In my opinion, webhook is a better choice than scheduled request, but scheduled request is much simpler.
Here is a tutorial combining webhook with SPFX, you can refer to it:
https://www.netwoven.com/2020/05/28/implement-your-spfx-application-customizer-using-webhooks/
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