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Webhooks

Webhook docs read differently from endpoints: you are documenting an event your service sends to the customer’s server. The Webhook component lays out the event, its payload, and an example, with the same sticky rail as the API kit.

An event

POST invoice.paid

Delivered to your webhook endpoint as a POST request when this event occurs.

Sent when an invoice is paid in full.

Payload

id string

Unique id for the event.

type string

The event type, always invoice.paid here.

data object

The invoice that was paid.

Payload
{	"id": "evt_1abc",	"type": "invoice.paid",	"data": { "id": "in_9xy", "amount": 4200, "currency": "usd" }}

Usage

Wrap the event in <Webhook> and document the payload with ResponseField, then add a ResponseExample (or ObjectExample) with a fenced code block for the sample event:

<Webhook event="invoice.paid" method="POST" description="Sent when an invoice is paid.">	## Payload	<ResponseField name="id" type="string">Unique id for the event.</ResponseField>	<ResponseExample title="Example event">		(a fenced json block with the sample payload)	</ResponseExample></Webhook>

It works just like the API components, so any of ResponseField, ResponseExample, and ObjectExample are available inside.

Listing events

EventList renders an index of every event you send. Link each one to its detail page.

<EventList>	<Event name="invoice.paid" href="/webhooks/invoice-paid">An invoice was paid.</Event>	<Event name="customer.created" href="/webhooks/customer-created">A customer was created.</Event></EventList>

Props

Webhook

Prop Type Description
event string The event type, e.g. invoice.paid
method string Delivery method (default POST)
description string Short summary of when the event fires

Event

Prop Type Description
name string The event type (required)
href string Link to the event’s detail page