hookdeck-event-gateway

Reliable webhook delivery is achieved by routing provider events through a durable gateway that queues incoming traffic and automatically retries failed transmissions to your application.

Testing webhooks locally is done by starting a CLI tunnel that generates a public URL, allowing real-time provider events to be forwarded directly to your local application environment.

Rate limiting and routing are managed by configuring rules within the gateway layer, which intercepts incoming webhook traffic to control request flow and direct events to the correct application endpoints.

Yes, you can replay and filter webhook traffic without custom infrastructure by using a managed gateway that provides built-in observability and event manipulation tools via its dashboard.

You do not need a separate queuing service for guaranteed webhook ingestion because the event gateway acts as a durable managed layer that handles queuing and delivery between providers and your app.

An event gateway is not necessary when your application requires basic fire-and-forget webhooks without guaranteed delivery, retries, or strict rate limiting, as it adds an intermediary routing layer.