Webhooks
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Webhooks allow you to send your articles to external applications.
Using webhooks in conjunction with workflow automation platforms like Zapier, Make.com or n8n.io allows you to easily publish your articles to any CMS, without code.
What's more, since these platforms are made for building workflows, you can apply any level of post-processing you like, such as adding, removing or reformatting content.
Webhooks are managed through the Webhook Management window, accessed via the sidebar.
Enabled Webhooks will show up in the article and cluster context menus - simply click the one you want to execute.
Notice also there is a convenient way to get to the Webhook Management window. directly from the context menus, by clicking on the Manage link.
Setting up webhooks is super easy, follow the guides below:
The webhook data type is structured as follows:
Go to Zapier.com, log in and click the Create Zap button.
Click the trigger node and search for the Webhooks by Zapier trigger.
In the webhook setup choose the Catch Hook event type.
Pick off a Child Key is optional, leave it blank and click Continue.
Copy the Webhook URL generated by Zapier, we will paste this into Machined.
Go to Machined and log in, open the Webhook Management window.
Expand the webhook row and click the Test button.
You should see a new webhook execution and it should be successful.
Great! Now go back to Zapier and click Test Trigger.
You should now see at least one test event with fake data.
