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Sending Webhooks in Go

Dec 10, 2022

Webhooks are a powerful tool for automating tasks and integrating applications. In a nutshell, a webhook is a way for one application to provide real-time information to another application by making a HTTP request to a specified URL. In this article, we'll look at how to send webhooks in Go.

Programming webhooks

First, let's define a few terms that are commonly used when discussing webhooks:

  • The sender is the application that sends the webhook.
  • The receiver is the application that receives the webhook.
  • The event is the action that triggers the webhook. For example, when a user signs up for a service, an event is triggered and a webhook is sent.

To send a webhook in Go, we'll need to use the

net/http
library. This library provides a convenient way to make HTTP requests in Go.

Here is an example of how to send a webhook in Go:

package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
    "net/http"
)

type WebhookData struct {
    Event string `json:"event"`
    UserID int `json:"user_id"`
}

func main() {
    webhookURL := "https://www.example.com/webhook"

    data := WebhookData{
        Event: "user_signed_up",
        UserID: 12345,
    }

    jsonData, err := json.Marshal(data)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    resp, err := http.Post(webhookURL, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()
}

In the code above, we first define a

WebhookData
struct that represents the data we want to send in the webhook. This struct has two fields:
Event
and
UserID
.

Next, we define the main function where the webhook will be sent. We first define the URL of the webhook receiver as a variable called

webhookURL
.

We then create an instance of the

WebhookData
struct and populate its fields with the appropriate data. In this case, we're sending information about a
user_signed_up
event and the
user_id
of the user who signed up.

Next, we use the

json.Marshal()
function to convert the
WebhookData
struct into a JSON string. This is necessary because webhooks are typically sent as JSON data.

Finally, we use the

http.Post()
method to make a POST request to the webhook receiver. We pass in the webhookURL, the
Content-Type
header, and the JSON data as arguments to the method. This will send the webhook to the receiver.

That's all there is to it! With just a few lines of code, you can easily send webhooks in Go. This can be a powerful tool for integrating applications and automating tasks.