Webhooks documentation

Receive TalkChief call records without losing operational context.

Plan a secure TalkChief CDR webhook receiver with validation, acknowledgement, deduplication, reconciliation, retention, and recovery.

Build voice into your product.
TalkChief accepts an API request, completes the voice event, and sends a structured webhook back to the product workflow.
Quick answer

Use the supported contract, then test the real workflow.

TalkChief documents a CDR webhook for supported completed-call workflows. Configure the destination in the customer dashboard and use the current customer documentation as the payload and delivery authority. Your receiver should acknowledge quickly, process asynchronously, tolerate duplicates or reordering unless the contract guarantees otherwise, and reconcile events against TalkChief call records.

Operating model

Follow the responsibility through the system.

This diagram is specific to the webhooks workflow and keeps authorization, delivery, evidence, and recovery visible.

  1. 01

    Completed call

    A supported TalkChief call reaches a terminal state and produces a call-detail record.

  2. 02

    Webhook delivery

    TalkChief sends the configured payload to the approved HTTPS receiver under the current account contract.

  3. 03

    Durable intake

    The receiver validates the request, stores a safe event record, and returns the expected acknowledgement promptly.

  4. 04

    Business processing

    A worker matches the call, applies idempotent business logic, and records success or a recoverable exception.

  5. 05

    Reconciliation

    Operations compare webhook outcomes with TalkChief call records and investigate gaps without silently fabricating data.

01

Build the endpoint for reliable intake

Use a dedicated HTTPS endpoint with a narrow method and content type. Validate the authentication or verification mechanism documented for the account; this public page does not invent a signature header. Bound request size and parsing time, store only the fields needed for the approved workflow, and return the exact success response required by the current delivery contract.

Move CRM writes, analytics transforms, notifications, and other slow work out of the request path. A queue or durable job record lets the receiver acknowledge promptly while preserving retry and investigation evidence.

  • Document the current payload version and required fields
  • Use a stable event or call identifier for deduplication where available
  • Preserve the original received-at timestamp and a safe payload digest
  • Reject malformed or unauthorized requests without leaking internal detail
  • Keep secrets, phone numbers, recordings, and customer data out of general logs
02

Assume delivery can be imperfect until the contract proves otherwise

Network calls can time out, arrive more than once, or reach the receiver out of sequence. Implement idempotent processing and make a later update safe. Do not invent a retry schedule or ordering guarantee: record the behavior documented in the authenticated TalkChief dashboard and test it during the pilot.

Separate transport acceptance from business completion. A 2xx response can mean the receiver stored the event, while a later job can still fail to match a CRM record. Surface both states and give operations a replay or repair path that does not duplicate completed work.

03

Reconcile webhooks with the source call record

Track received, accepted, processed, matched, failed, and quarantined events. Compare those states with TalkChief call records over a defined period. Investigate differences using call identifiers, timestamps with time zones, direction, numbers, and account context rather than relying on a single aggregate count.

Implementation checklist

Ship only when every owner can show evidence.

  1. 01

    Obtain the current payload and verification contract

  2. 02

    Expose a narrow HTTPS receiver

  3. 03

    Validate, durably store, and acknowledge promptly

  4. 04

    Process asynchronously and idempotently

  5. 05

    Monitor transport and business-processing states separately

  6. 06

    Reconcile against TalkChief call records and test recovery

FAQ

Resolve the unsafe assumptions first.

Does TalkChief send a webhook after every call?

TalkChief documents a CDR webhook for supported completed-call workflows. Confirm which call states, products, and account settings trigger delivery in the current dashboard contract.

What signature header does the CDR webhook use?

This public page does not claim a signature name or algorithm. Use the authentication and verification mechanism in the current customer documentation and ask TalkChief support if it is not explicit.

Should the receiver write directly to our CRM?

A durable intake plus asynchronous worker is safer for most production integrations because it can acknowledge quickly, retry business processing, handle duplicates, and preserve an investigation trail.

Evidence

Current references for this guide.

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