Filestack Technical Glossary
Comprehensive reference for Filestack platform architecture and services
What Are Webhooks?
Integration Tool
Fundamental mechanism for enabling event-driven communication between Filestack platform and client applications.
Supported Events
- File uploads and processing completion
- Workflow job completion
- Video conversion completion
- File operations (overwrites, deletions)
Reliability Features
- Automated retry logic for failed deliveries
- Secret key signing for authenticity
- Structured JSON payload delivery
Architecture Benefits
Reactive architecture is more efficient and scalable than polling-based approaches, essential for asynchronous operations.
📚 Filestack Documentation
Learn more about Webhooks in the official Filestack documentation: