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Infrastructure and tools to build and manage event-driven applications. Hookdeck Event Gateway: https://hookdeck.com/docs Outpost: https://outpost.hookdeck.com

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Beyond Webhooks: The Future of Scalable API Event Delivery Since Jeff Lindsay introduced webhooks in 2007, they’ve become the default mechanism for delivering API platform events to consuming applications. But as adoption has surged and event-driven systems have evolved, the cracks in the webhook model have started to show—scalability challenges, reliability concerns, and operational overhead are just the tip of the iceberg. In this talk, I’ll challenge the status quo and explore why webhooks may no longer be the best fit for modern API platform event delivery. More importantly, I’ll introduce **Event Destinations**—a Stripe-inspired next-generation approach designed to handle event distribution at scale, offering greater flexibility, resilience, and control. If you’re building APIs or event-driven platforms, this session will equip you with the insights to rethink your event delivery strategy.
Quote by Fran Méndez, Founder @ AsyncAPI Initiative "In his book Flow Architectures, James Urquhart envisions a future where APIs are inherently asynchronous, with synchronous APIs being reserved only for scenarios where they are truly necessary. The Event Destinations Initiative represents a significant step toward realizing that vision. Enabling API producers to adopt the most efficient and performant methods for sending and receiving asynchronous, non-blocking data is a development I wholeheartedly support—particularly when it is driven by a collaborative and open effort. This direction strongly aligns with the vision we champion at AsyncAPI, and the synergy between these efforts is both promising and exciting. I am eager to see the Event Destinations Initiative succeed and contribute to the evolution and blending of API and EDA ecosystems."
Using the AI-assisted feature to create a filter for a Shopify webhook.