Polling vs Webhooks
Developers should use polling in scenarios where real-time updates are not critical, server-side push technologies (like WebSockets or Server-Sent Events) are unavailable or too complex, or for lightweight applications with low-frequency data changes meets developers should learn and use webhooks when building applications that require real-time updates or integrations, such as notifying users of events (e. Here's our take.
Polling
Developers should use polling in scenarios where real-time updates are not critical, server-side push technologies (like WebSockets or Server-Sent Events) are unavailable or too complex, or for lightweight applications with low-frequency data changes
Polling
Nice PickDevelopers should use polling in scenarios where real-time updates are not critical, server-side push technologies (like WebSockets or Server-Sent Events) are unavailable or too complex, or for lightweight applications with low-frequency data changes
Pros
- +It is commonly applied in APIs for checking job statuses (e
- +Related to: long-polling, webhooks
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Webhooks
Developers should learn and use webhooks when building applications that require real-time updates or integrations, such as notifying users of events (e
Pros
- +g
- +Related to: http-requests, rest-apis
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Polling if: You want it is commonly applied in apis for checking job statuses (e and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Webhooks if: You prioritize g over what Polling offers.
Developers should use polling in scenarios where real-time updates are not critical, server-side push technologies (like WebSockets or Server-Sent Events) are unavailable or too complex, or for lightweight applications with low-frequency data changes
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