Webhooks vs Websockets vs HTTP Streaming - Which Event-Driven API to use?

As a backend engineer, it’s crucial that you understand which event-driven API is best for your use case. This video goes through the 3 most commonly used API standards which are Webhooks, Websockets and HTTP Streaming. Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Recap on Request-Response APIs 2:22 - Webhooks 5:12 - Websockets 7:51 - HTTP Streaming 10:08 - Conclusion
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