📄️ What is a webhook?
Webhooks, also known as http callbacks, are a way for APIs to notify applications that a specific event has occurred without receiving a request.
Glossary
📄️ What is a webhook endpoint?
A webhook endpoint is a URL that receives webhook event notifications and can trigger an action based on the payload sent in the message.
📄️ What is a webhook retry?
A webhook retry is an attempt to send a webhook message that has already failed. Webhook retries are a best practice when designing webhook systems to achieve high reliability and deliverability of event notifications.
📄️ What is a webhook URL?
A webhook URL is the URL that you can send an API request to in order to notify the user that a certain event has occurred.
📄️ Exponential backoff
Exponential backoff is an algorithm for limiting attempts by increasing the time delay between attempts exponentially.