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Webhook

mechanism for event-driven callbacks used in web development
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Webhook

Summary

Webhook ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,456 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Webhook is a type of HTTP request[2].
  • Webhook is a type of callback[3].
  • Webhook's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/webhooks[4].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include HTTP request[2] and callback[3].

Why It Matters

Webhook ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,456 views/month).[1] Webhook has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] Webhook is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → mechanism for event-driven callbacks used in web development
    Described at url → ['https://automatelab.tech/saas-webhook-catalog/', 'https://automatelab.tech/n8n
    Subclass of → HTTP request, callback
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q118255879]]"
  2. 12w ago · Ratamaha · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → HTTP request, callback
    Described at url → ['https://automatelab.tech/saas-webhook-catalog/', 'https://automatelab.tech/n8n
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://automatelab.tech/saas-webhook-catalog/"
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