langgraph/docs/docs/cloud/how-tos/webhooks.md

Use webhooks

When working with LangGraph Platform, 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 does not provide built-in support for defining webhook endpoints, but you can specify them manually using API requests.

Supported endpoints

The following API endpoints accept a webhook parameter:

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

In this guide, we’ll show how to trigger a webhook after streaming a run.

Set up your assistant and thread

Before making API calls, set up your assistant and thread.

=== "Python"

```python
from langgraph_sdk import get_client

client = get_client(url=<DEPLOYMENT_URL>)
assistant_id = "agent"
thread = await client.threads.create()
print(thread)
```

=== "JavaScript"

```js
import { Client } from "@langchain/langgraph-sdk";

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 '{}'
```

Example response:

{
    "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
}

Use a webhook with a graph run

To use a webhook, specify the webhook parameter in your API request. When the run completes, LangGraph Platform sends a POST request to the specified webhook URL.

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!" }] }

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
```

=== "JavaScript"

```js
const input = { messages: [{ role: "human", content: "Hello!" }] };

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) {
  // 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"
    }'
```

Webhook payload

LangGraph Platform sends webhook notifications in the format of a Run. See the API Reference for details. The request payload includes run input, configuration, and other metadata in the kwargs field.

Secure 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.

Test webhooks

You can test your webhook using online services like:

• Beeceptor – Quickly create a test endpoint and inspect incoming webhook payloads.
• Webhook.site – View, debug, and log incoming webhook requests in real time.

These tools help you verify that LangGraph Platform is correctly triggering and sending webhooks to your service.