Webhook Target

The webhook target posts to any HTTP webhook endpoint whenever an automation fires. Any external system that accepts incoming webhooks can be connected to OpenDataDSL automations this way.

Id	Name	Template	Icon
odsl.webhook	Send a webhook message	send a message to a webhook at [url] using [template]	wifi text-orange

The target works with any service and any action. It supports property-change filtering but not @transformer.

Inputs

Input	Description
url	The webhook URL to post to
template	A mustache template for the message

Message formatting

In the current automation handlers, the triggering data is posted to url as JSON and the template input is not applied. The receiving system gets the raw JSON data, not a formatted message. This target also does not support @transformer. Set template because the target asks for it, but do not rely on it to format the payload.

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Example: notify an external system when a dataset is complete

ODSL

a = AutomationBuilder("dataset", "private", "MY.PROVIDER.FEED").build()

c = SimpleObject()
c.source = "private"
c.service = "dataset"
c.id = "MY.PROVIDER.FEED"
c.action = "complete"
conds = []
conds.add(c)
a.conditions = conds

a.target = "odsl.webhook"
a.template = "When 'MY.PROVIDER.FEED' is complete, send a message to a webhook at [url] using [template]"
a.icon = "wifi text-orange"
a.properties.url = "https://integration.mycompany.com/hooks/odsl"
a.properties.template = "dataset-complete-message"
a.enabled = true
save ${automation:a}

REST API

POST https://api.opendatadsl.com/api/automation/v1

{
  "target": "odsl.webhook",
  "template": "When 'MY.PROVIDER.FEED' is complete, send a message to a webhook at [url] using [template]",
  "icon": "wifi text-orange",
  "enabled": true,
  "conditions": [
    {
      "source": "private",
      "service": "dataset",
      "id": "MY.PROVIDER.FEED",
      "action": "complete"
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "url": "https://integration.mycompany.com/hooks/odsl",
    "template": "dataset-complete-message"
  }
}

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Choosing between webhook and other targets

Target	Best for
odsl.webhook	Any external system with an incoming webhook
odsl.teams	Microsoft Teams channels
odsl.jira	Creating JIRA tasks
odsl.email	Email notifications
odsl.queue	Your tenant's message queues

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Related pages

• Automation Basics: how automations work, conditions and templates
• Creating Automations: step-by-step guide to setting up automations
• Teams Target: post to a Microsoft Teams channel
• Queue Target: send data to a queue for downstream systems
• Custom Targets: fix the webhook URL for your team
• Automation Targets: overview of all available targets