What is a Webhook? Webhook explanation API REST

What is a webhook? This is a really nice question that I get asked a lot of the times. Well time has come to create a video explaining what is a webhook, what is the purpose of webhooks, what can you do with webhooks and how other apps comunicate with webhooks.

A webhook is used to comunicate online applications between each other and that why webhooks are important.

API calls are made via REST between different applications but this is something that goes behind, a webhook is an endpoint in your application that helps connect with other applications.

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[joefondu]

You took 58 seconds to say you're going to explain webhooks. As a viewer, I'd like to see this fluff cut out of videos, so I can get what I came here for faster.

[togetherwecandothis]

This is great, the best explanation, thank you. After searching for so long and my mind being drained by quite dry techie videos, I appreciated your intro. It was fun and a little bit of light relief from being lost on this topic.

[precyjoylanzaderas]

Thanks! Now I understand what is webhooks.

[foliwe]

this kind of explanation requires slides

[djs.o.b]

I really do understand your explanation Clair

[moibe]

Thumbs up for the Zapier recommendation, it is just what I'm looking for. Thanks!

[slfartist]

I kinda understood, but I understand the number of thumbs down being bigger than up for this video

[christophhaug]

Hi Adria, thanks for explaining. However, one thing is still not clear to me: if I want two web-apps to talk to each other, lets say app A which provides the form that you mention and app B which is supposed to receive the data, which one needs to support webhooks? The sending one, the receiving one, or both? (Let's leave zapier out of the equation for the moment). Understanding this is vital when you're trying to figure out which apps you want to use in the first place...

[leonardomitchell]

So good startpoint for use webhooks, that's a map!!!!

[RamiroRodriguezPR]

That was very clear. Now I know what a webhook is... Gracias 👊

[dustinechoes]

So basically a webhook is a call from one application to another, or to a back-end service, triggered by an event?

[williamjamesrapp]

William James Rapp
1 month ago
*QUESTION* I am working on building a website. It is going to require a specific function in order for the website to work as needed.
A customer will fill out a data-form for a FEE ( $ ) when the customer completes the Form they click NEXT button which takes them to a PAYMENT page. The customer completes the PAYMENT form then presses SUBMIT *HERE IS THE QUESTION* Once the payment is CONFIRMED ONLY THEN will the data be submitted into the database. IS THAT done with a WEB HOOK or some form of Javascript ot something else ?? HOW WOULD I CODE THAT ???

[williamjamesrapp]

**QUESTION** I am working on building a website. It is going to require a specific function in order for the website to work as needed.
A customer will fill out a data-form for a FEE ( $ ) when the customer completes the Form they click NEXT button which takes them to a PAYMENT page. The customer completes the PAYMENT form then presses SUBMIT **HERE IS THE QUESTION** Once the payment is CONFIRMED ONLY THEN will the data be submitted into the database. IS THAT done with a WEB HOOK or some form of Javascript ot something else ?? HOW WOULD I CODE THAT ???

[freeaman]

thanks for excellent explanation, I am working with tech team at work for some email integration and I was unable to understand this

[marcooscarson]

Your audio sounds great. Would you mind sharing what you are using? Microphone, etc?

[Johan-zsxh]

Creo que estoy mejorando mi ingles, note tu acento xD

[ermetanyoPh]

Hey dude, how to fetch webhook notification from github? into your laravel.

[prakashgupta]

If I want to get the facebook page updates, then how would I relate webhook to it.?

[shivprakashgouda]

Can you let me know the process of Integration Kajabi to NetSuite Erp

[prashanthkumarenagandula]

then what is the difference between 3rd party integrations and webhooks