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Date Published
Author
Vishal Vishwaroop
Word count
820
Language
English
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None

Summary

Harness' Event-Relay Webhook Trigger is a transformative feature designed to enhance pipeline automation by enabling real-time responses to external events, which significantly improves operational efficiency, reduces server loads, and streamlines development workflows. This solution acts as a central hub for automation, providing immediate pipeline initiation upon event occurrence, eliminating the need for polling-based systems, and offering flexibility to handle multiple event types through a single webhook. The integration process involves creating a Generic Webhook in Harness, configuring it with third-party artifact repositories, and testing it to ensure seamless operation. Additionally, Harness supports various other webhooks, such as Git and Slack, to further automate and adapt pipelines across different platforms, while incorporating HMAC authentication to ensure data security. This event-driven, scalable architecture ensures rapid and reliable processing of events, allowing teams to efficiently manage and respond to changes within their environment.