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Developers love webhooks, you should too

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December 11, 2019
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Developers love webhooks, you should too

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December 11, 2019
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Transcript

  1. Developers love webhooks, you should too Nicolas Grenié Developer Advocate

    @ Typeform 11th Dec 2019 - DevRelCon London @picsoung @typeform

  2. @picsoung

  3. Nicolas Grenié @picsoung @picsoung

  4. @picsoung

  5. @picsoung

  6. @picsoung

  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) [email protected] 11th Dec 2019 DevRelCon London

    Images are from Unsplash https://unsplash.com/collections/3134634/apistrat-web hooks-done-right-slides