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Webhooks

Webhooks allow you to build or set up integrations which subscribe to certain events on Appwrite. When one of those events is triggered, we'll send an HTTP POST payload to the webhook's configured URL. Webhooks can be used to purge cache from CDN, calculate data or send a Slack notification. You're only limited by your imagination.

Getting started

You can set your webhook by adding it from your Appwrite project dashboard. You can access your webhooks settings from your project dashboard or on the left navigation panel. Click the 'Add Webhook' button and choose your webhook name and the events that should trigger it. You can also set an optional basic HTTP authentication username and password to protect your endpoint from unauthorized access.

Payload

Each event type has a specific payload format with the relevant event information. All event payloads mirror the payloads for the API payload which parallel to the event types.

Headers

HTTP requests made to your webhook's configured URL endpoint will contain several special headers.

HeaderDescription
X-Appwrite-Webhook-Id
The ID of the Webhook who triggered the event.
X-Appwrite-Webhook-Events
Names of the events that triggered this delivery.
X-Appwrite-Webhook-Name
Name of the webhook as specified in your app settings and events list.
X-Appwrite-Webhook-User-Id
The user ID of the user who triggered the event. Returns an empty string if an API key triggered the event. Note that events like account.create or account.sessions.create are performed by guest users and will not return any user ID. If you still need the user ID for these events, you can find it in the event payload.
X-Appwrite-Webhook-Project-Id
The ID of the project who owns the Webhook and API call.
X-Appwrite-Webhook-Signature
The HMAC-SHA1 signature of the payload. This is used to verify the authenticity of the payload.
User-Agent
Each request made by Appwrite will be 'Appwrite-Server'.

Verification

Webhooks can be verified by using the X-Appwrite-Webhook-Signature header. This is the HMAC-SHA1 signature of the payload. You can find the signature key in your webhooks properties in the dashboard. To generate this hash you append the payload to the end of webhook URL (make sure there are no spaces in between) and then use the HMAC-SHA1 algorithm to generate the signature. After you've generated the signature, compare it to the X-Appwrite-Webhook-Signature header value. If they match, the payload is valid and you can trust it came from your Appwrite instance.

Events

Appwrite has events that fire when a resource changes. These events cover all Appwrite resources and can reflect create, update, and delete actions. You can specify one or many events to subscribe to with webhooks.

