¶ Introduction

Webhooks are a communication standard that makes it easy to get push notifications as an event happens. Unlike APIs where you call an endpoint for data, you provide a callback URL where you will be notified as events happen. For example, when an Uber for Business employee is updated, Uber can send information through HTTP POST to your callback URL. Your callback URL can then execute code based on the request received.

Webhooks can be sent more than once and the delivery is not guaranteed to be in order.

Note: Webhook access on an organization level is only available for Uber for Business Enterprise clients. Please reach out to your account representative or contact our team to get access.

¶ Configure your Webhook

Follow the instructions in Getting Started to ensure that you have been approved for access to your organization’s data and the business.employees scope.

To enable webhooks, log in to the developer dashboard and go the Settings tab for your app. Under the Ride Requests section, add your webhook URL and Signing Key, then click save.

You can enter any URL you’d like to have events sent to, but this should be a dedicated page on your server. You can also enter any Signing Key you would like to verify the sender. Some clients use the app secret for this purpose, but that is not required.

¶ POST Parameters

Webhooks sent from Uber’s servers will follow a standard format so that your application can easily understand what action it may want to take based on the contents of the payload.

¶ Event Types

Once you’ve been granted access to your organization’s data, you will begin receiving webhook events for all business webhooks listed below.

¶ Available Webhooks