OliveTin documentation

Execute on webhook

"Webhooks" are nothing more and a name for a type of REST API call, typically using the HTTP POST method. This is already what OliveTin uses to drive it’s web interface - specifically the StartAction API call.

There are several variants of this API call available which might be easier for scripts (or humans) to work with!

Table 1. Webhook/API reference table
Function	HTTP Method	Request Type (How to select an action)	Response Type
`StartAction`	POST	OliveTin request object	Execution Tracking ID
`StartActionByGet`	GET	Action ID in the URL	Execution Tracking ID
`StartActionAndWait`	POST	OliveTin request object	Log Entry (waits for the action to finish)
`StartActionByGetAndWait`	GET	Action ID in the URL	Log Entry (waits for the action to finish)

For examples of how to use all of these functions, check out the Start Action API reference.