WebhooksEvent-Driven Alerts
Automate your financial workflows with event-driven notifications. Get instant alerts when breaking news matches your criteria.
Quick Start
Get webhooks running in minutes
Simple three-step process to start receiving automated financial news alerts.
Create Your Endpoint
Set up a simple HTTP endpoint in your application to receive webhook notifications
Configure in Dashboard
Use our visual webhook wizard to configure filters and set your endpoint URL
Test & Go Live
Test your webhook with sample data, then activate to start receiving real-time notifications
Webhook Security & Verification
Every webhook payload includes HMAC-SHA256 signatures for authentication. Our dashboard provides simple tools to generate and validate these signatures, ensuring only legitimate requests reach your application.
Dashboard Webhook Wizard
Creating Your First Webhook
Follow this simple 4-step process in our visual wizard to set up your webhook and start receiving real-time news updates.
Step-by-Step Process
Access the Webhook Creator
Login to your finlight dashboard and navigate to "Webhooks" → "New Webhook"
Basic Details
Give your webhook a descriptive name like "Breaking Tech News" and add an optional description
Define Your News Criteria
Configure precise filtering with search queries, stock tickers, sources, and language preferences
Set Destination & Security
Provide your HTTPS endpoint URL and choose authentication method (Basic Auth, Custom Header, or Signature)
Example Configuration
Webhook Features
Built for automation
Everything you need for reliable, event-driven financial notifications.
Instant Delivery
Webhooks fire within seconds of article ingestion. Perfect for time-sensitive trading alerts.
Smart Filtering
Use advanced query filters to receive only the news that matters. Filter by ticker, sentiment, exchange, and more.
Reliable Delivery
Automatic retries with exponential backoff ensure your webhooks are delivered even during outages.
Use Cases
Automate your financial workflows
See how webhooks power critical financial automation and alerting systems.
Trading Signal Automation
Trigger automated trading strategies when specific news events occur.
Webhook receives earnings news → Algorithm analyzes sentiment → Executes trade automatically
Risk Management Alerts
Monitor portfolio companies for negative news and compliance issues.
Instant Slack/email alerts when negative news affects your portfolio holdings
Research Notifications
Stay informed about companies and sectors you're tracking.
Daily digest of news affecting your watchlist companies via email
Integration Workflows
Connect finlight to your existing tools and systems.
News webhook → Make.com → CRM update → Team notification via Microsoft Teams
Webhook Integration Partners
Connect finlight webhooks seamlessly with your favorite automation platforms
Make.com
Visual no-code automation platform for connecting webhooks to 1000+ apps
Available NowZapier
Popular automation tool for creating webhook-powered workflows and integrations
Available Nown8n
Self-hosted workflow automation tool with advanced webhook capabilities
Coming SoonExample: Automated Trading Alerts
1. Market Event
Positive sentiment article about AAPL published
2. finlight Webhook
Triggers when specified filter criteria is met
3. Zapier/Make
Processes webhook and formats alert message
4. Notification
Sends alert to Slack, Discord, or SMS
Pricing
Flexible plans for every need
From free tier to enterprise solutions, all plans include full webhook access with varying delivery limits and features.
Webhook Access
Available on Pro Light and higher plans with different delivery limits and features
Compare features, delivery limits, and pricing options on our dedicated pricing page
Complete Integration Suite
Other ways to access finlight
Webhooks are just one way to integrate with finlight. Choose the method that best fits your use case.
REST API
Access financial news through simple HTTP requests with on-demand data retrieval
Learn more →WebSocket Streaming
Real-time news streaming with sub-second latency for live applications
Learn more →Frequently Asked Questions
Webhook Questions & Answers
Get answers about webhook delivery, security, filtering, and automation for our webhook service.
Webhooks fire within seconds of article ingestion. This makes them ideal for time-sensitive trading alerts and real-time monitoring systems.
Still Have Questions?
Our developer-first support team is here to help you integrate and scale.