Webhooks & Events

Webhooks allow WP AutoFlow to communicate with external systems in real-time. Whenever a post is successfully published to your WordPress site, the system sends a POST request to a URL of your choice.

This is useful for:

• Social Media: Triggering a Zapier/Make scenario to tweet the new post.
• Notifications: Sending an alert to a Discord or Slack channel.
• Logging: Saving the production history to a Google Sheet.

Configuration

1. Go to Settings > Webhooks in the Dashboard.
2. Enter the Destination URL (Endpoint).
3. Click Save.
4. You can click "Test Webhook" to send a dummy payload and verify the connection.

The Event Payload

When an event triggers, WP AutoFlow sends a HTTP POST request with a JSON body.

Event: post_created

Triggered immediately after the content is successfully created on the target WordPress API.

JSON Payload Structure:

{
  "event": "post_created",
  "data": {
    "id": 1885,
    "title": "The New Era of Artificial Intelligence in WordPress",
    "link": "https://yoursite.com/the-new-era-of-ai/",
    "timestamp": "2025-12-14T23:10:10.480Z"
  },
  "source": "WP AutoFlow"
}

Key Definitions

Integration Examples

1. Discord (via n8n or Make)

Since Discord expects a specific format, we recommend sending the Webhook to an automation platform like n8n or Make.com, which then formats the message for Discord.

1. Create a webhook trigger in Make.
2. Paste that URL into WP AutoFlow.
3. Map data.title and data.link to a Discord message node.

2. Custom Script (Node.js)

If you are running a custom listener, you can handle the event like this:

app.post('/webhook/handler', (req, res) => {
  const { event, data, source } = req.body;
 
  // Verify it came from AutoFlow
  if (source === 'WP AutoFlow' && event === 'post_created') {
    console.log(`New post published: ${data.title}`);
    console.log(`URL: ${data.link}`);
  }
 
  res.status(200).send('Received');
});