CloudShare enables you to configure application webhook events directly from the Integration Hub.
A webhook is a web-based message that is sent from one application (or platform) to another. A webhook message is sent to a predefined, third-party URL when a specific event occurs in the source application, delivering real-time information about that event to the destination application.
Note: Only Account Managers have the necessary permissions to manage webhooks.
After you configure a webhook, it is triggered automatically whenever targeted events occur.
Using webhooks enables you to build any number of scenarios where CloudShare communicates directly with a chosen application when the covered activity takes place. Webhooks do not require that you manually monitor CloudShare, execute external scripts, or manage complex APIs.
Some examples of webhooks include:
- Sending an email notification when a CloudShare event occurs
- Posting data that starts an activity in another application
- Triggering a process via services like Zapier or Tray.io, as well as Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) vendors.
When you create a webhook in the Integration Hub, CloudShare does all of the required background work: collecting key data from one or more targeted events, preparing the webhook and its payload, and sending it to subscribing applications.
To help protect the privacy and security of your data, a CloudShare webhook always attaches a secret key (generated at the account level), which can be optionally used by a subscribing application to authenticate the source of the webhook message.
See the list of CloudShare events that are currently supported with webhooks, together with their payload details.