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title: Webhooks
slug: docs/webhooks
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createdAt: 2021-08-12T16:56:08.000Z
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Webhooks allow for you to get push notifications from the system based on specific events *when they happen*. That information is sent to a URL which you specify. This is an alternative approach to standard the polling method, where you periodically submit requests for updates. The webhooks can be configured in the webhooks tab of your project settings.
It is important to note that API activity will not activate the webhooks. For instance, if I am using `create` (an API action) to create a user, `user_registered` (a webhook event) will not fire. Additionally, the system will confirm the presence of an API admin within a project prior to sending the webhook data.
# Configuring Webhooks
An API admin is able to configure a webhook by logging in the back end, navigating to settings, project settings, and clicking the webhooks tab. From here, simply choose your event and enter the URL where you would like the information sent. Note that only one event can correspond to a single URL.
# Event list
Each webhook will *always* return both `user_info` and `meta_info`.
On events which include a wildcard `*` you are expected to replace the wildcard with the form id. This enables you to receive an event only when it happens for that specific form.
Any additional returns are show below and are specific to the webhook response:
| Name | Return | Description |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `user_registered` | - | This fires the first time an applicant registers. |
| `login_success` | - | This fires each time the user logs in.
If the user requested the system remember them then if they are granted access through this mechanism this webhook will not fire. |
| `edit_user_credentials` | `username` only (generally an email). `password` is not included. | This fires when an applicant edits their username or password. |
| `form_submitted` | `form_info`, which contains meta-information about the form which was submitted.
`doc` which will include all fields and their values for that user's form.
Will also return google or Facebook analytics. | This fires each time a form is submitted, *irrespective* of the forms completion status.
It is less advised to use this to gather information about a user, since it will fire on *every *form which is submitted. Instead see the wildcard option below. |
| `form_submit_*` | Returns `form_info` after form is submitted.
Responding with `msg` and `msg_type` (error, notification, warning, success, information) can allow you to display error handling and/or manipulate form information by returning a jdoc obj. Can use `focus_on` to focus on a specific field. Can redirect to a valid URL. | Similar to `form_submitted` however it will fire only when your specified form is submitted. |
| `form_load_*` | `doc` | This event occurs when a user *accesses* the specified form regardless of any future actions by the user (when the form loads).
This is primarily used for redirects. |
| `form_viewed_*` | `doc` | This event occurs immediately after `form_load_*`. |
| `user_complete` | Same as `form_submitted`. | This fires when all user forms are marked complete in an individual system, or when parent forms are complete in a family system.
Note that if forms are added as a result of a trigger, the webhook will not fire until those subsequent forms are completed as well.
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| `child_complete` | Same as `form_submitted`. | Similar to user\_complete, except this fires when all *child* forms are complete. This is only relevant in family systems |
| `status_update` | Returns an array of `user_info` for each applicant whose status has changed in addition to information about the status. | This fires when a status is changed for either a single user or a group of users.
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| `payment_event` | Includes `payment_info`, `cart_info`, and allocated\_payments which will show you what payment paid for what item in the cart. | This fires when any payment event occurs, such as payments marking as approved, as pending, being refunded, etc... |
| `payment_refunded` | same as `payment_event` | This occurs when an admin issues a refund for a user. |
| `payment_issued` | same as `payment_event` | This occurs when a payment is made by an applicant, or is processed by an admin. |
| `tag_update` | `tag_info` | This event occurs when either a single user or a group of users has their tag changed. |
| `user_order_updated` | - | This occurs when a user adds or removes a product from their cart. |
| `form_preprocess`
(all forms)
`form_preprocess_*`
(specific form) | Returns `form_info` before submission is processed.
Responding with `msg` and `msg_type `(error, notification, warning, success, information) can allow you to display error handling or manipulate form information by returning a jdoc obj. Can use `focus_on` to focus on a specific field. Can redirect to a valid URL.
Note:
- Error handling stops form submission; this can conflict with a success `msg_type`.
- Error handling and manipulation form information cannot be done in conjunction as the latter continues the form submission. | This occurs when a user submits their form before the submission is processed. |
| `cart_event` | Returns `cart_info`. | This event occurs when *any* change is made to a user's cart. |
| `cart_value_change` | Same as `cart_event`. | This event occurs when a change is made to a user's cart that alters the user's balance. |
| `product_added` | Same as `cart_event`. | This event occurs when one or more products are added to a user's cart. |