Explaining

This works by ___
/ðɪs wɜːrks baɪ/
Complements
polling the API every few seconds/ˈpoʊlɪŋ ðiː ˌeɪpiːˈaɪ ˈɛvri fjuː ˈsɛkəndz/listening for webhook events/ˈlɪsənɪŋ fɔːr ˈwɛbhʊk ɪˈvɛnts/comparing checksums/kəmˈpɛərɪŋ ˈtʃɛksʌmz/caching the response/ˈkæʃɪŋ ðə rɪˈspɒns/
Simple definitionexpand_more
Use this to explain the mechanism behind how something functions.
Example in contextexpand_more
This works by polling the API every few seconds until the job finishes.