Webhooks: how tools talk to each other
Last time I explained APIs — the restaurant waiter that carries your order to the kitchen. But APIs have a problem: you have to keep asking. “Is my food ready?” “Is my food ready?” “How about now?” That’s annoying. What if the waiter just came to you when the food was ready? That’s a webhook. APIs vs webhooks: the difference An API is like checking your mailbox. You walk outside. You look inside. Nothing yet. You come back inside. You check again 10 minutes later. Still nothing. You check again. Finally, there’s mail. ...