Setting up Dyspatch Webhooks

Setting up Dyspatch webhooks allow you to POST data to a specified URL every time an email template action occurs. Follow along on how to get started.

How to Setup a Webhook Relay

Once you have a URL to which you would like to forward webhook events, navigate to the Apps & Integrations page. Select Add Integration.

Go to the Apps and Integrations page in the admin dashboard

Select the Workflow integration option.

Select workflow integration in the modal pop up

Under "Choose an Integration", select Webhook. Add in your Webhook URL and a short description. Once completed, click the Add Integration button.

Add your webhook URL and a short description in the modal selection screen

That's it! Any time you or your team performs an action on an email template, Dyspatch will relay a webhook event to your Webhook URL.

We may add fields and new events to our webhooks, but fields will not be removed nor their type changed. Make sure to account for that appropriately.

Webhook Events

  • comment_created - Triggered when a comment is created or replied to in the email builder.
  • template_submitted - Triggered when an email is submitted for approval.
  • template_approved - Triggered when an email draft has been approved.
  • template_rejected - Triggered when an email draft has been rejected.
  • template_unpublished - Triggered when an email draft has been rolled back to a previous draft. This webhook has the information for the draft that was rolled back.
  • template_republished - Triggered when an email has been rolled back to a previous draft. This webhook has the information for the draft getting published.
  • template_locked_for_translation - Triggered when a draft is locked for translation.
  • template_unlocked_for_translation - Triggered when a draft is locked for translation.

Sample Webhook

Dyspatch webhooks are all generally same shape. The parts of the webhook include:

  • comment - Optional. Contains any HTML styled comment that may have been submitted with the event.
  • draft - Metadata about the draft.
    • createdAt - Draft creation timestamp (UTC).
    • id - Draft ID.
    • name - Draft name.
    • updatedAt - Draft last updated timestamp (UTC).
    • url - Link to the draft in Dyspatch.
  • event - Draft event. See supported events in [Webhook Events](#webhook-events)
  • template - Metadata about the template.
    • createdAt - Template creation timestamp (UTC).
    • description - Template description.
    • folder - Name of the folder the template is located in.
    • id - Template ID.
    • name - Template name.
    • updatedAt - Template last updated timestamp (UTC).
  • text - Additional text describing the event.
  • user - Metadata about the user triggering the event.
    • email - User's email.
    • firstName - User's first name.
    • lastName - User's last name.

Here is a sample webhook for the comment_created event.

{
  "comment": "<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">This is a comment left on a template</p>",
  "draft": {
    "createdAt": "2022-11-30T18:45:11.008906Z",
    "id": "tdft_01gk4xptq0730pc8gsabcd1234",
    "name": "First draft",
    "updatedAt": "2022-12-01T16:16:59.304386Z"
  },
  "event": "comment_created",
  "template": {
    "createdAt": "2022-11-30T18:45:11.00703Z",
    "description": "Template description sample text",
    "folder": "Test Workspace",
    "id": "tdft_01gk4xptq0730pc8gsabcd1234",
    "name": "Test template name",
    "updatedAt": "2022-12-01T16:16:59.308662Z"
  },
  "text": "Comment added to template \"Test template name\": \"This is a comment left on a template\"",
  "user": {
    "email": "alfred@dyspatch.io",
    "firstName": "Alfred",
    "lastName": "Pennyworth"
  }
}

Notice that the locked_for_translation event webhook below doesn't include the comment field:

{
  "draft": {
    "createdAt": "2022-11-30T18:45:11.008906Z",
    "id": "tdft_01gk4xptq0730pc8gsabcd1234",
    "name": "First draft",
    "updatedAt": "2022-12-01T16:16:59.304386Z"
  },
  "event": "template_locked_for_translation",
  "template": {
    "createdAt": "2022-11-30T18:45:11.00703Z",
    "description": "Template description sample text",
    "folder": "Test Workspace",
    "id": "tdft_01gk4xptq0730pc8gsabcd1234",
    "name": "Test template name",
    "updatedAt": "2022-12-01T16:16:59.308662Z"
  },
  "text": "Draft \"First Draft\" (\"Test template name\") was unlocked for translation by Alfred Pennyworth",
  "user": {
    "email": "alfred@dyspatch.io",
    "firstName": "Alfred",
    "lastName": "Pennyworth"
  }
}
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