# Responding to events

The Digital River API allows you to create and manage events and webhooks. You can use webhooks to subscribe your application to these events and receive notifications when they occur.

| Resource                                                                          | Description                               |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| [Events](/digital-river-api/order-management/events-and-webhooks-1/events-1.md)   | Represents an event in your online store. |
| [Webhooks](/digital-river-api/order-management/events-and-webhooks-1/webhooks.md) | Represents a specific webhook.            |


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