Integrations - Activity
Polling
Repeatedly asking another system whether anything has changed
What's it for?
Checks for updates by asking another system the same question again at regular intervals.
For example…
A dashboard polls an API every minute asking whether new orders have arrived, even when there is nothing new to retrieve.
An integration checks a supplier system every five minutes for changed records because the supplier cannot send events when something changes
Think of it like…
Checking the departure board at a train station every few minutes to see which platform your train is leaving from