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webhooks

Syllables: web·hooks/wɛb.hʊks/

webhooks is the plural of webhook.

Meaning of webhook

Noun

webhook (plural webhooks)

  1. (Internet) 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.
    • 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

Questions about webhooks

What is webhooks the plural of?
Webhooks is the plural of webhook.
How do you pronounce webhooks?
Webhooks is pronounced /wɛb.hʊks/.

Words near webhooks in the dictionary

  1. webguide
  2. webguides
  3. webhead
  4. webheads
  5. webhook
  6. webhooks
  7. webhost
  8. webhosting
  9. webhosts
  10. webidence
  11. webification

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