Why do APIs/webhooks run before Pipelines?

MarkShnier__You
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4 years ago
A pipeline can fire a web hook. So if you need to have things firing in sequence then they should all be put into the pipeline and then the pipeline will run them in sequence.

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- DanielJohnson2
  Qrew Trainee
  4 years ago
  In a perfect world where legacy users aren't expecting a particular result from the webhook that's in place, I'd agree with you. But I'm liable to have a revolt on my hands if I slow this one down. They click a button, the page refreshes and shows the change. If I put that behind a Pipeline, the page would refresh and load before the Pipeline runs. So, I would end up with a bunch of users asking me why their button doesn't work anymore, and am I sure it's working?
  
  Anyway, thanks Mark!
  
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  - JimHarrison
    Qrew Champion
    4 years ago
    Hi Daniel,
    
    You're dealing with concurrency. You can do this by setting the filter for the Webhook to be set by the Pipeline.
    1. add a checkbox field (we name ours with "Trigger" in the name and then comment which recipe it triggers).
    2. The last step in the Pipeline is to update the Trigger field for the record.
    3. The filter in the Webhook is set to run when the Trigger field changes from false to true.
    
    additional options:
    make a scheduled process go through and un-check the trigger.
    Form rules to un-check a trigger that is checked are also good, in cases where the Users are doing something before the check box is reset.
    Make another Pipeline that runs after the Webhook when the trigger check box is false.
    
    Problems:
    One record is fine for one change.
    Grid Edit, import from csv, more than one record you have to play with using %repeat on% in the Webhook.
    
    Philosophically the Webhook is the last "Step" in the Pipeline. A lot of testing and planning are recommended in order to understand the results before deploying or the potential for making data salad is exponential.
    
    Good luck, interested to know your results.
    
    Jim Harrison
    Portland, OR
    
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Why do APIs/webhooks run before Pipelines?