Webhooks

Webhooks serves seamless sharing of real-time communication and data exchange between applications. These Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) callbacks allow near-instantaneous interaction between the different applications.

With webhooks, Signals help you to automatically trigger actions in the target systems based on predefined events that occur in the publisher environment. This eliminates the need for manual intervention and allows systems to react dynamically to the changes.

Key Aspects

Authorization

Connections provided under Catalyst Cloud Scale simplifies the authorization setup for webhooks. This helps developers to securely authenticate webhook requests without managing external credentials manually.

Track Webhook Performance

Each webhook has a dedicated Activity page that provides insights into its execution trends and performance. It displays the number of successful and failed executions over time.

This feature helps developers monitor webhook reliability and troubleshoot issues efficiently through Execution History. It captures details like response JSON and status codes, making it easier to analyze failures, identify patterns, and optimize webhook performance.

Supported HTTPS Methods

Catalyst Signals supports multiple HTTPS methods for webhooks. It includes POST, GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, and OPTIONS. This flexibility enhances the management of event data, leading to robust and efficient event deliveries to the target applications.

Invocation Rate Limit

The invocation rate limit controls how frequently a webhook can be triggered per second. This limit helps in preventing excessive use of endpoints that may overload the target systems. You can configure this limit between 1 and 300 HTTPS calls per second, with 300 per second as the default.

Customizable Headers and Parameters

Webhooks support customizable headers and parameters, which can be either static values or dynamic placeholders wrapped in double curly braces ({{variable}}). Once specified, you must configure them on the target page under Placeholders.

Each webhook supports up to 25 unique headers and parameters, allowing precise control over transmitted data.

Learn how to configure Headers and Parameters for Webhook