System Design · Stripe · Medium
Webhook Delivery System Design A webhook delivery system is a platform that allows one service to notify another by issuing an outbound HTTP callback whenever a business event occurs. At first glance, this seems like a straightforward POST to a stored URL. The genuine engineering challenge lies in the fact that the callback destination resides on the public internet, can be slow or even hostile, and must never block the service that produced the event. Requirements Firing a…
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