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Nicolas Grenié
December 11, 2019
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Developers love webhooks, you should too
DevRelCon London 2019
Nicolas Grenié
December 11, 2019
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Transcript
Developers love webhooks, you should too Nicolas Grenié Developer Advocate
@ Typeform 11th Dec 2019 - DevRelCon London @picsoung @typeform
@picsoung
Nicolas Grenié @picsoung @picsoung
@picsoung
@picsoung
@picsoung
It’s natural @picsoung
Students favorite asynchronous task @picsoung
Let’s agree on something Webhook = Something happens on a
platform and it will let you know about it @picsoung
Our challenge: data flows @picsoung
Workflows @picsoung
Thanks to webhook you can integrate with 1000+ services @picsoung
Embrace the no code ecosystem @picsoung
Reduced time to quick win One HTTP Endpoint @picsoung
API Strategy: Start with webhook
Deliver the best experience to Developers @picsoung
#0 Send consistent events @picsoung
#1 Test webhook event @picsoung
#2 Let me inspect payload @picsoung
#3 Events history @picsoung
#4 Replay event @picsoung
#5 Retry policy if failed to deliver @picsoung
@picsoung #6 Notifications
@picsoung #7 Sign webhook payload https://api.slack.com/docs/verifying-requests-from-slack
@picsoung #7b Security challenge Webhook endpoint Request HTTP POST Challenge
= 1234567890 Response Challenge = 1234567890
@picsoung #8 Webhook API • Let me create/change Webhook via
API • Add corresponding oAuth Scopes • Manage deliveries
#9 More than one webhook
@picsoung #9 More than one webhook • Specialize each webhook
• Build complex workflow • Enable more integration • Namespace
@picsoung #10 Many event types
@picsoung Go beyond • Add Webhook handler to your SDK
Will serverless functions Kill Webhooks?
@picsoung Serverless is the future of webhooks
Takeaways
Takeaways Build Webhook first Dedicated DX effort Extend with native
serverless
Questions? Nicolas Grenié (@picsoung)
[email protected]
11th Dec 2019 DevRelCon London
Images are from Unsplash https://unsplash.com/collections/3134634/apistrat-web hooks-done-right-slides