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Catalino
Copper Contributor
May 10, 2019
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Sharepoint webhooks notification frequency

Hi all.   I wish to know what is the frequency of webhooks notification. When there is a change in a list, how long does it take for the notification to fire? I ask because I am using webhooks, and...
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    Beau Cameron
    May 10, 2019

    Catalino   A couple things at play. The number of changes in the system, current load on the system. I've seen webhooks fire quickly and I've seen them take minutes. As mentioned, it's not real-time and we shouldn't expect the webhooks to be real-time.

    What is important is making sure your endpoints are available to listen when the requests are being sent. e.g, making sure your service responds within 5 seconds of receiving an event.

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Catalino
Copper Contributor
May 10, 2019
But if there are 100 changes in the queue or only 1, it will take about the same 1 minute for the webhook to fire?
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Beau Cameron
MVP
May 10, 2019

Catalino   A couple things at play. The number of changes in the system, current load on the system. I've seen webhooks fire quickly and I've seen them take minutes. As mentioned, it's not real-time and we shouldn't expect the webhooks to be real-time.

What is important is making sure your endpoints are available to listen when the requests are being sent. e.g, making sure your service responds within 5 seconds of receiving an event.

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