A webhook is a “user-defined http call back”. Many APIs have and use them as a way of notifying you when something has happened in your system. However they can sometimes be confusing to use and test and deploy. Come to my talk to find out how to work with them using Node.js. I’ll also show you some other tools you can use to work with them. At the end of this talk you should be able to tell: - What is a Webhook. - How to use and test Webhooks. - How to build your own webhooks. - I’ll show you a few APIs – github, twilio, paypal that expose webhooks - I’ll show you how to build a simple application that uses webhooks

This is a beginner introduction to the wonderful world of Node.js. No prior knowledge is required. - I'll walk you through setting up and building your first Node.js server - How to use npm modules - Routes, endpoints, callbacks and more... - How to use APIs to build an amazing application