Understanding the Webhook Framework

The Webhook Framework helps applications communicate in real time by sending event-driven notifications between systems.

Instead of requiring applications to continuously check for updates through polling, webhooks push information to a receiving application when a specific event occurs, allowing the receiving application to respond immediately to changes or actions in another system. For example, an e-commerce application can send a webhook notification to an accounting system when a customer completes an order. The accounting system can then automatically create an invoice.

The Webhook Framework provides a generic and standardized mechanism for creating and invoking webhooks within the PeopleTools runtime environment. It also simplifies integrations with external platforms which support webhook messaging as a standard integration method.