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Webhook
Quick Definition
HTTP callback triggered by specific events
Full Definition
A user-defined HTTP callback triggered by specific events in a source system.
Examples
payment notifications, CI triggers, event-driven integrations
Related Terms
api
event-driven
http
More Backend Terms
REST API
Architectural style for designing networked APIs
API Gateway
Server managing API traffic between clients and services
Server Sent Events
Server-to-client unidirectional real-time updates over HTTP
Idempotency
Property where multiple operations produce same result as once
Load Balancing
Distributing traffic across multiple backend servers
Apache Kafka
Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput data