I have a 3rd party system which supports webhooks. When something happens in this system it can be configured to post a payload to the destination of choice. I would like to host some code in the salesforce eco system to take this payload and process it to update customer records.
I believe I can use Salesforce Apex to deliver this feature. I cant find any details around other approaches to hosting and executing code in the salesforce environment. Is this the only approach available?
There is a superb new package Streamscript from the SFDC geniuses Matt & Neil (@matt-and-neil) that allows for web hook consumption by Flows
No Apex required, all config
Yep, Apex is the only supported language that executes on the Salesforce platform proper. Keep in mind that you will also need:
The one exception to that is to create a Salesforce "Site" and make it public, but you almost certainly don't want to make a public endpoint for this
Heroku (with Heroku connect) is an option, but it is an expensive option (starting at $4,000 per month). It would allow you to use your language of choice though.
I think you can use Apex Rest. https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_rest.htm
