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Webhooks

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If the API is when your app keeps asking “Is there anything new? Is there anything new?”, then a Webhook is when another app calls you and says, “Hey, here's a new order!”. It is much faster and does not overload the servers.

How does it work in practice?

Imagine that you have connected the Stripe payment system to your online store. When a customer successfully pays for an item, Stripe instantly sends an HTTP request (webhook) to your server: "Payment successful, order #1234, amount $50." Your server receives this signal and automatically gives the client access to the course or sends a check.

API vs Webhooks

The API usually works on the **Polling** principle. You should set up a script that will check for new emails every 5 minutes. Webhooks work on the **Push** principle - the event happened, and the data instantly flew to where it was needed.

Where are webhooks used?

01Zapier / Make automation

Webhooks are the basis of No-Code automation. You can generate a webhook URL on Make.com, paste it into Facebook Ads, and all new leads will be instantly sent to you in Telegram.

02Notifications from banks

Banking APIs use webhooks to notify your accounting department of incoming funds to a checking account.

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Quality services (like Stripe or Shopify) will try to retry the webhook. They will keep knocking at you after an hour or two until the server responds with a '200 OK' status.

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