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crawl4ai/docs/examples/docker_webhook_example.py
Claude 7388baa205 docs: add webhook example for Docker deployment
Added docker_webhook_example.py demonstrating:
- Submitting crawl jobs with webhook configuration
- Flask-based webhook receiver implementation
- Three usage patterns:
  1. Webhook notification only (fetch data separately)
  2. Webhook with full data in payload
  3. Traditional polling approach for comparison

Includes comprehensive comments explaining:
- Webhook payload structure
- Authentication headers setup
- Error handling
- Production deployment tips

Example is fully functional and ready to run with Flask installed.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-10-21 16:38:53 +00:00

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"""
Docker Webhook Example for Crawl4AI
This example demonstrates how to use webhooks with the Crawl4AI job queue API.
Instead of polling for results, webhooks notify your application when crawls complete.
Prerequisites:
1. Crawl4AI Docker container running on localhost:11235
2. Flask installed: pip install flask requests
Usage:
1. Run this script: python docker_webhook_example.py
2. The webhook server will start on http://localhost:8080
3. Jobs will be submitted and webhooks will be received automatically
"""
import requests
import json
import time
from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
from threading import Thread
# Configuration
CRAWL4AI_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:11235"
WEBHOOK_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8080" # Your webhook receiver URL
# Initialize Flask app for webhook receiver
app = Flask(__name__)
# Store received webhook data for demonstration
received_webhooks = []
@app.route('/webhooks/crawl-complete', methods=['POST'])
def handle_crawl_webhook():
"""
Webhook handler that receives notifications when crawl jobs complete.
Payload structure:
{
"task_id": "crawl_abc123",
"task_type": "crawl",
"status": "completed" or "failed",
"timestamp": "2025-10-21T10:30:00.000000+00:00",
"urls": ["https://example.com"],
"error": "error message" (only if failed),
"data": {...} (only if webhook_data_in_payload=True)
}
"""
payload = request.json
print(f"\n{'='*60}")
print(f"📬 Webhook received for task: {payload['task_id']}")
print(f" Status: {payload['status']}")
print(f" Timestamp: {payload['timestamp']}")
print(f" URLs: {payload['urls']}")
if payload['status'] == 'completed':
# If data is in payload, process it directly
if 'data' in payload:
print(f" ✅ Data included in webhook")
data = payload['data']
# Process the crawl results here
for result in data.get('results', []):
print(f" - Crawled: {result.get('url')}")
print(f" - Markdown length: {len(result.get('markdown', ''))}")
else:
# Fetch results from API if not included
print(f" 📥 Fetching results from API...")
task_id = payload['task_id']
result_response = requests.get(f"{CRAWL4AI_BASE_URL}/crawl/job/{task_id}")
if result_response.ok:
data = result_response.json()
print(f" ✅ Results fetched successfully")
# Process the crawl results here
for result in data['result'].get('results', []):
print(f" - Crawled: {result.get('url')}")
print(f" - Markdown length: {len(result.get('markdown', ''))}")
elif payload['status'] == 'failed':
print(f" ❌ Job failed: {payload.get('error', 'Unknown error')}")
print(f"{'='*60}\n")
# Store webhook for demonstration
received_webhooks.append(payload)
# Return 200 OK to acknowledge receipt
return jsonify({"status": "received"}), 200
def start_webhook_server():
"""Start the Flask webhook server in a separate thread"""
app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=8080, debug=False, use_reloader=False)
def submit_crawl_job_with_webhook(urls, webhook_url, include_data=False):
"""
Submit a crawl job with webhook notification.
Args:
urls: List of URLs to crawl
webhook_url: URL to receive webhook notifications
include_data: Whether to include full results in webhook payload
Returns:
task_id: The job's task identifier
"""
payload = {
"urls": urls,
"browser_config": {"headless": True},
"crawler_config": {"cache_mode": "bypass"},
"webhook_config": {
"webhook_url": webhook_url,
"webhook_data_in_payload": include_data,
# Optional: Add custom headers for authentication
# "webhook_headers": {
# "X-Webhook-Secret": "your-secret-token"
# }
}
