Introduction & Overview

Taskhook is an HTTP and webhook-based task queue and scheduling service that lets you schedule, queue, and manage background jobs with zero infrastructure overhead.

Why Taskhook?

Transform a normal API endpoint into a reliable background task. Whether you need to process uploads, send notifications, or run scheduled cleanups, Taskhook ensures your tasks execute reliably without managing complex infrastructure.

Taskhook is a perfect replacement for cron-jobs or simple background jobs that you'd like to get done without any additional infrastructure setup. Use it as a message queue to handle inter-service communication in your microservices architecture, or to make your external API integrations more resilient through automatic retries and rate-limiting. Taskhook's simple building blocks scale well from basic scheduling needs to high-load distributed workflows.

How It Works

At its core, Taskhook operates through a simple HTTP request-based flow:

1. Send a HTTP request to Taskhook with your callback endpoint information
2. When it's time to execute (immediately or scheduled), Taskhook calls your endpoint
3. If the call fails, Taskhook automatically retries and notifies based on your configuration

This simple yet powerful mechanism means you can start with basic task scheduling and gradually build up to complex distributed workflows - all through standard HTTP requests and webhooks.