Knack Realtime

Purpose

Simulates live updates between Knack backend and Vercel dashboards. Enables near-real-time synchronization of HTI operational data without constant polling.

Core Concepts

Knack doesn't offer native WebSocket support, so we implement:

1. Polling: Periodic checks for data changes
2. Webhooks: Knack triggers external endpoints on record events
3. Incremental Updates: Fetch only changed records

Core Functions

poll_updates

Purpose: Check for data changes at regular intervals

Parameters:

• object_key (string, required): Knack object to monitor