# Webhooks

Smartsheet webhooks are powerful tools for building custom integrations and automating processes. Instead of constantly polling for changes, with webhooks you can configure your applications to receive real-time notifications when specific Smartsheet events occur.

<h2>Webhooks guides</h2>

To learn more about Smartsheet webhooks in general, start with these [Webhooks guide](/api/smartsheet/guides/webhooks) articles:

- [Webhooks overview](/api/smartsheet/guides/webhooks.md)
- [Create an event-handling endpoint](/api/smartsheet/guides/webhooks/create-an-event-handling-endpoint.md)
- [Launch a webhook](/api/smartsheet/guides/webhooks/launch-a-webhook.md)
- [Webhook callbacks](/api/smartsheet/guides/webhooks/webhook-callbacks.md)
- [Webhook verification](/api/smartsheet/guides/webhooks/webhook-verification.md)
- [Webhook access](/api/smartsheet/guides/webhooks/webhook-access.md)

<h2>Resource-specific guides</h2>

To dive into webhooks on a specific resource, check out these guides:

- [Sheet webhooks](/api/smartsheet/guides/webhooks.md)
- [User / plan-level webhooks](/api/smartsheet/guides/users/automate-user-seat-type-management.md)

Continue on to dive into webhook object schemas and operations.