  • Authentication events
    NameDescription
    teams.*
    This event triggers on any teams event. Returns Team Object
    teams.*.create
    This event triggers when a team is created. Returns Team Object
    teams.*.delete
    This event triggers when a team is deleted. Returns Team Object
    teams.*.memberships.*
    This event triggers on any team memberships event. Returns Membership Object
    teams.*.memberships.*.create
    This event triggers when a membership is created. Returns Membership Object
    teams.*.memberships.*.delete
    This event triggers when a membership is deleted. Returns Membership Object
    teams.*.memberships.*.update
    This event triggers when a membership is updated. Returns Membership Object
    teams.*.memberships.*.update.status
    This event triggers when a team memberships status is updated. Returns Membership Object
    teams.*.update
    This event triggers when a team is updated. Returns Team Object
    teams.*.update.prefs
    This event triggers when a team's preferences are updated. Returns Team Object
    users.*
    This event triggers on any user's event. Returns User Object
    users.*.create
    This event triggers when a user is created. Returns User Object
    users.*.delete
    This event triggers when a user is deleted. Returns User Object
    users.*.recovery.*
    This event triggers on any user's recovery token event. Returns Token Object
    users.*.recovery.*.create
    This event triggers when a recovery token for a user is created. Returns Token Object
    users.*.recovery.*.update
    This event triggers when a recovery token for a user is validated. Returns Token Object
    users.*.sessions.*
    This event triggers on any user's sessions event. Returns Session Object
    users.*.sessions.*.create
    This event triggers when a session for a user is created. Returns Session Object
    users.*.sessions.*.delete
    This event triggers when a session for a user is deleted. Returns Session Object
    users.*.update
    This event triggers when a user is updated. Returns User Object
    users.*.update.email
    This event triggers when a user's email address is updated. Returns User Object
    users.*.update.name
    This event triggers when a user's name is updated. Returns User Object
    users.*.update.password
    This event triggers when a user's password is updated. Returns User Object
    users.*.update.prefs
    This event triggers when a user's preferences is updated. Returns User Object
    users.*.update.status
    This event triggers when a user's status is updated. Returns User Object
    users.*.verification.*
    This event triggers on any user's verification token event. Returns Token Object
    users.*.verification.*.create
    This event triggers when a verification token for a user is created. Returns Token Object
    users.*.verification.*.update
    This event triggers when a verification token for a user is validated. Returns Token Object
  • Databases events
    NameDescription
    databases.*
    This event triggers on any database event. Returns Database Object
    databases.*.collections.*
    This event triggers on any collection event. Returns Collection Object
    databases.*.collections.*.attributes.*
    This event triggers on any attributes event. Returns Attribute Object
    databases.*.collections.*.attributes.*.create
    This event triggers when an attribute is created. Returns Attribute Object
    databases.*.collections.*.attributes.*.delete
    This event triggers when an attribute is deleted. Returns Attribute Object
    databases.*.collections.*.create
    This event triggers when a collection is created. Returns Collection Object
    databases.*.collections.*.delete
    This event triggers when a collection is deleted. Returns Collection Object
    databases.*.collections.*.documents.*
    This event triggers on any documents event. Returns Document Object
    databases.*.collections.*.documents.*.create
    This event triggers when a document is created. Returns Document Object
    databases.*.collections.*.documents.*.delete
    This event triggers when a document is deleted. Returns Document Object
    databases.*.collections.*.documents.*.update
    This event triggers when a document is updated. Returns Document Object
    databases.*.collections.*.indexes.*
    This event triggers on any indexes event. Returns Index Object
    databases.*.collections.*.indexes.*.create
    This event triggers when an index is created. Returns Index Object
    databases.*.collections.*.indexes.*.delete
    This event triggers when an index is deleted. Returns Index Object
    databases.*.collections.*.update
    This event triggers when a collection is updated. Returns Collection Object
    databases.*.create
    This event triggers when a database is created. Returns Database Object
    databases.*.delete
    This event triggers when a database is deleted. Returns Database Object
    databases.*.update
    This event triggers when a database is updated. Returns Database Object
  • Storage events
    NameDescription
    buckets.*
    This event triggers on any buckets event. Returns Bucket Object
    buckets.*.create
    This event triggers when a bucket is created. Returns Bucket Object
    buckets.*.delete
    This event triggers when a bucket is deleted. Returns Bucket Object
    buckets.*.files.*
    This event triggers on any files event. Returns File Object
    buckets.*.files.*.create
    Since the Appwrite SDK chunks files in 5MB increments, this event will trigger for each 5MB chunk. A file is fully uploaded when chunksTotal equals chunksUploaded. Returns File Object
    buckets.*.files.*.delete
    This event triggers when a file is deleted. Returns File Object
    buckets.*.files.*.update
    This event triggers when a file is updated. Returns File Object
    buckets.*.update
    This event triggers when a bucket is updated. Returns Bucket Object
  • Functions events
    NameDescription
    functions.*
    This event triggers on any functions event. Returns Function Object
    functions.*.create
    This event triggers when a function is created. Returns Function Object
    functions.*.delete
    This event triggers when a function is deleted. Returns Function Object
    functions.*.deployments.*
    This event triggers on any deployments event. Returns Deployment Object
    functions.*.deployments.*.create
    This event triggers when a deployment is created. Returns Deployment Object
    functions.*.deployments.*.delete
    This event triggers when a deployment is deleted. Returns Deployment Object
    functions.*.deployments.*.update
    This event triggers when a deployment is updated. Returns Deployment Object
    functions.*.executions.*
    This event triggers on any executions event. Returns Execution Object
    functions.*.executions.*.create
    This event triggers when an execution is created. Returns Execution Object
    functions.*.executions.*.delete
    This event triggers when an execution is deleted. Returns Execution Object
    functions.*.executions.*.update
    This event triggers when an execution is updated. Returns Execution Object
    functions.*.update
    This event triggers when a function is updated. Returns Function Object
  • Messaging events
    NameDescription
    providers.*
    This event triggers on any providers event. Returns Provider Object
    providers.*.create
    This event triggers when a provider is created. Returns Provider Object
    providers.*.delete
    This event triggers when a provider is deleted. Returns Provider Object
    providers.*.update
    This event triggers when a provider is updated. Returns Provider Object
    topics.*
    This event triggers on any topic event. Returns Topic Object
    topics.*.create
    This event triggers when a topic is created. Returns Topic Object
    topics.*.delete
    This event triggers when a topic is deleted. Returns Topic Object
    topics.*.update
    This event triggers when a topic is updated. Returns Topic Object
    topics.*.subscribers.*.create
    This event triggers when a subscriber to a topic is created. Returns Topic Object
    topics.*.subscribers.*.delete
    This event triggers when a subscriber to a topic is deleted. Returns Topic Object
    messages.*
    This event triggers on any message event. Returns Message Object
    messages.*.create
    This event triggers when a message is created. Returns Message Object
    messages.*.delete
    This event triggers when a message is deleted. Returns Message Object
    messages.*.update
    This event triggers when a message is updated. Returns Message Object

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