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October 1, 2021

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* 2021-10

# New webhook topic notifies when a Bulk Operation has finished

Apps can now subscribe to the `bulk_operations/finish` webhook topic that sends notifications when a Bulk Operation has completed, failed, or been cancelled.

Apps do not need to poll the GraphQL Admin API to check for status changes anymore. The webhook will notify the app when the Bulk Operation finishes.

This webhook supports [query](https://shopify.dev/api/admin/graphql/reference/bulk-operations/bulkoperationrunquery) and [mutation](https://shopify.dev/api/admin/graphql/reference/bulk-operations/bulkoperationrunmutation) operations.

Learn more about the new feature in the [Bulk Operation tutorial](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/bulk-operations/queries#wait-for-the-bulk-operation-to-finish) and the [API documentation](https://shopify.dev/api/admin/graphql/reference/events/webhooksubscriptiontopic?api%5Bversion%5D=2021-10).