The Incoming webhook trigger is an advanced feature that requires technical expertise. Please reach out to your success manager if you’re interested in using it.
Like a start button, the Incoming webhook trigger starts the flow whever a specific event or action occurs in an external system.
Screenshot of the flow we’ve built in this video
Screenshot of the flow we’ve built in this video
Setting up the trigger
Create a new flow
Select Incoming webhook from the list of Trigger types:
3. Copy the Webhook URL (as you’ll need to paste this in the external system triggering the flow):
4. Prepare the payload body with the parameters that we can expect to receive from the system triggering the flow:
Whatever variables you enter here can be used in the flow
5. Continue building the flow
Using variables in nodes
Message & Update nodes
Use the variable data in message and update nodes by selecting ‘Add variable’:
Condition node
Use the variable data in the condition node by selecting the ‘Flow variable’ event:
API docs for the incoming webhook API
Refer to this document for detailed documentation on how to trigger a flow