Developers love webhooks, you should too

DevRelCon London 2019

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1. Developers love webhooks, you should too Nicolas Grenié Developer Advocate @ Typeform 11th Dec 2019 - DevRelCon London @picsoung @typeform
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7. It’s natural @picsoung
8. Students favorite asynchronous task @picsoung
9. Let’s agree on something Webhook = Something happens on a platform and it will let you know about it @picsoung
10. Our challenge: data flows @picsoung
11. Workflows @picsoung
12. Thanks to webhook you can integrate with 1000+ services @picsoung
13. Embrace the no code ecosystem @picsoung
14. Reduced time to quick win One HTTP Endpoint @picsoung
15. API Strategy: Start with webhook
16. Deliver the best experience to Developers @picsoung
17. #0 Send consistent events @picsoung
18. #1 Test webhook event @picsoung
19. #2 Let me inspect payload @picsoung
20. #3 Events history @picsoung
21. #4 Replay event @picsoung
22. #5 Retry policy if failed to deliver @picsoung
23. @picsoung #6 Notifications
24. @picsoung #7 Sign webhook payload https://api.slack.com/docs/verifying-requests-from-slack
25. @picsoung #7b Security challenge Webhook endpoint Request HTTP POST Challenge = 1234567890 Response Challenge = 1234567890
26. @picsoung #8 Webhook API • Let me create/change Webhook via API • Add corresponding oAuth Scopes • Manage deliveries
27. #9 More than one webhook
28. @picsoung #9 More than one webhook • Specialize each webhook • Build complex workflow • Enable more integration • Namespace
29. @picsoung #10 Many event types
30. @picsoung Go beyond • Add Webhook handler to your SDK
31. Will serverless functions Kill Webhooks?
32. @picsoung Serverless is the future of webhooks
33. Takeaways
34. Takeaways Build Webhook first Dedicated DX effort Extend with native serverless
35. Questions? Nicolas Grenié (@picsoung) nicolas.grenie@typeform.com 11th Dec 2019 DevRelCon London Images are from Unsplash https://unsplash.com/collections/3134634/apistrat-web hooks-done-right-slides