STEP 1
Select Webhook in workflow
Pick Webhook app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
Webhook Integration
Start a workflow when an external system posts to a unique webhook URL, then optionally respond with a custom HTTP reply or pause the run until an external callback resumes it. Drop Webhook into any workflow on the visual canvas to shape how automations run. Combine it with 1,300+ app integrations and other built-in workflow nodes to build the exact flow you need.
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Supported triggers and actions for Webhook integration
Triggers can detect changes in Webhook and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside Webhook automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- Custom webhookStart a workflow when an external system posts to a unique webhook URL — an app-agnostic entry trigger.
- Respond to webhookReturn a custom HTTP response (status, body, headers) to the caller of a synchronous webhook trigger.
- Wait for webhookPause the run until an external system calls a signed resume URL — resume the workflow on demand.
How to integrate Webhook in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your Webhook connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect Webhook
When prompted, authorize access to Webhook in WEXTL once. Webhook credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].
Webhook Access Approval
WEXTL wants to integrate with your Webhook account. Approve?
STEP 3
Build a workflow
Build your workflow with Webhook yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect Webhook to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
Webhook
Connect Webhook to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Webhook below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Webhook. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.
Example automation with Webhook integration
Select Custom webhook trigger from Webhook - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in Webhook, workflow will start [7] from Custom webhook node.
Search for Respond to webhook, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Custom webhook and Respond to webhook, so only important data pass from Custom webhook to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of Webhook automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
Webhook on WEXTL has 3 modules for building built-in automations. Explore Webhook documentation for more.
Webhook
Custom webhook
MQTT
Performs action
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MQTT
Triggers
Webhook
Respond to webhook
Demonstration of how visual Webhook automation [6] looks in WEXTL.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating Webhook in your workflows.
Webhook is a built-in WEXTL workflow node. In practice, start a workflow when an external system posts to a unique webhook URL, then optionally respond with a custom HTTP reply or pause the run until an external callback resumes it. Configure the node's settings panel to control how it behaves inside your automation.
Drop Webhook onto the visual canvas alongside app integrations and other built-in workflow nodes. Connect it to the steps before and after, configure its parameters, and it runs as part of the automation every time the workflow executes.
No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].
Yes. WEXTL authenticates every connection per account, encrypts credentials at rest, and lets you enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation that uses Webhook.
Webhook runs alongside app integrations on the same workflow canvas. It receives data from upstream steps (triggers or other nodes) and passes results to downstream steps. Refer to our Webhook Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.
Absolutely. Webhook works with every trigger source and every app integration on WEXTL. Combine it with native app triggers, scheduled polling, or the Custom Webhook node so Webhook can react to events from any external system.
WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes like Webhook inside the workflow builder [4]. You can combine Webhook with app integrations and other built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) to build the exact flow you need.
References
List of sources used to gather information about the Webhook integration.
- Webhook integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal Webhook integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- This is a built-in WEXTL® workflow node — see the Visual Workflow Builder capability page for how it's used on the canvas.
- WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
- WEXTL® Apps Library
- WEXTL® Webhook App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation