Create Shopify Webhooks

Webhooks are a tool for retrieving and storing data from a certain event. They allow you to register an https:// URL where the event data can be stored in JSON or XML formats. Webhooks are commonly used for:

• Placing an order
• Changing a product's price
• Collecting data for warehousing & inventory information
• Obtaining updates on an order status such as refunds, shipment tracking info, etc

Create a Webhook

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Notifications.
2. Scroll down to the Webhooks section.
3. Click the Create webhook button. A new window should appear.
4. From the first drop-down, select the "Event" from the following list:
   • Inventory Item update: a webhook will be sent every time a unit item is updated.
   • Inventory level update: a webhook will be sent every time a unit in a location is updated.
   • Location update: a webhook will be sent every time a location name is updated.
   • Location creation: a webhook will be sent when new locations are created (warehouses, etc.)
   • Order creation: a webhook will be sent every time an order is created.
   • Order update: a webhook will be sent every time an order has been updated.
   • Product creation: a webhook will be sent every time a product has been created.
   • Product update: a webhook will be sent every time a product has been updated.
   • Product deletion: a webhook every time a product is deleted to keep system clean.
   • Refund create: a webhook will be sent every time a refund is issued.

1. From the second drop-down, choose the JSON format in which you would like Shopify to send this information.
2. Under URL, enter https://shipearlyapp.com/shopifyUpdate this is where the data is to be stored.
3. Click Add webhook. Your webhook should now appear under the "Webhooks" section.

To Delete Webhooks:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Notifications.
2. Scroll down to the Webhooks section.
3. Next to the webhook you created, there should be a little trash can icon.
4. Click the trash can icon to delete the webhook.

For more detailed information, or if Shopify changes it's UI for webhooks visit: https://help.shopify.com/manual/sell-online/notifications/webhooks