Webhooks allow Data Quality & Observability Classic to communicate data quality events to a web server in real time. When a data quality event, such as an alert condition being met, Data Quality & Observability Classic sends an HTTP POST or PUT request in the form of a JSON payload to the specified URL. The receiving URL, which can be an endpoint in an external collaboration tool, processes the alert based on how you have configured handle such requests outside of Data Quality & Observability Classic.
Webhooks offer the following benefits over SMTP:
- Instantaneous delivery.
- Improves downstream automation.
- JSON format provides dynamic scalability and easier integrations with other systems.
| Column | Description |
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| Webhook Name |
The name you assign to a webhook to help you identify and use it in Data Quality & Observability Classic. |
| URL | The location where JSON payloads containing alert information are sent. |
| Global Alerts | When selected, the webhook can send a global failure alert when a job fails at runtime. |
| JSON Template | The custom JSON template of the webhook. |
| Method |
The API request method. The options are POST (default) and PUT, which correspond to the following endpoints:
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| Action | Click Actions to edit or delete a webhook. |