webhook

See also: Webhook

English

Etymology

From web +‎ hook, coined by Jeff Lindsay in 2007 from the computer programming term hook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛb.hʊk/
• Hyphenation: web‧hook

Noun

webhook (plural webhooks)

1. (Internet) A method of augmenting or altering the behavior of a web application or a web page using custom callbacks, usually triggered by some external event.

   Synonym: reverse API

   • 2017, Matthias Biehl, Webhooks – Events for RESTful APIs, API-University Press, →ISBN, page 35:

     Webhooks are the most widely used approach for solving the event delivery challenge (see section 1.2.3) and realizing events in combination with REST APIs.

Translations

Translations

• German: Webhook m