diff --git a/modules/processUpdates.sh b/modules/processUpdates.sh
index 52afda4..2e64965 100644
--- a/modules/processUpdates.sh
+++ b/modules/processUpdates.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,38 @@
 # File: processUpdates.sh 
 # Note: DO NOT EDIT! this file will be overwritten on update
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.40-dev-3-g7c74824
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.40-dev-5-gc9daa82
 ##################################################################
 
+##############
+# manage webhooks
+
+# $1 URL to sed updates to: https://host.dom[:port][/path], port and path are optional
+#      port must be 443, 80, 88 8443, TOKEN will be added to URL for security
+#      e.g. https://myhost.com -> https://myhost.com/12345678:azndfhbgdfbbbdsfg
+# $2 max connections 1-100 default 1 (because of bash ;-)
+set_webhook() {
+	local  url='"url": "'"$1/${TOKEN}"'"'max=',"max_connections": 1'
+	[[ "$2" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && max=',"max_connections": '"$2"''
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+	sendJson "" "${url}${max}" "${URL}/setWebhook"
+}
+
+get_webhook_info() {
+	sendJson "" "" "${URL}/getWebhookInfo"
+	if [ "${BOTSENT[OK]}" = "true" ]; then
+		 BOTSENT[URL]="${UPD[result,url]}"
+		 BOTSENT[COUNT]="${UPD[result,getWebhookInfo]}"
+		 BOTSENT[LASTERR]="${UPD[result,last_error_message]}"
+	fi
+}
+
+# $1 drop pending updates true/false, default false
+delete_webhook() {
+	local drop; [ "$1" = "true" ] && drop='"drop_pending_updates": true'
+	sendJson "" "${drop}" "${URL}/deleteWebhook"
+}
+
 ################
 # processing of updates starts here
 process_updates() {
@@ -292,6 +321,11 @@ start_bot() {
 	send_normal_message "$(getConfigKey "botadmin")" "Bot $(getConfigKey "botname") started ..." &
 	##########
 	# bot is ready, start processing updates ...
+	get_updates
+}
+
+
+get_updates(){
 	while true; do
 		# adaptive sleep in ms rounded to next 0.1 s
 		sleep "$(_round_float "${nextsleep}e-3" "1")"