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Create a webhook

How to create a webhook via API
To create a new webhook, send a POST request to the /api/webhooks endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

POST https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/webhooks

Arguments

Body Parameter
Type
Required
type
string
Required
attributes.name
string
Optional, default is "webhook
attributes.topic
string
Required
attributes.callback_url
string
Required
attributes.include_resources
array
Optional
attributes.reference
string
Optional
attributes.reference_origin
string
Optional
attributes.metadata
object
Optional
attributes._disable
boolean
Optional
attributes._enable
boolean
Optional

Example

Request
Response
The following request creates a new webhook:
curl -g -X POST \
'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/webhooks' \
-H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
-d '{
"data": {
"type": "webhooks",
"attributes": {
"topic": "orders.place",
"callback_url": "https://yourapp.com/webhooks"
}
}
}'
On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:
{
"data": {
"id": "xYZkjABcde",
"type": "webhooks",
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/webhooks/xYZkjABcde"
},
"attributes": {
"name": "myorg-orders.place",
"topic": "orders.place",
"callback_url": "https://yourapp.com/webhooks",
"include_resources": [
"customer",
"shipping_address",
"billing_address"
],
"created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
"reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
"metadata": {
"foo": "bar"
},
"disabled_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"circuit_state": "closed",
"circuit_failure_count": 5,
"shared_secret": "1c0994cc4e996e8c6ee56a2198f66f3c"
},
"relationships": {
"last_event_callbacks": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/webhooks/xYZkjABcde/relationships/last_event_callbacks",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/webhooks/xYZkjABcde/last_event_callbacks"
}
},
"versions": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/webhooks/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/webhooks/xYZkjABcde/versions"
}
}
},
"meta": {
"mode": "test"
}
}
}