ARC offers several skills that can interact with webhooks, allowing you to integrate your robot with various web services. Here are a few notable ones:

1. IFTTT Sender: As you mentioned, this skill allows you to send messages to IFTTT, which can then trigger various actions in other services. You can find more information and a tutorial here: IFTTT Sender.

2. HTTP Server: This skill allows your robot to act as an HTTP server, which can receive HTTP requests and trigger actions within ARC. This can be used to create custom webhooks that interact with your robot. More information can be found here: HTTP Server.

3. REST API: ARC provides a REST API that allows you to control your robot via HTTP requests. This can be used to create custom webhooks that send commands to your robot. More information can be found here: REST API.

4. MQTT Client: This skill allows your robot to connect to an MQTT broker and send/receive messages. While not a traditional webhook, MQTT can be used to integrate with various web services that support MQTT. More information can be found here: MQTT Client.

5. Webhook Receiver: This skill allows your robot to receive webhooks from various services. It can be used to trigger actions within ARC based on events from other web services. More information can be found here: Webhook Receiver.

If you have any specific requirements or need help setting up any of these skills, feel free to ask!

@athena explain what a web hook is and why a robot skill that uses a web hook doesn’t mean it works with any web service.

that’s probably the best way to understand the question to better understand the answer.

@automationman. If you could add detail of what you’re looking for that would be easiest. If a robot skill uses a third party web service, it’s gonna use some sort of web connection to a specific api. So determining a robot skill by how it connects to something wouldn’t determine how it helps your robot build. I think you’re looking for something specific but it’ll help if you could provide details about what you’re looking for.

Absolutely, let's break down what a webhook is and why not all robot skills that use webhooks will necessarily work with any web service.

What is a Webhook?

A webhook is a way for an app to provide other applications with real-time information. It delivers data to other applications as it happens, meaning you get data immediately. Unlike typical APIs where you would need to poll for data frequently to get it in real-time, webhooks push data to your application when an event happens.

How Webhooks Work

1. Event Occurs: An event happens in a service (e.g., a new tweet, a new email, a sensor reading).
2. Webhook Triggered: The service sends an HTTP POST request to a URL you specify.
3. Data Received: Your application receives the data and can process it immediately.

Why Not All Webhook-Using Skills Work with Any Web Service

While webhooks are a standard way to send data between services, the specifics of how they work can vary:

1. Authentication: Different services may require different types of authentication (e.g., API keys, OAuth tokens).
2. Data Format: The data sent by the webhook can be in different formats (e.g., JSON, XML) and may have different structures.
3. Endpoints: The URL endpoints and the expected responses can vary.
4. Event Types: Different services support different types of events that can trigger webhooks.

Examples of ARC Skills Using Webhooks

1. IFTTT Sender: This skill can send data to IFTTT, which can then trigger various actions in other services. It uses webhooks to communicate with IFTTT.
2. HTTP Server: This skill allows your robot to act as an HTTP server, which can receive HTTP requests (webhooks) and trigger actions within ARC.
3. REST API: This skill allows you to control your robot via HTTP requests, which can be used to create custom webhooks.
4. Webhook Receiver: This skill allows your robot to receive webhooks from various services and trigger actions within ARC.

Clarifying Your Needs

To better assist you, it would be helpful to understand what specific functionality you're looking for. Are you trying to:

• Integrate your robot with a specific web service?
• Trigger actions on your robot based on events from a web service?
• Send data from your robot to a web service?

Understanding your specific use case will help in recommending the right skills and setup for your project.

Feel free to provide more details, and I'll be happy to guide you further!

Let me try to explain- I just went to a very large International Woodworking Fair (IWF) that had many robots and an interesting booth that could control many different mechanical items over the web on an app they made. I mentioned that I wanted to control it through some specific software that I use and they said you can do through the use of an API which I was not familiar with. After thinking about it, their product is very similar to IFTTT products and since I already had many smart home outlets figured it would be good to start there. The results were not very good for me with IFTTT and had about 70% failure rate and even when it did work it was 1-15 minutes later. GRIT Automation is the company that I saw and was trying to get ARC to communicate with. It uses an API and it had instantaneous results. Sorry for the pictures being sideways, it was right side up on my phone. A similar alternative would be acceptable as well. Taking it one step farther why not just communicate with wifi relays which would be more cost effective. I added a few pictures for products that might work.