What does a webhook do?

What is webhook and how does it work?

Webhooks are automated messages sent from apps when something happens. They have a message—or payload—and are sent to a unique URL—essentially the app's phone number or address. Webhooks are almost always faster than polling, and require less work on your end. They're much like SMS notifications.

What are examples of webhooks?

Most modern platforms support webhooks, or at least a similar architectural approach, such as Github, Trello, Confluence, Facebook, Stripe and Google Calendar. Some real-world examples of webhooks include: Automatically receive an email every morning about your first meeting in case you forget to check your calendar.

What does a webhook do in discord?

Discord's webhooks allow you to automate your messages and send data updates to your Discord text channels. In this tutorial, you will send a notification to your webhook when a specific service on your server goes down, and Discord will make sure that you get those messages on your channel.

What is the difference between an API and a webhook?

An application programming interface (API) is a software interface that serves as a bridge between computers and applications. A webhook is a way for one application to deliver data to another app in real-time.