{"article":{"id":15373960542103,"url":"https://plaid.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/15373960542103.json","html_url":"https://support.plaid.com/hc/en-us/articles/15373960542103-What-are-webhooks","author_id":396033157154,"comments_disabled":false,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":1,"vote_sum":0,"vote_count":0,"section_id":15991465989271,"created_at":"2023-06-16T22:19:02Z","updated_at":"2026-05-31T00:13:53Z","name":"What are webhooks?","title":"What are webhooks?","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2026-05-31T00:13:53Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":1121774,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":[],"body":"<p>A webhook is an HTTP request used to provide push notifications. Plaid uses webhooks to programmatically inform you about changes to Plaid Items or the status of asynchronous processes. For full details on webhooks and best practices for how to use them, see <a href=\"https://plaid.com/docs/api/webhooks/\">Plaid's Webhooks Overview</a>. For Item endpoints and webhooks for retrieving and deleting Items, see the <a href=\"https://plaid.com/docs/api/items/#itemwebhookupdate\">Item endpoints docs</a>.</p>\n<p>To learn more about webhooks, see these useful articles:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://support.plaid.com/hc/en-us/articles/15815296432791\">Why do I need to use webhooks?</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://support.plaid.com/hc/en-us/articles/15815420642455\">How do I implement and test webhooks?</a></li>\n</ul>","user_segment_ids":[]}}