}
print(f"\n🚀 Submitting crawl job...")
print(f" URLs: {urls}")
print(f" Webhook: {webhook_url}")
print(f" Include data: {include_data}")
response = requests.post(
f"{CRAWL4AI_BASE_URL}/crawl/job",
json=payload,
headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}
)
if response.ok:
data = response.json()
task_id = data['task_id']
print(f" ✅ Job submitted successfully")
print(f" Task ID: {task_id}")
return task_id
else:
print(f" ❌ Failed to submit job: {response.text}")
return None
def submit_job_without_webhook(urls):
"""
Submit a job without webhook (traditional polling approach).
Args:
urls: List of URLs to crawl
Returns:
task_id: The job's task identifier
"""
payload = {
"urls": urls,
"browser_config": {"headless": True},
"crawler_config": {"cache_mode": "bypass"}
}
print(f"\n🚀 Submitting crawl job (without webhook)...")
print(f" URLs: {urls}")
response = requests.post(
f"{CRAWL4AI_BASE_URL}/crawl/job",
json=payload
)
if response.ok:
data = response.json()
task_id = data['task_id']
print(f" ✅ Job submitted successfully")
print(f" Task ID: {task_id}")
return task_id
else:
print(f" ❌ Failed to submit job: {response.text}")
return None
def poll_job_status(task_id, timeout=60):
"""
Poll for job status (used when webhook is not configured).
Args:
task_id: The job's task identifier
timeout: Maximum time to wait in seconds
"""
print(f"\n⏳ Polling for job status...")
start_time = time.time()
while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
response = requests.get(f"{CRAWL4AI_BASE_URL}/crawl/job/{task_id}")
if response.ok:
data = response.json()
status = data.get('status', 'unknown')
if status == 'completed':
print(f" ✅ Job completed!")
return data
elif status == 'failed':
print(f" ❌ Job failed: {data.get('error', 'Unknown error')}")
return data
else:
print(f" ⏳ Status: {status}, waiting...")
time.sleep(2)
else:
print(f" ❌ Failed to get status: {response.text}")
return None
print(f" ⏰ Timeout reached")
return None
def main():
"""Run the webhook demonstration"""
# Check if Crawl4AI is running
try:
health = requests.get(f"{CRAWL4AI_BASE_URL}/health", timeout=5)
print(f"✅ Crawl4AI is running: {health.json()}")
except:
print(f"❌ Cannot connect to Crawl4AI at {CRAWL4AI_BASE_URL}")
print(" Please make sure Docker container is running:")
print(" docker run -d -p 11235:11235 --name crawl4ai unclecode/crawl4ai:latest")
return
# Start webhook server in background thread
print(f"\n🌐 Starting webhook server at {WEBHOOK_BASE_URL}...")
webhook_thread = Thread(target=start_webhook_server, daemon=True)
webhook_thread.start()
time.sleep(2) # Give server time to start
# Example 1: Job with webhook (notification only, fetch data separately)
print(f"\n{'='*60}")
print("Example 1: Webhook Notification Only")
print(f"{'='*60}")
task_id_1 = submit_crawl_job_with_webhook(
urls=["https://example.com"],
webhook_url=f"{WEBHOOK_BASE_URL}/webhooks/crawl-complete",
include_data=False
)
# Example 2: Job with webhook (data included in payload)
time.sleep(5) # Wait a bit between requests
print(f"\n{'='*60}")
print("Example 2: Webhook with Full Data")
print(f"{'='*60}")
task_id_2 = submit_crawl_job_with_webhook(
urls=["https://www.python.org"],
webhook_url=f"{WEBHOOK_BASE_URL}/webhooks/crawl-complete",
include_data=True
)
# Example 3: Traditional polling (no webhook)
time.sleep(5) # Wait a bit between requests
print(f"\n{'='*60}")
print("Example 3: Traditional Polling (No Webhook)")
print(f"{'='*60}")
task_id_3 = submit_job_without_webhook(
urls=["https://github.com"]
)
if task_id_3:
result = poll_job_status(task_id_3)
if result and result.get('status') == 'completed':
print(f" ✅ Results retrieved via polling")
# Wait for webhooks to arrive
print(f"\n⏳ Waiting for webhooks to be received...")
time.sleep(20) # Give jobs time to complete and webhooks to arrive
# Summary
print(f"\n{'='*60}")
print("Summary")
print(f"{'='*60}")
print(f"Total webhooks received: {len(received_webhooks)}")
for i, webhook in enumerate(received_webhooks, 1):
print(f"{i}. Task {webhook['task_id']}: {webhook['status']}")
print(f"\n✅ Demo completed!")
print(f"\n💡 Pro tip: In production, your webhook URL should be publicly accessible")
print(f" (e.g., https://myapp.com/webhooks/crawl) or use a service like ngrok for testing.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()