Or even setting a callback URL for a file or folder that POSTs some JSON when th...

stanleydrew · on Dec 30, 2011

That's what this means:

"If developers could define WebHooks to receive events, that'd be a great start. I'd happily pay for that."

LeafStorm · on Dec 30, 2011

Hm. Never seem that particular term used for it before. My mistake.

bradleyland · on Dec 30, 2011

Mistakes are how we learn! :)

Below is a good write up by Timothy Fiz [1]. It's old, but it's still a good summary. He references GitHub, which is worth noting. GitHub allows developers to set webhooks for automated tasks that are triggered by repo events. It's a great reference implementation with good documentation [2].

1 - http://timothyfitz.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/what-webhooks-ar...

2 - http://help.github.com/post-receive-hooks/

kelnos · on Dec 30, 2011

Parent addressed that: that's what a WebHook is.