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Method of web development

In web development, a webhook is a method of augmenting or altering the behavior of a web page or web application with custom callbacks. These callbacks may be maintained, modified, and managed by third-party users who need not be affiliated with the originating website or application. In 2007, Jeff Lindsay coined the term webhook from the computer programming term hook. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: WebhookA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: HookFlow: A Secure Webhook Proxy and Validation System for Local DevelopmentInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: WebhooksThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Developing Integrated Smartphones Notification of Server Resource Monitoring System Using Zabbix, Webhook, and TelegramCited 3 times
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📖 Definitions

Noun A method of augmenting or altering the behavior of a web application or a web page using custom callbacks, usually triggered by some external event.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Function
  2. Authenticating the webhook notification

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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