## Event handling

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/build-apps/sdks/python/events/how-tos

> Process metadata events in real-time using the Atlan Python SDK (pyatlan) and webhooks. Build event-driven integrations with webhook handlers.

# Event handling

If you want to process metadata as it evolves, in real-time, then you'll want to tap into events.

Currently in Atlan, you can [create webhooks](https://ask.atlan.com/hc/en-us/articles/7145739770511) that will send all metadata activity to a target URL of your choice.

In this section you'll find common scenarios to write such a target to handle these events:

- [Webhook \<\> Lambda](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/platform/python/aws-lambda/llms.txt) handling events through an AWS Lambda function

_Last updated: 15 May 2026._

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