Two approaches to detecting changes: webhooks push notifications instantly when events occur, while polling checks for changes at regular intervals.
Webhooks are event-driven — the source system calls your endpoint when something happens. Polling repeatedly queries the source ('any changes since last check?'). Webhooks are more efficient and real-time but require your server to be available. Polling is simpler but wastes resources and has inherent delay.
Preferring Shopify webhooks for real-time order notifications instead of polling the orders API every 5 minutes.
Webhooks reduce API usage, enable real-time processing, and scale better. Polling is a fallback when webhooks aren't available or for batch reconciliation.
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