> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://getconvoy.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use Convoy as a Proxy

Usually to use a Convoy, you'd need to create an endpoint, and then create a
subscription, then send events. This isn't the easiest migration path, especially
for users who already have a webhook system in-place, and are looking to offload
the delivery to a better delivery system.

In this guide, I will show you how to use Convoy as a proxy to deliver webhooks
with one API. No need for creating any resources upfront. Let's dive in!

### Guide

<Steps>
  <Step title="Have a Convoy instance running">
    The first step is to ensure you have a Convoy instance running. You can either
    [spin up](../deployment/install-convoy) one or create on from our [cloud platform](https://\{region}.getconvoy.cloud/signup).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create an outgoing project">
    This feature is only available to outgoing webhooks project. So you'd need to ensure you've
    created one. You can check [here](../product-manual/organizations-and-projects#outgoing-project) to learn more.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Push event. 🎉">
    ```bash terminal theme={null}
    curl --request POST \
    --url {base_url}/api/v1/projects/{project_id}/events/dynamic \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer {api_key}' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data '{
      "url": "{endpoint_url}",
      "secret": "{endpoint_secret}",
      "data": "{data}",
      "event_type": "{event_type}",
      "event_types": ["{event_type}"],
      "idempotency_key": ""
    }'
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Limitations

While this endpoint enables you get going super fast, there are a few limitations, you
should be aware of, such as:

* **Limited Subscription Configuration:** This endpoint, only supports `event_type` filtering with the `event_types` array.
  It doesn't provide advanced [payload filtering](../product-manual/subscriptions#filters). To configure, such filters, check this
  [endpoint](../api-reference/subscriptions/create-a-subscription).
* **Limited Endpoint Configuration:** This doesn't enable you to set attributes like `http_timeout`,
  `rate_limit_duration`. To see what is fully possible check this [endpoint](../api-reference/endpoints/create-an-endpoint).