Quick answer
HTTP automation connects Taskade to services that can send a webhook or receive an API request. Use Webhook Received to start a flow from an external event, or Send HTTP Request to push data from a Taskade, schedule, or app trigger to an endpoint you control.
Choose an HTTP or webhook job
- Turn an event into owned work: Create a Task From a Webhook
- Triage incoming alerts: Triage Incoming Webhook Alerts
- Notify another system: Send a Completion Callback
- Check an endpoint on schedule: Poll an API Every Hour
What can Taskade do with HTTP and webhooks?
The HTTP connector supplies an inbound Webhook Received trigger and an outbound Send HTTP Request action. The trigger accepts an event from another service and makes its payload available to later steps. The action sends a configured request to an API endpoint using values from the trigger or earlier steps.
That small pair covers both directions: an external system can create work in Taskade, and a Taskade event can call back to an external system. The recipes below add tasks, projects, filters, schedules, agents, and notifications around those two primitives.
When should you use a webhook instead of browser automation?
Use a webhook when the source can send an event directly. It arrives without a browser session, a visible window, or a screen layout that can change. Use an outbound HTTP request when the destination exposes an API endpoint for the operation you need.
Browser automation still has a place when a service provides neither a webhook nor an API. When a direct interface exists, HTTP gives the workflow a clearer contract: a known event comes in, a known request goes out, and Taskade keeps the surrounding work visible.
How do you keep webhook automation reliable?
Start by sending a sample payload and inspecting the fields the trigger receives. Map only the fields the workflow needs, filter before sending alerts, and write important outcomes into Taskade so a failed downstream request does not erase the work context. Test outbound requests against a safe endpoint before enabling the production flow.
How do you set up an HTTP automation?
- Open Automations in your workspace.
- Add HTTP — Webhook Received for an inbound flow, then copy its generated URL into the source service.
- Or choose any supported trigger and add HTTP — Send HTTP Request for an outbound flow.
- Configure the method, endpoint, headers, and mapped payload required by the receiving API.
- Test with sample data, confirm the Taskade write or callback, and enable the flow.
Prefer to describe the integration? Start from a prompt and let Taskade build the workflow for you.
