Webhooks for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Implementing Webhooks in Spring Boot

<h2>What is a Webhook?</h2> <p>A webhook is a technology that facilitates the automatic exchange of data between two software applications. A webhook is essentially an HTTP callback mechanism. It operates by making an HTTP POST request to a specified URL as an alert when a specific event occurs.</p> <p>To put it differently, in web applications, when certain actions take place, an HTTP POST request is automatically sent to a predetermined URL. This serves as a notification to users, informing them that the status of their requested data has been updated and needs to be checked. This eliminates the need for manual intervention and allows for seamless communication between different systems.</p> <p>Next, we will create another API, and this API URL is registered with the third-party application where the customer data was sent. Upon successful verification, the third-party system will trigger an automatic call to our designated URL, furnishing an enhanced JSON response. Alternatively, we can phrase it as the clients receiving automated notifications from the third party through the invocation of this registered URL, which is commonly referred to as the &ldquo;Webhook URL</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@reetesh043/webhooks-for-beginners-a-simple-guide-to-implementing-webhooks-in-spring-boot-8e7ac3d65356">Read More :-</a></p>