Overview
Webhooks allow you to receive automatic notifications when Alto Health completes processing your documents. Instead of repeatedly checking job status, Alto Health will send the results directly to your server when processing is complete.Why Use Webhooks?
Real-time Updates
Receive instant notifications when processing completes
Efficient Processing
No need to poll job status endpoints repeatedly
Reliable Delivery
Get notified of both successful and failed processing attempts
Track Your Jobs
Use metadata to correlate results with your original requests
How Webhooks Work
1
Make a Request
Include a
webhook_url parameter when requesting entity extraction or batch comparison.2
Automation Begins
Alto Health queues your automation for processing asynchronously.
3
Automation Completes
When automation finishes (successfully or with errors), Alto Health sends a POST request to your webhook URL.
4
Handle the Response
Your server receives the results and processes them accordingly.