To design a reliable webhook system for a payment processing service, I would ensure that callbacks have idempotency, implement retry logic for failures, and validate incoming requests for authenticity using…
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Can you explain what a webhook is and how it differs from traditional API requests?
A webhook is a way for one application to send real-time data to another application via HTTP requests when certain events occur. Unlike traditional API requests, where a client has…
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