Webhook

Webhook is the channel through which emqx sends messages to HTTP services. Through webhooks, users can send to the remote HTTP service from a local topic, or from the output of a rule.

Example: Setup Webhook using Config Files

Add following configs to the end of the emqx.conf file:

bridges.webhook.my_webhook {
    enable = true
    direction = egress
    url = "http://localhost:9901/${clientid}"
    local_topic = "a/#"
    method = post
    body = "${payload}"
    headers {
        "content-type": "application/json"
    }
}

This webhook forwards messages sent to this node which match a/# to http://localhost:9901/${clientid}. Where ${clientid} is a placeholder variable representing the sender's client ID. For example, if the client ID is steve, the message will be sent to http://localhost:9901/steve.

Placeholders can be used in the following parameters: method, body, headers and url.

Note that placeholders can only be used in the path part of the url parameter, but cannot be used in the scheme://host:port part.

For all the available placeholder fields, see event types and fields in rule SQL.

Example: Create Webhooks from the Dashboard

See Quick Start with Data Bridge

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For now the dashboard doesn't support creating a standalone webhook without rules. Please create standalone webhooks using config files.