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ChatFusion User’s Guide 278
Adding a Webhook Event to a Button
Do you know about webhooks and would you like to use them with your
device? Here’s how the Chat software supports them. Please note that
this section requires a basic understanding of webhooks and
programming skills.
Important! You must be connected to Wi-Fi to use webhooks.
Terms Used in This Section
Term Meaning
webhook A webhook is an event that triggers an
action.
webhook service/
provider
A webhook service is a web application for
retrieving and storing data from a certain
event.
webhook event A webhook event is a web request via a
URL that can contain additional
information needed by the webhook
service/provider.
There are two parts to a webhook event:
(1) the URL and (2) the payload in JSON
format. The event is the piece that the
Chat software sends.
Event example: Create a document
URL A URL is a website address. For webhooks,
a URL is the address sent to trigger an
event. Webhooks use the http protocol to
communicate with the webhook
service/provider.
payload
Additional instructions can be sent with the
URL to perform the event. These additional
instructions are referred to as a payload.
Note: Not all events need a payload.