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Setting up Webhook Notification

Pluton PRO allows you to send custom webhook notifications for backup events like backup start, failure, success and integrity issues. You can send backup event data to n8n, Zapier, Matrix, Microsoft Teams and many other platforms to automate various tasks.

Setting up a Webhook Receiver (n8n Example)​

This example uses n8n as the webhook receiver. You can use any platform that accepts incoming webhooks.

  1. Open your n8n instance and create a new workflow
  2. Add a Webhook trigger node
  3. Set the HTTP Method to POST
  4. Copy the Production URL or Test URL from the webhook node — it will look like: 
    https://your-n8n-instance.com/webhook/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
  5. Activate the workflow so the webhook is ready to receive data
  6. You can then add downstream nodes in n8n (e.g., send a Telegram message, log to a spreadsheet, create a ticket) to process the backup event data

Configuring Webhook Notifications in a Backup Plan​

Webhook notifications do not require any setup in Pluton's Integration settings. You can configure them directly from your backup plan.

  1. Open your Backup Plan and go to Advanced → Notifications
  2. Toggle Enable Webhook Notifications on
  3. Select when to send notifications from the Send Notification On dropdown:
    • On Start — when the backup starts
    • On End — when the backup ends (for both success & failure)
    • On Both Start & End — when the backup starts, succeeds or fails
    • On Success Only — when the backup succeeds
    • On Failure Only — when the backup fails
  4. Select the Content Type for the webhook payload:
    • application/json (default)
    • application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    • text/plain
  5. Enter your Webhook URL (e.g., the n8n webhook URL you copied earlier)
  6. Click Send Test Notification to verify the integration
  7. Save your Backup Plan