GenericWebhooks

A generic inbound webhook ingests a webhook request scoped to an account.

JSON format

GenericWebhooks are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:

Name	Type	Read-only	Mandatory	Description
event_type	string	false	true	A descriptor of the event type that will trigger the webhook, this will be used by a ZIS JobSpec to identify incoming events, in conjuction with the source_system
id	string	true	true	The unique identifier of the webhook
integration	string	true	true	The name of the integration that the webhook belongs to
password	string	true	true	Credential used along with username to make a request to the created webhook path URL
path	string	true	true	The URL for the webhook created, used for receiving HTTP requests. Includes a token that uniquely identifies this webhook.
source_system	string	false	true	A descriptor of the system that will trigger the webhook, this will be used by a ZIS JobSpec to identify incoming events, in conjunction with the event_type
username	string	true	true	Credential used along with password to make a request to the created webhook path URL
uuid	string	true	true	The unique identifier of the webhook (deprecated)
zendesk_account_id	integer	true	true	The Zendesk account id

Ingest Incoming Webhook Requests

• POST /api/services/zis/inbound_webhooks/generic/ingest/{token}

This endpoint is returned as part of the inbound webhook creation process, in the path with the response. Ingests an incoming webhook request as an event. The ingested event can trigger a ZIS flow. The maximum recommended request payload size is 200KB.

To authorize requests, use basic authentication with the username and password from the Create Inbound Webhook endpoint's response.

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
token	string	Path	true	The unique token to identify the webhook

Example body

{
  "body": "The smoke is very colorful.",
  "subject": "My printer is on fire!"
}

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/services/zis/inbound_webhooks/generic/ingest/{token} \
-u {username}:{password} \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"subject": "My printer is on fire!", "body": "The smoke is very colorful."}'

Example response(s)

200 OK

Status 200 OK

401 Unauthorized

Status 401 Unauthorized

"Authentication failed"

Create Inbound Webhook

• POST /api/services/zis/inbound_webhooks/generic/{integration}

Creates an inbound webhook that is used to receive HTTP requests.

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
integration	string	Path	true	The name of the integration that the webhook belongs to

Example body

{
  "event_type": "ticket.NewReply",
  "source_system": "slack"
}

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/services/zis/inbound_webhooks/generic/{integration} \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"source_system": "slack", "event_type": "ticket.NewReply"}'

Example response(s)

201 Created

Status 201 Created

{
  "event_type": "ticket.NewReply",
  "id": "01FDXQXBGQRZ3XN28WKX559PR2",
  "integration": "integrationName",
  "password": "$2a$10$vP2yN5pXK.8hbIwJGcXYAefQ3SXOT/xxjERPX4bhMjMsKIUG3LjVi",
  "path": "/api/services/zis/inbound_webhooks/generic/ingest/OPwn17vlTjI_c8_IfmRBAcAyx_X4Hx2r5Iy95Pje64-s",
  "source_system": "slack",
  "username": "SkkCyESWf8ASuzKW",
  "uuid": "d339ba7f-4a42-40fc-ae75-0e93315d3d0f",
  "zendesk_account_id": 1
}

401 Unauthorized

Status 401 Unauthorized

"Authentication failed"

Show Inbound Webhook By UUID

• GET /api/services/zis/inbound_webhooks/generic/{integration}/{uuid}

Returns webhook details by UUID

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
integration	string	Path	true	The name of the integration that the webhook belongs to
uuid	string	Path	true	The webhook's identifier

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/services/zis/inbound_webhooks/generic/{integration}/{uuid} \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

Example response(s)

200 OK

Status 200 OK

{
  "event_type": "ticket.NewReply",
  "id": "01FDXQXBGQRZ3XN28WKX559PR2",
  "integration": "integrationName",
  "password": "$2a$10$vP2yN5pXK.8hbIwJGcXYAefQ3SXOT/xxjERPX4bhMjMsKIUG3LjVi",
  "path": "/api/services/zis/inbound_webhooks/generic/ingest/OPwn17vlTjI_c8_IfmRBAcAyx_X4Hx2r5Iy95Pje64-s",
  "source_system": "slack",
  "username": "SkkCyESWf8ASuzKW",
  "uuid": "d339ba7f-4a42-40fc-ae75-0e93315d3d0f",
  "zendesk_account_id": 1
}

404 Not Found

Status 404 Not Found

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "1110",
      "detail": "Not Found",
      "status": "404"
    }
  ]
}