Which webhook fires when a reply is accepted?

Jamal Reed Jamal Reed 2 weeks 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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Go to your profile, then Edit, and scroll to the relevant section. The option you are looking for is there. If the section is hidden, confirm you are on a recent version — some controls were added in 1.4.

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.

Strong agree. Good defaults beat a wall of toggles every single time.

We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.

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

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

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

Strong agree. Good defaults beat a wall of toggles every single time.

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

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

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

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

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

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

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

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

I respectfully disagree on one detail. In my setup the opposite held true, though I suspect it comes down to community size.

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

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

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

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.

Appreciate the clear steps. The dry-run tip in particular saved me from a mistake I would not have caught otherwise.

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

We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

I respectfully disagree on one detail. In my setup the opposite held true, though I suspect it comes down to community size.

Strong agree. Good defaults beat a wall of toggles every single time.

Strong agree. Good defaults beat a wall of toggles every single time.

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

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