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1. Provided additional context on webhook usage and setup.
2. Structured supported endpoints into a table for better readability.
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# Use Webhooks
# Using Webhooks
You may wish to use webhooks in your client, especially when using async streams in case you want to update something in your service once the API call to LangGraph Cloud has finished running. To do so, you will need to expose an endpoint that can accept POST requests, and then pass it to your API request in the "webhook" parameter.
When working with LangGraph Cloud, you may want to use webhooks to receive updates after an API call completes. Webhooks are useful for triggering actions in your service once a run has finished processing. To implement this, you need to expose an endpoint that can accept `POST` requests and pass this endpoint as a `webhook` parameter in your API request.
Currently, the SDK has not exposed this endpoint but you can access it through curl commands as follows.
Currently, the SDK does not provide built-in support for defining webhook endpoints, but you can specify them manually using API requests.
The following endpoints accept `webhook` as a parameter:
## Supported Endpoints
- Create Run -> POST /thread/{thread_id}/runs
- Create Thread Cron -> POST /thread/{thread_id}/runs/crons
- Stream Run -> POST /thread/{thread_id}/runs/stream
- Wait Run -> POST /thread/{thread_id}/runs/wait
- Create Cron -> POST /runs/crons
- Stream Run Stateless -> POST /runs/stream
- Wait Run Stateless -> POST /runs/wait
The following API endpoints accept a `webhook` parameter:
In this example, we will show calling a webhook after streaming a run.
| Operation | HTTP Method | Endpoint |
|-----------|------------|----------|
| Create Run | `POST` | `/thread/{thread_id}/runs` |
| Create Thread Cron | `POST` | `/thread/{thread_id}/runs/crons` |
| Stream Run | `POST` | `/thread/{thread_id}/runs/stream` |
| Wait Run | `POST` | `/thread/{thread_id}/runs/wait` |
| Create Cron | `POST` | `/runs/crons` |
| Stream Run Stateless | `POST` | `/runs/stream` |
| Wait Run Stateless | `POST` | `/runs/wait` |
## Setup
In this guide, well show how to trigger a webhook after streaming a run.
First, let's setup our assistant and thread:
## Setting Up Your Assistant and Thread
Before making API calls, set up your assistant and thread.
=== "Python"
```python
from langgraph_sdk import get_client
```python
from langgraph_sdk import get_client
client = get_client(url=<DEPLOYMENT_URL>)
assistant_id = "agent"
thread = await client.threads.create()
print(thread)
```
client = get_client(url=<DEPLOYMENT_URL>)
# Using the graph deployed with the name "agent"
assistant_id = "agent"
# create thread
thread = await client.threads.create()
print(thread)
```
=== "JavaScript"
```js
import { Client } from "@langchain/langgraph-sdk";
=== "Javascript"
```js
import { Client } from "@langchain/langgraph-sdk";
const client = new Client({ apiUrl: <DEPLOYMENT_URL> });
// Using the graph deployed with the name "agent"
const assistantID = "agent";
// create thread
const thread = await client.threads.create();
console.log(thread);
```
const client = new Client({ apiUrl: <DEPLOYMENT_URL> });
const assistantID = "agent";
const thread = await client.threads.create();
console.log(thread);
```
=== "CURL"
```bash
curl --request POST \
--url <DEPLOYMENT_URL>/assistants/search \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{ "limit": 10, "offset": 0 }' | jq -c 'map(select(.config == null or .config == {})) | .[0]' && \
curl --request POST \
--url <DEPLOYMENT_URL>/threads \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{}'
```
```bash
curl --request POST \
--url <DEPLOYMENT_URL>/assistants/search \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"limit": 10,
"offset": 0
}' | jq -c 'map(select(.config == null or .config == {})) | .[0]' && \
curl --request POST \
--url <DEPLOYMENT_URL>/threads \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{}'
```
### Example Response
```json
{
"thread_id": "9dde5490-2b67-47c8-aa14-4bfec88af217",
"created_at": "2024-08-30T23:07:38.242730+00:00",
"updated_at": "2024-08-30T23:07:38.242730+00:00",
"metadata": {},
"status": "idle",
"config": {},
"values": null
}
```
Output:
## Using a Webhook with a Graph Run
{
'thread_id': '9dde5490-2b67-47c8-aa14-4bfec88af217',
'created_at': '2024-08-30T23:07:38.242730+00:00',
'updated_at': '2024-08-30T23:07:38.242730+00:00',
'metadata': {},
'status': 'idle',
'config': {},
'values': None
}
To use a webhook, specify the `webhook` parameter in your API request. When the run completes, LangGraph Cloud sends a `POST` request to the specified webhook URL.
