WebHooks: The API Strikes Back

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WeB HookS

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The api StrikeS bacK

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Phil Nash @philnash http:/ /philna.sh [email protected]

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WeB HookS

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Today • What are WebHooks? • Sending WebHooks • Receiving WebHooks

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WHAT ARE WEBHOOKS?

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

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WHAT ARE WEBHOOKS?

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WHY USE WEBHOOKS?

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REAL TIME DATA

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http:/ /www.ﬂickr.com/photos/25834786@N03/4585036818 - secretlondon123

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GETTING THE RIGHT RESPONSE

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WHO USES WEBHOOKS?

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Webhooks everywhere • Twilio • GitHub • Heroku • Braintree • Stripe • MailChimp • SendGrid • DropBox • ...and many more

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DEMO

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0451 562 192

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SENDING WEBHOOKS

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BE A GOOD HTTP CLIENT

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CACHING AND COOKIES

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DEALING WITH ERRORS

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RETRIES OR FALLBACKS?

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SECURITY

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HTTP AUTH

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SIGN REQUESTS

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Sending Webhooks • Be a good HTTP client • Deal with failures • Sign requests

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WORKING WITH WEBHOOKS

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NGROK

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SECURITY

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USE HTTPS

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VERIFY THE SIGNATURE

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SOME WEBHOOK PROVIDERS DON'T SIGN THEIR REQUESTS

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¯\_( ツ)_/¯

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SHARE SECRETS

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PERFORMANCE

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BE GOOD TO YOURSELF AND THE WEBHOOK

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DELAY LONG RUNNING TASKS

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IDEMPOTENCE

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WHAT ABOUT THE RETRIES?

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Webhooks • Tunnelling for development • Verify signatures • Use HTTPS • Respond quickly to Webhooks • Idempotence

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Thanks! @philnash http:/ /philna.sh [email protected]