Webhook Development
Table of Contents
Overview
Build reliable webhook systems with event delivery, signature verification, retry logic, and dead-letter handling for asynchronous integrations.
When to Use
- Sending real-time notifications to external systems
- Implementing event-driven architectures
- Integrating with third-party platforms
- Building audit trails and logging systems
- Triggering automated workflows
- Delivering payment or order notifications
Quick Start
Minimal working example:
{
"id": "evt_1234567890",
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"event": "order.created",
"version": "1.0",
"data": {
"orderId": "ORD-123456",
"customerId": "CUST-789",
"amount": 99.99,
"currency": "USD",
"items": [
{
"productId": "PROD-001",
"quantity": 2,
"price": 49.99
}
],
"status": "pending"
},
"attempt": 1,
"retryable": true
}
Reference Guides
Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:
| Guide | Contents | |---|---| | Webhook Event Schema | Webhook Event Schema | | Node.js Webhook Service | Node.js Webhook Service | | Python Webhook Handler | Python Webhook Handler | | Best Practices | Best Practices, Webhook Events |
Best Practices
✅ DO
- Follow established patterns and conventions
- Write clean, maintainable code
- Add appropriate documentation
- Test thoroughly before deploying
❌ DON'T
- Skip testing or validation
- Ignore error handling
- Hard-code configuration values