Example Use Cases
Webhooks offer a world of possibilities for real-time application integration:- Interactive IoT integrations: Sync your webhooks with smart devices. For instance, set your lights to flash whenever an order is placed.
- Data harvesting for internal usage: Use webhooks to gather and process data, keeping your internal systems up-to-date.
- External software linkage: Connect your store with external software, such as accounting tools, to automate and streamline operations.
- Immediate alerts for shipping partners: Keep your shipping companies in the loop about new orders in real time.
- Automated data clean-up: Safeguard customer privacy by using webhooks to remove customer data from databases once it’s no longer necessary.
Example Flow
- A webhook subscription is set up on the ‘ORDER_PLACED’ topic for a shop, using a specified HTTPS endpoint (via the dashboard or the API).
- Someone places an order in the shop.
- Fourthwall takes this order event and sends it, along with the order details (payload), to the subscription endpoint.
- The client app receives this event, sends back an ‘OK 200’ HTTP status code, and then can perform any needed actions.