## Use graph with a webhook
To invoke a run with a webhook, we specify the `webhook` parameter with the desired endpoint when creating a run. Webhook requests are triggered by the end of a run.
For example, if we can receive requests at `https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint`, we can pass this to `stream`:
For example, if your server listens for webhook events at `https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint`, include this in your request:
=== "Python"
```python
input = { "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }] }
```python
# create input
input = { "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }] }
async for chunk in client.runs.stream(
thread_id=thread["thread_id"],
assistant_id=assistant_id,
input=input,
stream_mode="events",
webhook="https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint"
):
pass
```
async for chunk in client.runs.stream(
thread_id=thread["thread_id"],
assistant_id=assistant_id,
input=input,
stream_mode="events",
webhook="https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint"
):
# Do something with the stream output
pass
```
=== "JavaScript"
```js
const input = { messages: [{ role: "human", content: "Hello!" }] };
=== "Javascript"
const streamResponse = client.runs.stream(
thread["thread_id"],
assistantID,
{
input: input,
webhook: "https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint"
}
);
```js
// create input
const input = { messages: [{ role: "human", content: "Hello!" }] };
// stream events
const streamResponse = client.runs.stream(
thread["thread_id"],
assistantID,
{
input: input,
webhook: "https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint"
}
);
for await (const chunk of streamResponse) {
// Do something with the stream output
}
```
for await (const chunk of streamResponse) {
// Handle stream output
}
```
=== "CURL"
```bash
curl --request POST \
--url <DEPLOYMENT_URL>/threads/<THREAD_ID>/runs/stream \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"assistant_id": <ASSISTANT_ID>,
"input" : {"messages":[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]},
"webhook": "https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint"
}'
```
The schema for the payload sent to `my-webhook-endpoint` is that of a [run](../../concepts/langgraph_server.md/#runs). See [API Reference](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/cloud/reference/api/api_ref.html#model/run) for more detail. Note that the run input, configuration, etc. are included in the `kwargs` field.
### Signing webhook requests
To sign the webhook requests, we can specify a token parameter in the webhook URL, e.g.,
```
https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint?token=...
```bash
curl --request POST \
--url <DEPLOYMENT_URL>/threads/<THREAD_ID>/runs/stream \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"assistant_id": <ASSISTANT_ID>,
"input": {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]},
"webhook": "https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint"
}'
```
The server should then extract the token from the request's parameters and validate it before processing the payload.
## Webhook Payload
LangGraph Cloud sends webhook notifications in the format of a [Run](../../concepts/langgraph_server.md/#runs). See the [API Reference](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/cloud/reference/api/api_ref.html#model/run) for details. The request payload includes run input, configuration, and other metadata in the `kwargs` field.
## Securing Webhooks
To ensure only authorized requests hit your webhook endpoint, consider adding a security token as a query parameter:
```
https://my-server.app/my-webhook-endpoint?token=YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
```
Your server should extract and validate this token before processing requests.
## Testing Webhooks
You can test your webhook using online services like:
- **[Beeceptor](https://beeceptor.com/)** Quickly create a test endpoint and inspect incoming webhook payloads.
- **[Webhook.site](https://webhook.site/)** View, debug, and log incoming webhook requests in real time.
These tools help you verify that LangGraph Cloud is correctly triggering and sending webhooks to your service.
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By following these steps, you can integrate webhooks into your LangGraph Cloud workflow, automating actions based on completed runs.