Webhooks: When and Where?

[brad]

I have been curious about webhooks. What are they for and when to use them (examples)? Is it just external API stuff?

Or is it one of those ‘if you don’t know what they are you don’t need them’ sort of thing?

I feel like I may be missing out.

[Teodor]

Please check:

Getting Started with Stripe Webhooks

Webhooks Intro Thanks to webhooks you can listen for events on your Stripe account so you can automatically trigger reactions. Webhooks run on the server-side, so you can run any of the available server action steps when an event occurs. Some examples of what you can do: Updating a customer’s data in your database when a subscription payment succeeds Making adjustments to an invoice when it’s created (but before it’s been paid) Logging an accounting entry when a transfer is paid Sending an …

[brad]

Already looked at that. That’s why I asked if it was just a external API thing. I know it can be used for Stripe but is that all it’s for?

[Teodor]

Yes, you can use webhooks with stripe for the use cases explained in the article.

[Hyperbytes]

Webhooks are like call backs from external providers.
For example you may use a payment system where you conduct a payment transaction
The transaction may not be immediate so waiting for a status reply via the API call would be inappropriate
Setting a call-back is an API action which the payment processing system would “call” the action when the transaction completes to confirm the transaction and probable return some information.
It is used by many systems

[brad]

Thanks guys. Now I know it’s not something I would normally use for my dashboard projects. That’s all I needed to know (for now).