nylas webhook server — What It Does and How to Use It

Webhooks fire when email arrives, events change, or contacts update. nylas webhook server helps you start a local webhook server for development.

The nylas webhook server command starts a local HTTP server that receives webhook events from Nylas. It automatically creates a tunnel so Nylas can reach your machine.

Quick Start

brew install nylas/nylas-cli/nylas
nylas init
nylas webhook server

Examples

Start on default port:

nylas webhook server

Start on a custom port:

nylas webhook server --port 8080

How It Works

Webhooks replace polling. Instead of checking every 30 seconds whether new email arrived, the webhook pushes the event to your endpoint within seconds. This reduces API calls and improves latency for your application.

Syntax

nylas webhook server [--port PORT]

Related Commands

• nylas webhook list — List all webhooks
• nylas webhook create — Create a webhook for real-time event notifications
• nylas webhook delete — Delete an existing webhook by ID
• nylas webhook test send — Send a test webhook event to a URL

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Full docs: nylas webhook server reference — all flags, advanced examples, and troubleshooting.

All commands: Nylas CLI Command Reference

Get started: brew install nylas/nylas-cli/nylas — other install methods