EasyPost's Webhooks Guide - Java
This guide will show you how to receive webhooks/event notifications for various EasyPost services.
Several types of objects are processed asynchronously in the EasyPost system (Batches, Trackers, etc.). In order to update users with the status of these background tasks, EasyPost dispatches a webhook event whenever a new Event occurs. Webhooks are push notifications, or callbacks, which allow users to stay up-to-date on the status of their EasyPost objects without needing to poll for updates. Whenever a webhook is triggered, an Event is sent via HTTP POST to each configured webhook URL. Each of these webhooks expect a successful response; in the case of a failure, the EasyPost system will attempt to retry the webhook.
In order to take advantage of webhooks, all you need to do is add your webhook urls to your account page. The way these webhook Events are processed will be specific to your application, but below is an example of a request's JSON body and a simple Sinatra application that removes problematic shipments from a Batch.
A great way to learn more about the contents of each webhook Event is by using an endpoint mocking service such as Beeceptor. This would allow you to create a simple endpoint that you can configure to collect webhook requests made by EasyPost and inspect their contents. We don't use Beeceptor internally so please do research before sending any actual user data to them.