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Webhook
Definition
What is Webhook?
A webhook is an HTTP notification sent by one system to another when a defined event occurs, such as an order creation or inventory update.
Business context
Why does it matter?
Webhooks reduce polling delay, but reliable integrations must handle duplicate delivery, ordering, verification, retries, and failure records to avoid silent data gaps.
Decision prompts
Three questions to ask in practice
- 01
Which validated constraint does the architecture solve?
- 02
Are boundaries, data ownership, and recovery paths explicit?
- 03
Can the team operate it after launch?
Understanding the term is the start. Making the tradeoff is the work.
If you are evaluating Shopify Plus, headless architecture, growth systems, or cross-market operations, Tenten can help frame the decision.