Implementing Webhooks in Node.js

Workshops

45 minutes remaining

1Before you begin2Introduction to webhooks3Configure a webhook in the admin4Run an ngrok tunnel5Create an app6Configuring the webhook7Trigger a notification using the CLI8Metrics Dashboard9Tagging the product10Removing tags11Cleaning up the code12Implementing a queue13Handling duplicates14Reconciliation jobs15Conclusion16Get ready to scale

Before you begin

In this workshop we'll get hands-on with Webhooks. We'll look at what webhooks are, why you'd use them and how to handle some common gotchas.

Learning Objectives

After you've finished this tutorial, you'll have accomplished the following:

  • Learned the what, why and how of webhooks
  • Created a webhook subscription via the Shopify Admin
  • Implemented a webhook subscription programmatically
  • Implemented a queue to store and process webhooks
  • Efficiently handled duplicate notifications
  • Implemented a job to reconcile data

What you'll need

  • Create a Shopify partner account
  • Create a development store
  • Node 14.13 or higher
  • Your favorite code editor

To view the complete source code for this workshop, check out this repo.