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Webhooks is an event-driven push notification system; when an event (e.g., a rebill) occurs, we deliver a data post to a script you designed based on our Webhook Documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Webhooks is an alternative to our Background Post to URL feature and an add-on feature to our ENS system. The Webhooks system is much more robust, providing real-time notifications and covering more event types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What's a Webhook?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In general terminology, Webhooks<\/strong> is an API that sends real-time push notifications to Webhook endpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Your Webhook endpoint<\/strong> is your previously defined URL. All event notifications will be delivered to your URL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. An Event <\/strong>is an occurrence surrounding your account, e.g., a user reactivating their subscription or a successful sale. Whenever a payment event occurs, you will receive a push notification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. An HTTP POST<\/strong> is the process of submitting data to a specified resource. The data sent is not stored in browser history or in web server logs; you will need a script that will read the data and store it in your database. When it comes to sending data, this is a safe <\/strong>and secure <\/strong>data transfer method.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Simply put, when something happens (an event<\/strong>) with your account, CCBill\u2019s Webhooks will send a notification to your URL (Webhook endpoint<\/strong>), providing you valuable insight into your online business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why Would I Want to Use Webhooks?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    For Merchants, Webhooks is a way of receiving valuable information as soon as it happens, rather than checking your account\u2019s data continually and getting no valuable data most of the time. In many ways, Webhooks is just like receiving push notifications on your smartphone, i.e., Facebook sends you a notification whenever you receive a friend request. Similarly, CCBill Webhooks will send you a notification if, for example, a new sale was successfully performed. You can write this data to a database for record-keeping or pass it to another script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Webhooks are especially helpful for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n