Webhooks Guide

What Are Webhooks?

Webhooks are a way for apps to communicate with each other automatically. They send real-time data from one app to another whenever a specific event happens. Imagine getting a text message every time a package you’re expecting changes its delivery statu, webhooks work in a similar way for applications.

How Do Webhooks Work?

Trigger Event: Something happens in the first app, like a new record being added to a database.

Data Sent: This event triggers the first app to send data to a specified URL.

Action Taken: The second app receives this data and does something with it, like updating a status, sending a notification, or adding information to a different database.

Remember that anyone who has the URL for your webhook trigger can trigger your automation. We recommend thinking carefully about how and where this URL might be shared.

Using Webhooks with Airtable Automations

Create new automation and select “When webhook received” trigger.

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Then you can copy webhook url.

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And paste it as the URL of the webhook. Also provide a description so you know what automation it uses and for what purpose

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What Are Webhooks?

How Do Webhooks Work?

Using Webhooks with Airtable Automations

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