My app has the ability to post requests to webhook URLs when objects are created or updated. I see in the doc there are two ways to set up webhooks, one is to have the Zap use Webhooks by Zapier as the trigger, the other is in my Integration, to build a Trigger of type REST hook. When should I use one or the other? Webhooks by Zapier triggers are working fine, is there any advantage to building a Trigger into my Integration?
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When to use Webhooks by Zapier versus building a Trigger of type REST hook
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+14- Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
Hi
Here’s a help article about the REST Hook Trigger for the Zapier Platform: https://platform.zapier.com/docs/triggers#rest-hook-trigger
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+14- Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
Building a Zap and building a App integration are different things.
A Zap that uses a Webhook trigger provides a webhook URL for the end user to place in the origin app to send notifications about events to fire the Zap.
An App integration that has a trigger allows for an end user to create a Zap and select that preconfigured trigger option w/o having to configure a webhook.
+12- Zapier Solution Partner
Additional insight to this:
If you are looking to eventually have your app listed as an App integration on Zapier, Zapier no longer accepts or publishes static hook triggers as they are no different than a Webhook by Zapier trigger. All webhook triggers must follow the rest hooks protocol. https://resthooks.org/
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