diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/purge_old_web_hook_events.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/purge_old_web_hook_events.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04e21d09b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/purge_old_web_hook_events.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module Jobs
+  class PurgeOldWebHookEvents < Jobs::Scheduled
+    every 1.week
+
+    def execute(_)
+      WebHookEvent.purge_old
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/web_hook_event.rb b/app/models/web_hook_event.rb
index ce2c134bc12..204efba8aaf 100644
--- a/app/models/web_hook_event.rb
+++ b/app/models/web_hook_event.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ class WebHookEvent < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   default_scope { order('created_at DESC') }
 
+  def self.purge_old
+    where(
+      'created_at < ?', SiteSetting.retain_web_hook_events_period_days.days.ago
+    ).delete_all
+  end
+
   def update_web_hook_delivery_status
     web_hook.last_delivery_status =
       case status
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 6e2a7c6d1dd..8e9025d6a6a 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -3485,6 +3485,7 @@ en:
           developer: 'Developer'
           embedding: "Embedding"
           legal: "Legal"
+          api: 'API'
           user_api: 'User API'
           uncategorized: 'Other'
           backups: "Backups"
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index b31c87349ad..e4c0c8fe1f4 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -1556,6 +1556,8 @@ en:
     default_categories_muted: "List of categories that are muted by default."
     default_categories_watching_first_post: "List of categories in which first post in each new topic will be watched by default."
 
+    retain_web_hook_events_period_days: "Number of days to retain web hook event records."
+
     max_user_api_reqs_per_day: "Maximum number of user API requests per key per day"
     max_user_api_reqs_per_minute: "Maximum number of user API requests per key per minute"
     allow_user_api_keys: "Allow generation of user API keys"
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 5df79b5672e..175fb21ff06 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -1427,6 +1427,10 @@ user_preferences:
     type: category_list
     default: ''
 
+api:
+  retain_web_hook_events_period_days:
+    default: 30
+
 user_api:
   max_user_api_reqs_per_day:
     default: 2880
diff --git a/spec/models/web_hook_event_spec.rb b/spec/models/web_hook_event_spec.rb
index 5f6a9046bc5..b09b3c30ed0 100644
--- a/spec/models/web_hook_event_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/web_hook_event_spec.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,36 @@ describe WebHookEvent do
   let(:event) { WebHookEvent.new(status: 200, web_hook: Fabricate(:web_hook)) }
   let(:failed_event) { WebHookEvent.new(status: 400, web_hook: Fabricate(:web_hook)) }
 
-  it 'update last delivery status for associated WebHook record' do
-    event.update_web_hook_delivery_status
-    expect(event.web_hook.last_delivery_status).to eq(WebHook.last_delivery_statuses[:successful])
+  describe '.purge_old' do
+    before do
+      SiteSetting.retain_web_hook_events_period_days = 1
+    end
+
+    it "should be able to purge old web hook events" do
+      web_hook = Fabricate(:web_hook)
+      web_hook_event = WebHookEvent.create!(status: 200, web_hook: web_hook)
+      WebHookEvent.create!(status: 200, web_hook: web_hook, created_at: 2.days.ago)
+
+      expect { described_class.purge_old }
+        .to change { WebHookEvent.count }.by(-1)
+
+      expect(WebHookEvent.find(web_hook_event.id)).to eq(web_hook_event)
+    end
   end
 
-  it 'sets last delivery status to failed' do
-    failed_event.update_web_hook_delivery_status
-    expect(failed_event.web_hook.last_delivery_status).to eq(WebHook.last_delivery_statuses[:failed])
+  describe '#update_web_hook_delivery_status' do
+    it 'update last delivery status for associated WebHook record' do
+      event.update_web_hook_delivery_status
+
+      expect(event.web_hook.last_delivery_status)
+        .to eq(WebHook.last_delivery_statuses[:successful])
+    end
+
+    it 'sets last delivery status to failed' do
+      failed_event.update_web_hook_delivery_status
+
+      expect(failed_event.web_hook.last_delivery_status)
+        .to eq(WebHook.last_delivery_statuses[:failed])
+    end
   end
 end