webhook

web·hook
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/ˈwɛb.hʊk/

noun

A method of augmenting or altering the behavior of a web application or a web page using custom callbacks, usually triggered by some external event.

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Meanings

nounwebhook (plural webhooks)

plural webhooks

  1. InternetA method of augmenting or altering the behavior of a web application or a web page using custom callbacks, usually triggered by some external event.

    Webhooks are the most widely used approach for solving the event delivery challenge (see section 1.2.3) and realizing events in combination with REST APIs.

    2017, Matthias Biehl, Webhooks – Events for RESTful APIs, API-University Press, →ISBN, page 35

    Synonyms: reverse API

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA method of augmenting or altering the behavior of a web application or a web page using custom callbacks, usually triggered by some external event.

Similar
reverse API

Origin

From web + hook, coined by Jeff Lindsay in 2007 from the computer programming term hook.

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Translations

German Webhook
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Russian вебхук
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Cite this entry
APA

webhook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webhook

MLA

“webhook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webhook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “webhook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webhook.

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