Guide

What is a webhook, and why does automation depend on them?

The difference between an app that tells you something happened, and one you have to keep asking.

A webhook in one sentence

A way for one app to instantly tell another app "something just happened" — a new order, a form submission, a message received — instead of that other app having to constantly check whether anything's new.

Webhook vs. polling

Polling means checking on a timer — every five minutes, "is there anything new yet?" — which is wasteful and introduces a delay. A webhook fires the instant the event actually happens: real-time, with no wasted checks in between.

How we actually use webhooks

An incoming WhatsApp message, a form submission, a CRM update — each fires a webhook that kicks off the automation instantly, instead of a lead sitting untouched until someone checks in on it manually.

Common Questions

Before you book a call.

Is a webhook the same as an API?+

Related, not the same. An API is how you ask a system for data or tell it to do something. A webhook is the system telling you, unprompted, the instant something happens.

What happens if a webhook fails to fire?+

A well-built system retries and logs the failure instead of silently dropping the event — which is exactly the kind of detail that separates a reliable automation from one that quietly breaks.

Do webhooks need to be built custom, or do most tools already have them?+

Most modern platforms — WhatsApp, payment processors, form tools, CRMs — already support webhooks. The custom work is usually in what happens next: the workflow that catches the event and acts on it.

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