API Webhooks And The Push Versus Pull Debate
from The API Podcast with Fexingo: REST, GraphQL, and Modern Web APIs Hosted by Fexingo
In this episode of The API Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle the silent killer of modern backend architecture: webhook reliability. While pull-based APIs have served developers well for decades, the shift to push notifications via webhooks introduces a new class of failures—dropped events, duplicate processing, and blind spots in delivery. We examine how companies like Shopify and Stripe manage these risks through idempotency and signature verification, offering a concrete framework for building resilient event-driven systems without relying on constant polling. This is Episode 203, recorded October second, two thousand twenty-six. #APIDesign #WebhookReliability #EventDrivenArchitecture #PushVsPull #IdempotencyKeys #DeveloperExperience #SystemIntegration #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TechStrategy #BackendEngineering #APIEconomics #DigitalInfrastructure #SoftwareDevelopment #CloudComputing #DataSync #RealTimeData #EnterpriseAPIs Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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