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Basic example

Content Management API > Webhook

Create a new webhook

Body parameters

type string Required

Must be exactly "webhook".

attributes.name string Required

Unique name for the webhook

Example:

"Item type creation/update"

attributes.url string Required

The URL to be called

Example:

"https://www.example.com/webhook"

attributes.headers object Required

Additional headers that will be sent

Example:

{ "X-Foo": "Bar" }

attributes.events Required

Type: Array<object>

entity_type enum Required

The subject of webhook triggering

Example:

"item"

item_type Optional

item Optional

upload Optional

build_trigger Optional

environment Optional

maintenance_mode Optional

sso_user Optional

cda_cache_tags Optional

event_types Required

Type: Array<string>

filters Optional

Type: Array<object>, null

entity_type enum Required

item_type Optional

item Optional

build_trigger Optional

environment Optional

environment_type Optional

entity_ids Required

Type: Array<string>

attributes.custom_payload string, null Required

A custom payload

Example:

'{ "message": "{{event_type}} event triggered on {{entity_type}}!", "entity_id": "{{#entity}}{{id}}{{/entity}}"] }'

attributes.http_basic_user string, null Required

HTTP Basic Authorization username

Example:

"user"

attributes.http_basic_password string, null Required

HTTP Basic Authorization password

Example:

"password"

attributes.enabled boolean Optional

Whether the webhook is enabled and sending events or not

attributes.payload_api_version string Optional

Specifies which API version to use when serializing entities in the webhook payload

Example:

"3"

attributes.nested_items_in_payload boolean Optional

Whether the you want records present in the payload to show blocks expanded or not

attributes.auto_retry boolean Optional

If enabled, the system will attempt to retry the call several times when the webhook operation fails due to timeouts or errors.

Returns

Returns a resource object of type webhook.

Examples

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POST https://site-api.datocms.com/webhooks HTTP/1.1
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Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN
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Accept: application/json
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X-Api-Version: 3
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Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
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{
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  "data": {
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    "type": "webhook",
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    "attributes": {
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      "name": "Item type creation/update",
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      "url": "https://www.example.com/webhook",
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      "headers": {
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        "X-Foo": "Bar"
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      },
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      "events": [
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        {
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          "entity_type": "item",
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          "event_types": [
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            "update"
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          ]
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        }
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      ],
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      "custom_payload": "{ \"message\": \"{{event_type}} event triggered on {{entity_type}}!\", \"entity_id\": \"{{#entity}}{{id}}{{/entity}}\"] }",
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      "http_basic_user": "user",
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      "http_basic_password": "password"
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    }
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  }
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}

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curl -g 'https://site-api.datocms.com/webhooks' \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN" \
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  -H "Accept: application/json" \
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  -H "X-Api-Version: 3" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
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  --data-binary '{"data":{"type":"webhook","attributes":{"name":"Item type creation/update","url":"https://www.example.com/webhook","headers":{"X-Foo":"Bar"},"events":[{"entity_type":"item","event_types":["update"]}],"custom_payload":"{ \"message\": \"{{event_type}} event triggered on {{entity_type}}!\", \"entity_id\": \"{{#entity}}{{id}}{{/entity}}\"] }","http_basic_user":"user","http_basic_password":"password"}}}'

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await fetch("https://site-api.datocms.com/webhooks", {
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  method: "POST",
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  headers: {
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    Authorization: "Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN",
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    Accept: "application/json",
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    "X-Api-Version": "3",
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    "Content-Type": "application/vnd.api+json",
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  },
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  body: JSON.stringify({
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    data: {
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      type: "webhook",
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      attributes: {
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        name: "Item type creation/update",
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        url: "https://www.example.com/webhook",
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        headers: { "X-Foo": "Bar" },
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        events: [{ entity_type: "item", event_types: ["update"] }],
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        custom_payload:
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          '{ "message": "{{event_type}} event triggered on {{entity_type}}!", "entity_id": "{{#entity}}{{id}}{{/entity}}"] }',
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        http_basic_user: "user",
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        http_basic_password: "password",
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      },
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    },
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  }),
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});

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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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Content-Type: application/json
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Cache-Control: cache-control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate
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X-RateLimit-Limit: 30
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X-RateLimit-Remaining: 28
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{
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  "data": {
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    "type": "webhook",
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    "id": "312",
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    "attributes": {
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      "name": "Item type creation/update",
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      "url": "https://www.example.com/webhook",
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      "enabled": true,
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      "headers": {
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        "X-Foo": "Bar"
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      },
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      "events": [
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        {
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          "entity_type": "item",
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          "event_types": [
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            "update"
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          ]
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        }
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      ],
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      "http_basic_user": "user",
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      "http_basic_password": "password",
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      "custom_payload": "{ \"message\": \"{{event_type}} event triggered on {{entity_type}}!\", \"entity_id\": \"{{#entity}}{{id}}{{/entity}}\"] }",
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      "payload_api_version": "3",
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      "nested_items_in_payload": true,
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      "auto_retry": true
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    }
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  }
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}

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