Definite Webhooks

generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://www.definite.app/docs/definite-api/webhooks
spec_type: Webhooks
surface: inbound
description: >-
  Definite documents inbound webhooks that trigger Definite Python pipelines from
  any external system over HTTPS. Not an AsyncAPI event-emission surface — these
  are HTTP trigger endpoints the platform receives.
webhooks:
- name: execute-doc-pipeline
  method: POST
  endpoint: https://api.definite.app/v4/webhook/docs/{doc_id}/execute
  auth: 'Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>'
  request_body:
    content_type: application/json
    fields:
    - name: data
      description: Arbitrary JSON object written as a file in the execution sandbox.
    - name: environmentVariables
      description: Additional environment variables injected into the sandbox.
    - name: datasetKeys
      description: Array of dataset names to execute (defaults to all Python datasets).
  notes: >-
    Large payloads are written to a file exposed via the WEBHOOK_DATA_FILE env
    var rather than passed inline.