webhook endpoint testing

If you want to test a webhook endpoint, here are the quickest ways:

1) Use curl

curl -X POST https://your-webhook-url.example/webhook \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"event":"test","message":"hello"}'

2) Use Postman / Insomnia

• Create a new POST request
• Set the URL to your webhook endpoint
• Add header:
  • Content-Type: application/json
• Send a sample JSON payload

3) Quick local listener

If you’re testing your own webhook handler locally:

npx http-server

or better, use a small server like:

npx ngrok http 3000

Then point the webhook provider to the ngrok URL.

4) Verify expected behavior

Check:

• Response status code (200, 204, etc.)
• Response body if required
• Logs on your server
• Any side effects (DB writes, emails, etc.)

5) Common things to test

• Valid payload
• Invalid payload
• Missing headers
• Unauthorized request / signature mismatch
• Duplicate delivery
• Slow response / timeout

If you want, I can give you:

• a sample webhook test script
• Postman collection
• or a Node/Python server example for receiving webhooks.