# Automating Post-Load Processing Using Webhooks

Information note

**Post-load notifications are an upgraded feature**

Post-load notifications are an upgraded feature that’s available during the free trial or for customers on an Advanced or Premium plan.

In the **Notification Settings** tab of the **Account Settings** page, you can configure webhooks to fire each time data is loaded into your existing destination. Using Stitch’s post-load hooks feature, you can automate your post-load processing functions.

In this guide, we’ll cover:

* [Some uses for post-load hooks](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#post-load-hook-uses)

* [How to access post-load hooks](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#post-load-hooks-access)

* [Some post-load hook basics](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#post-load-hook-basics)

* [How to add, disable, and delete post-load hooks in your account](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#manage-post-load-hooks)

* [Technical resources for post-load hooks](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#post-load-hook-technical-reference)

## Uses for post-load hooks

Using post-load hooks, you can trigger:

* Downstream processing in SQL
* An [Amazon Web Services Lambda](https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/)
* [Talend Cloud](https://help.qlik.com/reader/6SB6Qfc014RWM4mEltupHA/5SzrIShpW6sCuQXlekpBNQ) workflows
* Any other system that can be controlled with an HTTP request

For technical details about post-load hooks, refer to the [Post-load webhooks reference](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/developers/webhooks/post-load-webhooks).

## Access to post-load hooks

The post-load hook feature is available during the Free Trial or on an Advanced or Premium plan. Contact [Stitch Sales](https://www.stitchdata.com/contact/) for more info about these plans.

Information note

To use post-load hooks, you must already have a destination set up in your Stitch account.

The post-load hook feature is available during the Free Trial or on an Enterprise plan. Contact [Stitch Sales](https://www.stitchdata.com/contact/) for more info about Enterprise plans.

### Plan downgrades

If you decide to downgrade to a plan without post-load hook access, the feature will be disabled and notifications will no longer be sent to the webhook URLs in the post-load hook list.

If you upgrade from a plan without post-load hook access to a plan that includes it, and you previously added post-load webhook URLs in your account, you will need to [re-enable them](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#disable-reenable-webhook-urls) to allow Stitch to send webhooks to the webhook URLs again.

## Post-load hook basics

* [How many post-load hooks can I have?](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#how-many-post-load-hooks)

* [How are webhooks sent?](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#how-are-webhooks-sent)

* [When are webhooks sent?](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#when-are-hooks-sent)

* [What services can I use with post-load hooks?](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#what-services-post-load-hooks)

### How many post-load hooks can I have?

An account’s post-load hook list may have a maximum of 10 webhook URLs.

### How are webhooks sent?

Post-load webhooks are sent on a per-integration, per-table basis.

For example: You’re tracking two tables (`orders` and `customers`) in a Shopify integration. Stitch will send two post-load webhooks for the Shopify integration - one for the `orders` table, and one for `customers`.

### When are webhooks sent?

A post-load hook will be sent each time data for a tracked table is successfully loaded or rejected.

**Note**: In the event that Stitch is unable to deliver the webhook to the URL(s) in the Post-load hook list, an [email notification](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications#undeliverable-post-load) will be sent.

### What services can I use with post-load hooks?

To be compatible with Stitch post-load hooks, the service must provide a properly formatted HTTPS webhook URL.

## Manage post-load hooks

Any team member in a Stitch account that has access to the post-load webhook feature can create, delete, disable, or re-enable a post-load webhook URL.

You can manage post-load webhooks in two ways:

1. **In the Stitch app**:

   * [Add a post-load webhook URL](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#add-post-load-hook)

   * [Delete a post-load webhook URL](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#delete-post-load-hook)

   * [Disable or re-enable post-load webhook URLs](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#disable-reenable-webhook-urls)

2. [**Via the Connect API**](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/developers/stitch-connect/api#notifications--section), if your Stitch plan includes API access.

### Add a post-load webhook URL in the Stitch app

Information note **Note**: An account’s post-load hook list may have a maximum of 10 webhook URLs.

To add a post-load webhook URL:

1. Click the **User menu (your icon) > Edit User Settings**.

2. Click the **Notification Settings** tab.

3. Click the **Add Webhook** button in the **Post-load hooks** section.

4. In the field that displays, paste the webhook URL.

   **Note**: [The webhook URL must use HTTPS](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/account-security/notifications/post-load-notifications#what-services-post-load-hooks), otherwise you’ll receive an `Invalid URI` error and be unable to save the webhook.

5. Click the **Save Webhook** button.

### Delete a post-load webhook URL in the Stitch app

To delete a post-load webhook URL:

1. Click the **User menu (your icon) > Edit User Settings**.
2. Click the **Notification Settings** tab.
3. Scroll to the **Post-load hooks** section.
4. Click the icon next to the **Status** column.
5. Click **Delete this webhook**.
6. You’ll be prompted to confirm the deletion. Click **Delete** to continue and delete the webhook URL.

### Disable or re-enable post-load webhook URLs in the Stitch app

If you want to temporarily disable a post-load webhook, you can click the icon next to the webhook URL and use the **Disable this webhook** option.

To re-enable a disabled webhook URL, click the icon next to the **Status** column and select **Re-enable this webhook**.

## Post-load hook technical reference

Refer to the [Post-load webhooks reference](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/stitch/developers/webhooks/post-load-webhooks) for detailed info about:

* Data included in request headers and bodies
* Retries
* Security