Webhooks - The API strikes back

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1. WeB HookS
2. The api StrikeS bacK
3. Phil Nash @philnash http:/ /philna.sh philnash@twilio.com
4. WeB HookS
5. WEBHOOKS
6. Webhooks •  What are webhooks? •  Developing with webhooks •  Webhook best Practices
7. WHAT ARE WEBHOOKS?
8. I COULD TELL YOU...
9. +447903517178
10. WEBHOOKS
11. QUESTIONS?
12. Webhooks everywhere •  Twilio •  GoCardless •  GitHub •  Mandrill •  Stripe •  MailChimp •  HipChat •  SendGrid •  DropBox •  Slack
13. WHY WEBHOOKS?
15. WORKING WITH WEBHOOKS
17. NGROK
18. BECOMING AN API
19. Becoming an API •  Security •  Performance •  Idempotence
20. SECURITY
22. USE HTTPS
23. WEBHOOK PROVIDERS SIGN THEIR REQUESTS
24. VERIFY THE SIGNATURE
25. SOME WEBHOOK PROVIDERS DON'T SIGN THEIR REQUESTS
26. ¯\_( ツ)_/¯
27. SHARE SECRETS
28. PERFORMANCE
29. BE GOOD TO YOURSELF AND THE WEBHOOK
30. DELAY LONG RUNNING TASKS
31. IDEMPOTENCE
32. F(F(X)) = F(X)
33. RETRIES ARE WONDERFUL BUT...
34. SENDING HUNDREDS OF SMS IS NOT
35. Webhooks •  Use webhooks instead of polling •  Use ngrok, or similar, for development •  Secure your webhooks! •  Respond quickly to webhooks •  Idempotence (idempotence, idempotence...)
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38. Image credits •  Polling Station - secretlondon123 •  Stevie Graham - Stevie Graham
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40. Thanks! @philnash http:/ /philna.sh philnash@twilio.com Help me! On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely is it that you would recommend this talk to a friend or colleague? +447903517178