August 2025 Summaries

Hookdeck has made the Event Gateway Metrics feature available on all plans, including the free tier, to enhance developers' ability to manage event-driven systems with improved observability. Previously a paid feature, Metrics provides valuable insights into requests, events, and system performance, crucial for debugging and incident response. This update not only removes the paywall but also includes user experience improvements based on feedback, such as simplified grouping of metrics into Sources, Connections, and Destinations, integrated totals within charts, and an "Explore" option for direct navigation to relevant data. These changes aim to provide a more intuitive and accessible user experience, supporting developers in effectively managing their systems.

In the July 2025 review of Hookdeck, several significant updates and features were highlighted, including the release of a redesigned v4 dashboard emphasizing clarity and speed, with a new layout and improved metrics for enhanced user experience. Users now have the flexibility to reorder transformations and filters to streamline processing, as detailed in a dedicated blog post. Outpost v0.4.0 was introduced with support for Azure Service Bus, marking a notable development for those utilizing Microsoft infrastructure. Collaboration efforts with Stripe were also featured, resulting in a best practice guide for webhook handling, scheduled discussions at upcoming meetups, and the release of a comprehensive guide on managing webhooks at scale based on processing over 100 billion webhooks. Additionally, 14 new Source Types were integrated into the Hookdeck Event Gateway, expanding its versatility for event-driven architectures.