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Trigger Workflows Using Webhooks

This guide demonstrates how to trigger workflows using webhooks.

Creating a Workflow​

To create a workflow follow the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the Workflows Section on the dashboard.
Navigate to Workflow Section
  1. Click on Create new workflow, enter a unique name for your workflow and click on + Create workflow to create the workflow.
Create a new workflow
  1. Configure your workflow. You can refer to the workflow overview documentation to learn how you can configure a workflow.
Configure workflow
  1. Navigate to the Triggers section.
Webhook option on the left panel
  1. Click on Webhooks. By default, the webhook trigger is disabled. Toggle the switch to enable the webhook trigger. Refer to the trigger documentation for more information.
Enable Webhook
  1. Add Parameters to the workflow by clicking the + Add parameter button.
Add parameters to your webhook
  1. Copy the Endpoint URL and API token.
Copy URL and API Token

Triggering a Webhook​

Let's take a look at an example of triggering a webhook using Postman.

  1. Visit Postman, and click New Request.
Postman preview
  1. Select the POST Method and paste the Endpoint URL that was copied earlier.
Paste URL in Postman
  1. Navigate to the Authorization tab, select Bearer Token as the Auth Type, and enter the API token.
Enter the API Token
  1. Go to the Body tab, select Raw, and enter the required parameters in JSON format.
Enter the parameters in postman
  1. Click on Send to trigger the webhook. It will fetch the response from the created workflow.
Final Response

This was a basic example of how you can trigger workflows using webhooks. You can use webhooks to connect ToolJet to external applications and services for advanced use-cases and event-driven automation.

If you want to learn how to trigger workflows withing ToolJet, refer to this guide.