The problem: ERP systems are data silos with no push mechanism
Enterprise Resource Planning systems hold the most critical business data (financials, inventory, procurement, HR records) but they were designed for batch processing, not real-time events. SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and NetSuite expose data through REST or OData endpoints, yet offer limited (or no) native webhook capabilities.
Teams building integrations against ERP APIs face recurring obstacles:
- Batch ETL jobs run on fixed schedules, creating hours-long data lag
- Custom middleware to bridge ERP data to downstream systems is expensive to build and maintain
- ERP API rate limits make aggressive polling impractical
- Field-level change tracking requires comparing full payloads across polling cycles, which is complex and error-prone
The result is a familiar pattern: stale data propagating through business systems, with teams building increasingly complex middleware to bridge the gap.
How RocketHooks solves ERP integration
RocketHooks acts as a lightweight, non-invasive integration layer between your ERP API endpoints and downstream systems. It handles the complexity of polling, change detection, and event routing so your team can focus on business logic.
Why RocketHooks works for ERP:
- Zero ERP modifications: Connects through standard REST or OData endpoints. No custom modules, no middleware installations, no ERP admin changes
- Field-level change detection: JSONPath expressions track specific fields in deeply nested ERP payloads without processing entire records
- Rate-limit-aware polling: Adaptive scheduling respects ERP API throttling while maximizing data freshness
- Payload transformation: Reshape ERP data formats into clean webhook payloads that downstream systems expect
Setup in under five minutes
Step 1: Connect your ERP endpoint
curl -X POST https://api.rockethooks.com/v1/monitors \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "name": "SAP Purchase Order Monitor", "endpoint": "https://your-sap-gateway.com/sap/opu/odata/sap/API_PURCHASEORDER_PROCESS_SRV/A_PurchaseOrder?$top=50&$orderby=CreationDate desc", "method": "GET", "headers": { "Authorization": "Basic YOUR_SAP_CREDENTIALS", "Accept": "application/json" }, "schedule": "*/5 * * * *" }'Step 2: Define ERP change detection
{ "changeDetection": { "strategy": "jsonpath", "fields": [ "$.d.results[*].PurchaseOrderStatus", "$.d.results[*].NetPriceAmount", "$.d.results[*].SupplierConfirmationStatus" ], "identityField": "$.d.results[*].PurchaseOrder", "ignoreFields": [ "$.d.results[*].__metadata", "$.d.results[*].LastChangeDateTime" ] }}Step 3: Route ERP events to downstream systems
{ "notifications": [ { "channel": "webhook", "url": "https://your-data-platform.com/api/erp-events", "events": ["field.changed"], "transform": { "poNumber": "$.context.PurchaseOrder", "field": "$.changes[0].field", "oldValue": "$.changes[0].previousValue", "newValue": "$.changes[0].currentValue", "timestamp": "$.detectedAt" } } ]}Slack, SMS, and email delivery channels are coming soon. Today, you can route webhook payloads to your preferred notification service.
## Real-world impact
A manufacturing company integrating SAP with their custom production planning system replaced a nightly batch ETL job with RocketHooks monitors. Purchase order status changes now propagate to production scheduling in under 3 minutes, down from a 12-hour average delay. The migration eliminated a custom middleware layer that required 2 engineers to maintain.
**Typical improvements:**
- Data propagation from hours (batch ETL) to minutes (event-driven)- 2-3 custom middleware components replaced per ERP integration- Zero changes to ERP configuration or installed modules- Maintenance burden shifts from custom code to declarative monitor configuration
## Supported ERP platforms
RocketHooks integrates with any ERP system that exposes REST or OData endpoints:
- **SAP S/4HANA**: OData services, Business APIs, custom CDS views- **Oracle ERP Cloud**: APIs for financials, procurement, supply chain- **Microsoft Dynamics 365**: OData/REST for finance, operations, commerce- **NetSuite**: SuiteTalk REST, RESTlets, custom record endpoints- **Infor CloudSuite**: ION API Gateway, Infor OS REST services- **Sage Intacct**: API for financial management
No ERP-specific connectors or marketplace apps required. Standard REST authentication (Basic, OAuth, API keys) handles connectivity.