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# Overview

> Webhooks provide a way for notifications to be delivered to an external web server whenever certain events occur.

![Webhooks](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/paxos-0ac97319-jg-test-1/images/webhooks.png)

Paxos Webhooks allow you to register your own endpoints to receive asynchronous events driven by the Paxos Platform.
Current webhook use-cases are restricted to [Identity Events](/api-reference/events), with more event types to follow. To get started, you will need to:

1. Set up a [webhook consumer](/guides/webhooks/quickstart) for Paxos webhook events, which is an HTTP POST endpoint that accepts and processes [events](/api-reference/events).
2. Test the webhook consumer by sending a test event to your endpoint.
3. Secure the endpoint using either API key or OAuth-based authentication.
4. Contact [Support](https://support.paxos.com) to go through webhook registration, specifying which [events](/api-reference/events) you would like to receive and process.

For information about webhook delivery, retry policies, and rate limits, see the [Retries and Limits](/guides/webhooks/retries-and-limits) guide.