No pub/sub function

[thederekkaplan]

All API features are in the form of request/response endpoints. However, there is value to a publish/subscribe feature. For example, an API client could be notified immediately whenever an organization posts a new event, rather than having to regularly check for updates.

Is there any chance of pub/sub functionality being added to the API?

[emschwartz]

Agreed that a way to get push notifications seems useful.

I was looking into the feasibility of building a Mobilize <> Zoom integration (where signing up for the Mobilize event would automatically register the volunteer for a particular Zoom meeting). A webhook would probably be ideal for this (so we don't need to worry about maintaining a connection, given that the frequency of notifications we'd be expecting is somewhat low). The alternative would be polling the registration API but that wouldn't be the best for Mobilize or for this type of extension.