WebHook

WebHook is an HTTP-based protocol for transmitting data automatically based on events occurring within a given script, application, database or other system.

Tools

• Prose: http://prose.io/#about (CMS-free websites using GitHub files storage/versioning, GitHub pages website/landing-page hosting & WebHooks)
• Particle -- Webhooks for IoT devices: http://docs.particle.io/guide/tools-and-features/webhooks/
• PayPal WebHooks Simulator: http://developer.paypal.com/developer/webhooksSimulator/

Resources

• WebHooks open source group: http://www.webhooks.org/
• Web Hooks: https://webhooks.wordpress.com/ (User-defined HTTP callbacks for push, pipes and plugins)
• Web hooks to revolutionize the web: http://progrium.com/blog/2007/05/03/web-hooks-to-revolutionize-the-web/
• Twitter as a Stockbroker. With Webhooks: http://blogrium.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/twitter-as-a-stockbroker-with-webhooks/ (good WebHooks explaination for non-technical folks)

Tutorials

• What is a WebHook?: https://webhooks.pbworks.com/w/page/13385124/FrontPage (HTTP callback)
• What are RESTful WebHooks?: https://web.archive.org/web/20120302000920/http://wiki.webhooks.org/w/page/13385128/RESTful%20WebHooks (a subset of WebHooks that emphasize REST rather than any other HTTP format such as XML-RPC, JSON-RPC, SOAP, etc)
• How do WebHooks work?: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30562825/how-does-a-webhook-work (like a PUSH notification from an API to your listening app/device)
• Simulate a POST webhook in Jenkins?: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25330574/simulate-a-post-webhook-in-jenkins#25370470 (PHP)
• Example starter script for implementing WebHooks in PHP: https://gist.github.com/chadhutchins/6126648
• Webhooks, webhook URLs and a sample implementation example of webhooks: https://www.codeproject.com/articles/576278/webhooks-webhook-urls-and-a-sample-implementation
• Sending WebHooks with ASP.NET WebHooks Preview: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/webdev/2015/09/15/sending-webhooks-with-asp-net-webhooks-preview/
• Webhooks and Responses with Parsing (JSON, Mustache, Tokens): https://community.particle.io/t/tutorial-webhooks-and-responses-with-parsing-json-mustache-tokens/14612
• Simple example showing how to use github webhooks with NodeJS: http://github.com/pipa/Webhook_Example
• Simplest possible WebHook mailer PHP example: http://pastebin.com/raw/1SZyZ4uM
• Stripe -- complex WebHook mailer PHP: https://gist.github.com/boucher/1708172
• Using a Webhook: http://documentation.unbounce.com/hc/en-us/articles/203510044-Using-a-Webhook (Unbounce mail service provider)

External Links

• wikipedia: WebHooks
• wikipedia: Event-driven architecture
• wikipedia: Push notifications
• wikipedia: Reverse AJAX
• Putting (PostMark) webhooks to work: https://postmarkapp.com/blog/putting-webhooks-to-work
• MailGun support for WebHooks: https://documentation.mailgun.com/user_manual.html#webhooks
• Adding a hook to Liferay: http://www.integratingstuff.com/2011/06/05/adding-a-hook-to-liferay/ (not a "WebHook" but could be)

See Also

GIT | HTTP/HTTPS | Web | Reverse AJAX | SOA | EDA | Automation