Webhooks Overview

You can configure webhooks to get real-time notifications as events happen across your Juniper Mist organization or within a particular Juniper Mist site.

You may know webhooks as user-defined HTTP callbacks, HTTP posts, or HTTP notifications. These notifications include event details that you can use in your own applications or third-party software.

As you begin working with webhooks, it can be helpful to compare them with APIs. APIs work on a pull or polling model. You create an API call, and Juniper Mist responds with the requested data. In contrast, webhooks work on a push model. After you configure a webhook, you receive data as events occur.

Illustration of the differences between APIs and Webhooks

Table 1: REST APIs and Webhooks Comparison
	REST APIs	Webhooks
Model	Pull or polling model	Push model
Limit	5000 per organization per hour	No limit
Operations	Pull statistics, create configuration, update configuration	Push alerts and key statistics
Coverage	100 percent	Alerts, key events, or location
Recommended use cases	Automation, configuration	Integration with third-party monitoring tools or business applications

Note:

The concepts of alerts and alarms are considered interchangeable. However, when configuring an alert, you should make note of the alert or alarm syntax and use what is displayed.