---
title: "fswa_should_dispatch — Filter Hook"
description: "Controls whether a webhook should be dispatched for the current trigger event."
url: "https://wpwebhooks.org/docs/fswa-should-dispatch/"
---

[WP Webhooks](https://wpwebhooks.org/) / [Docs](https://wpwebhooks.org/docs/) / fswa\_should\_dispatch

Filter since v1.0.0

# fswa\_should\_dispatch

Controls whether a webhook should be dispatched for the current trigger event.

/ Signature

```
apply_filters( 'fswa_should_dispatch', $should, $trigger, $args )
```

/ When it fires

Fires before any delivery decision is made — before condition evaluation, queue insertion, or HTTP dispatch.

/ Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Req | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $should | param | bool | yes | Whether dispatch is currently allowed. Return \`false\` to suppress delivery. |
| $trigger | param | string | yes | The WordPress action/filter name that fired. |
| $args | param | array | yes | Arguments passed to the WordPress hook. |

/ Returns

`bool` Return \`false\` to cancel delivery. Return the original \`$should\` value to allow it.

/ Examples

Skip autosave and revision events

```
add_filter( 'fswa_should_dispatch', function ( $should, $trigger, $args ) {
    if ( $trigger === 'save_post' ) {
        if ( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) return false;
        $post_id = $args[0] ?? 0;
        if ( wp_is_post_revision( $post_id ) ) return false;
    }
    return $should;
}, 10, 3 );
```

/ Related

[Conditional Dispatch](https://wpwebhooks.org/docs/conditional-dispatch/)[fswa\_payload](https://wpwebhooks.org/docs/fswa-payload/)

/Ready

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