Award Force provides a range of webhooks that let you trigger actions between Award Force and third-party applications. Webhooks extend your program's functionality by allowing you to create automations with external tools.
For example, if you want to create an invoice in your billing system when an entrant makes a payment, use the 'Order payment success' webhook.
Create a webhook
- Open the Manage workspace and go to Settings > Integrations > Webhooks
- Click New webhook
- Enter a Name
- Paste the Webhook URL
- Enter a Signing key or use the auto-generated one
- Select one or more Event subscriptions
- Enter a Notification email to receive any error messages
- Click Save
Testing the webhook
You can test a webhook using tools such as webhook.site, Zapier, or Make.
Test using webhook.site
- Go to webhook.site and copy Your unique URL
- Paste this into the Webhook URL field in Award Force
- Give the webhook a name and select an event subscription such as "Entry submitted"
- Submit an entry in Award Force
- The request will appear immediately on webhook.site
Once received, you can use this data however you choose—for example, adding it to a spreadsheet, sending an email, or pushing it to a CRM.
What is the signing key?
The signing key is an optional security feature that verifies the webhook data is genuinely sent from Award Force. It uses HMAC with the SHA-256 algorithm, meaning the webhook payload is encrypted using your signing key. You can verify the signing key using a free HMAC generator tool.
Verify the signing key
- Copy the webhook payload from webhook.site, selecting only the raw content
- Paste the raw content into the string field of the HMAC generator
- Paste your Award Force signing key into the secret key field
- Select SHA-256 as the algorithm
- Click Compute HMAC
The computed value should match the signature shown on webhook.site.
Good to know
- You can delete a webhook by selecting its checkbox, opening the Action drop-down, and choosing Delete.
- Signing keys help prevent your integration from accepting data from malicious sources.
- Award Force offers an API, Zapier app, and integrations marketplace for additional automation options.
- A webhook is sent immediately after the event occurs, except for the entry updated webhook, which is sent five minutes after the update.
- Award Force cannot troubleshoot issues related to third-party applications such as Zapier or Postman—please consult your technical team or the respective service’s support.
- You can test webhooks using Zapier or Make in addition to webhook.site.