October 2012 Summaries

New Relic has introduced a Webhooks feature that allows customers to receive real-time notifications about important events in their applications through HTTP POST messages. These messages can be used to extend New Relic's functionality, such as forwarding alerts to an internal server or creating custom alerting workflows. The Webhook feature sends JSON documents with relevant information, including event descriptions and links back to New Relic, when an alert threshold is crossed or a deployment occurs. To set up the Webhooks feature, customers can enter their URL in the Alert integrations page, test it using RequestBin, and use sample code in Ruby or other languages to parse the JSON documents and save them to a database. The Webhooks feature aims to provide more flexibility and customization options for New Relic users.

New Relic has introduced support for Webhooks, enabling real-time notifications for alerts and deployments within applications. This feature allows users to receive HTTP POST messages containing JSON documents at a chosen destination URL whenever certain events occur, such as crossing alert thresholds or deployments. Users can configure Webhooks through their account settings, and upon receiving a successful response from the specified URL, the Webhook becomes active, facilitating instant alerts and deployment notifications. The blog post provides technical details, including sample JSON data and Ruby code for handling Webhook notifications, and encourages users to share their integration projects with the author on Twitter, with the potential for inclusion in a follow-up post.