Hookdeck @hookdeck.com · 25/07/2025Webhooks are not a trivial problem at scale. When you're processing thousands of events per second, your strategy matters. Webhooks are usually delivered at-least-once. Assume duplicates and out-of-order events are the norm, not the exception. 100
Hookdeck @hookdeck.com · 25/07/2025Idempotency isn't just a nice-to-have - it's critical. Your webhook handler needs to handle the same event multiple times without side effects. Synchronous webhook processing? Recipe for disaster. You'll hit timeouts, dropped connections, and potentially trigger retry storms. 100
Hookdeck @hookdeck.com · 25/07/2025Event-driven architecture with robust queuing is your friend. Decouple, buffer, and process webhooks reliably. 100
