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NovaChat User’s Guide 254
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.