Why Your API Should Use Webhooks for Event Delivery
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Episode 140 of The Developer Tools Podcast explores why webhooks are the preferred pattern for real-time event delivery from APIs. Lucas and Luna break down the inefficiencies of polling, the security requirements for verifying webhook payloads, and how to handle retries with exponential backoff. They reference GitHub's webhook implementation and discuss best practices like idempotency keys and signature verification. By the end, you'll have a concrete checklist for designing a webhook system that scales without sacrificing reliability. #Webhooks #API #EventDriven #DeveloperTools #SoftwareEngineering #Polling #RealTime #RetryPattern #ExponentialBackoff #Idempotency #Security #GitHub #BestPractices #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TDPFexingo #APIArchitecture #EventDelivery Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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