Which webhook fires when a reply is accepted?

jamal jamal 2 months ago Resolved

I want to notify an external system whenever a reply is accepted as the answer in a Q&A space. I see post and reply created events — is there a dedicated accepted-answer webhook, or do I listen for an update?

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Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it — the kind of thing I will want to reference again in a month.

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

This matches my experience exactly. The hard part is staying consistent once the initial novelty wears off.

Solid breakdown. The only thing I would add is to back up before making the change — better safe than sorry.

Tried this on a staging copy first and it behaved exactly as described. Confident enough to roll it to production now.

This matches my experience exactly. The hard part is staying consistent once the initial novelty wears off.

This is the answer I wish I had found six months ago. Would have saved me a weekend of trial and error.

This is the answer I wish I had found six months ago. Would have saved me a weekend of trial and error.

One caveat for larger communities: keep an eye on the indexes. At a few thousand rows the difference is night and day.

Could you say more about how you measured the result? I want to try this but I am not sure what success would look like.

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