ b/library/repo.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package library
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/go-vela/types/constants"
 )
 
 // Repo is the library representation of a repo.
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ func (r *Repo) GetAllowTag() bool {
 // When the provided Repo type is nil, or the field within
 // the type is nil, it returns the zero value for the field.
 func (r *Repo) GetAllowComment() bool {
-	// return zero value if Repo type or AllowTag field is nil
+	// return zero value if Repo type or AllowComment field is nil
 	if r == nil || r.AllowComment == nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -762,6 +764,40 @@ func (r *Repo) SetApproveBuild(v string) {
 	r.ApproveBuild = &v
 }
 
+// EventAllowed determines whether or not an event is allowed based on the repository settings.
+func (r *Repo) EventAllowed(event, action string) (allowed bool) {
+	allowed = false
+
+	if len(action) > 0 {
+		event = event + ":" + action
+	}
+
+	switch event {
+	case constants.EventPush:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPush().GetBranch()
+	case constants.EventPull + ":" + constants.ActionOpened:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPullRequest().GetOpened()
+	case constants.EventPull + ":" + constants.ActionSynchronize:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPullRequest().GetSynchronize()
+	case constants.EventPull + ":" + constants.ActionEdited:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPullRequest().GetEdited()
+	case constants.EventTag:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPush().GetTag()
+	case constants.EventComment + ":" + constants.ActionCreated:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetComment().GetCreated()
+	case constants.EventComment + ":" + constants.ActionEdited:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetComment().GetEdited()
+	case constants.EventDeploy:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetDeployment().GetCreated()
+	case constants.EventDelete + ":" + constants.ActionBranch:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetDelete().GetBranch()
+	case constants.EventDelete + ":" + constants.ActionTag:
+		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetDelete().GetTag()
+	}
+
+	return allowed
+}
+
 // String implements the Stringer interface for the Repo type.
 //
 //nolint:dupl // ignore duplicate with test func
diff --git a/library/repo_test.go b/library/repo_test.go
index e536a135..e897142b 100644
--- a/library/repo_test.go
+++ b/library/repo_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestLibrary_Repo_Environment(t *testing.T) {
 		"VELA_REPO_ALLOW_PULL":     "false",
 		"VELA_REPO_ALLOW_PUSH":     "true",
 		"VELA_REPO_ALLOW_TAG":      "false",
-		"VELA_REPO_ALLOW_EVENTS":   "push,pull_request:opened,pull_request:synchronize,tag",
+		"VELA_REPO_ALLOW_EVENTS":   "push,pull_request:opened,pull_request:synchronize,tag,delete:branch,delete:tag",
 		"VELA_REPO_BRANCH":         "main",
 		"VELA_REPO_TOPICS":         "cloud,security",
 		"VELA_REPO_BUILD_LIMIT":    "10",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestLibrary_Repo_Environment(t *testing.T) {
 		"REPOSITORY_ALLOW_PULL":    "false",
 		"REPOSITORY_ALLOW_PUSH":    "true",
 		"REPOSITORY_ALLOW_TAG":     "false",
-		"REPOSITORY_ALLOW_EVENTS":  "push,pull_request:opened,pull_request:synchronize,tag",
+		"REPOSITORY_ALLOW_EVENTS":  "push,pull_request:opened,pull_request:synchronize,tag,delete:branch,delete:tag",
 		"REPOSITORY_BRANCH":        "main",
 		"REPOSITORY_CLONE":         "https://github.com/github/octocat.git",
 		"REPOSITORY_FULL_NAME":     "github/octocat",