Instant clarity for every webhook payload.
Capture, inspect, and replay requests in seconds with the Hooklistener debugger.

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Hooklistener is now fully focused on the webhook debugger. Spin up a listener, watch payloads stream in live, replay to any environment, and annotate incidents without adding a single line of code.

History

14 days

Endpoints

Unlimited

Replay

Diff & notes

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Built for the moments your debugger matters most

Every team follows the same flow—capture the webhook, inspect the payload, replay the request—whether they're shipping features or triaging outages.

Ship new integrations faster

Point Stripe, Shopify, or GitHub to a Hooklistener URL and watch payloads stream in live. QA, product, and engineering share the same debugger history so everyone can verify events in the open.

Launches unblock in <30 min

Stabilize flaky vendors

Keep 14 days of searchable payloads, catch malformed requests, and add notes before replaying to staging or prod. Post-incident reviews have real copies of every request, not screenshots.

Mean time to resolution ↓ 58%

Share debugger links

Copy the live inspector URL and hand it to your teammate, vendor, or support rep. Everyone sees the exact payload without needing access to your stack.

Unlimited viewers

Prefer a different workflow? Anything that sends HTTP can point at the debugger.

See how the debugger works

The debugger replaces a week of log-diving

Capture, inspect, replay, and document every webhook in a single surface that everyone can open—no custom tooling or new SDKs required.

Capture every request

Spin up unlimited HTTPS endpoints, keep 14 days of payload history, and filter by source, status, or signature in milliseconds.

Inspect instantly

Beautified JSON, headers, metadata, signature checks, and AI-assisted summaries keep triage tight without tailing logs.

Replay with confidence

Send payloads to prod, staging, or localhost tunnels, then diff responses and attach notes so the whole team sees what changed.

Collaborate in the same pane

Share a debugger link, mention teammates, and document fixes directly on the payload so context never leaves the incident.
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Debugger workflow

Capture in seconds

Create a Hooklistener URL, point your vendor at it, and the debugger starts storing every request with headers, payload, and metadata.

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Inspect with context

Search payloads, validate signatures, annotate failures, and share the live link so anyone on the team can see the same request.

Inspect payloads

Replay & automate

Send the payload to prod, staging, or localhost, diff responses, and convert fixes into reusable automations when you’re ready.

Replay webhooks

Captured in seconds, inspected forever

Before: direct webhooks, zero context when something failed. After: Hooklistener sits in front, the debugger keeps every payload, and replaying failures is a single click.

stripe-webhook-before.js
// My original webhook handler (circa March 2024)
app.post('/stripe-webhook', async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const event = stripe.webhooks.constructEvent(
      req.body, sig, process.env.STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET
    );

    if (event.type === 'payment_intent.succeeded') {
      await updateUserSubscription(event.data.object.customer);
    }

    res.status(200).send('ok');
  } catch (err) {
    console.log('Webhook signature verification failed:', err.message);
    res.status(400).send('Webhook Error');
    // Stripe won't retry this 😬
  }
});

// What I'd see in logs during a bad deploy:
[Mar 15 14:23:45] Error: Cannot read property 'customer' of undefined
[Mar 15 14:23:45] Error: Cannot read property 'customer' of undefined
[Mar 15 14:23:45] Error: Cannot read property 'customer' of undefined
// 73 failed payment webhooks while I was at lunch
Webhook failures: 147 in last 24h| On-call alerts: 3
Stripe
payment.succeeded
200 OK • 127ms
GitHub
push.repository
Retrying... • Attempt 2/5
Twilio
message.delivered
200 OK • 89ms

Faster incident response

Replay the failing payload, diff responses, and close the loop in minutes instead of pulling logs from every service.

Document while you debug

Attach notes, link tickets, and hand off context inside the debugger so product, success, and eng all see the same payload.

Safe to share

Secrets stay masked, audit logs show who touched what, and role-based access keeps sandbox testing separate from prod.

Frequently asked questions.

What is a webhook?
A webhook is an HTTP callback that pushes event data to your endpoint the moment something happens. Instead of polling an API, the provider sends a signed POST payload to the URL you configure, letting services like Stripe, GitHub, or Slack keep your application in sync in real time.
What is Hooklistener?
Hooklistener is an end-to-end webhook operations platform spanning development, staging, and production. We combine permanent debug endpoints, a managed webhook proxy, a visual Bridge builder, payload transformations, alerting, and retention so your team can ship reliable event-driven workflows without maintaining custom infrastructure.
Why do teams choose Hooklistener over webhook.site or Hookdeck?
Teams moving beyond temporary request bins adopt Hooklistener because it delivers production controls you will not find in webhook.site or Hookdeck out of the box:
  • Visual Bridges orchestrate Sources, Destinations, filters, and transformations with one interface, including multi-destination fan-out and per-destination logic.
  • Reliability guardrails such as exponential retries, circuit breakers, deduplication, and replay protection keep deliveries flowing even during downstream incidents.
  • Deep observability with searchable event history (up to 90+ days), Issues, and analytics expose every step from incoming request to delivery attempts.
  • Team and compliance features — shared organizations, role-based access, secret management, and enterprise audit logs — make Hooklistener fit for regulated teams.
Can I use Hooklistener for free?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 events per month, three always-on debug endpoints, seven-day payload retention, JavaScript transformations, filters, and circuit breakers. As you scale, upgrade to the Team plan for API keys, role-based access, and 30-day retention, or talk to us about Enterprise for 90+ day retention and dedicated infrastructure. Sign up and try it here.
How do I set up an endpoint to debug webhooks?
  1. Log in and open the Debug Endpoints section inside your organization.
  2. Click New Endpoint, optionally choose a forwarding URL, and enable signature checks if needed.
  3. Send a test webhook — you'll see headers, payloads, replays, and delivery attempts in real time.
  4. Share the inspection URL with teammates or clients to collaborate on troubleshooting safely.
Can Hooklistener replace request bins for production webhooks?
Absolutely — Hooklistener is a request bin alternative built for production. You can keep persistent URLs, inspect every payload, and forward the same traffic to staging or production services with granular filtering. Developers use it to validate third-party integrations, while operations teams rely on retention, analytics, and replay to keep customer workflows online.
How does Hooklistener guarantee webhook delivery reliability?
Hooklistener processes every webhook through a hardened pipeline with queuing, deduplication, and retry logic. Retries escalate with exponential backoff (3 attempts on Free, 5 on Team, custom on Enterprise) and circuit breakers pause noisy destinations before they impact the rest of your bridge. The Issues console surfaces failures automatically so you can replay problem events with one click.
What routing and payload transformations are available?
Bridges let you fan out a single incoming webhook to unlimited destinations. Use conditional filters to route by payload content, and apply JavaScript transformations to redact, reshape, or enrich data per destination. You can even attach different headers or secrets to each destination without exposing credentials in code.
How does Hooklistener handle security, compliance, and audit trails?
Every webhook travels over TLS, secrets stay encrypted at rest, and you can require HMAC signature verification or IP allowlists on each Source. Enterprise plans add audit logs, configurable retention, dedicated infrastructure, and SSO/SAML — giving teams with SOC 2 or HIPAA requirements traceability over who accessed payloads and when.
How long are webhook payloads retained and can I export them?
Payloads stay searchable for seven days on Free, thirty days on Team, and ninety-plus days on Enterprise (with custom retention available). Need to archive data longer? Use the REST API endpoints — such as/requests and /webhook-deliveries — to export events to your data warehouse before the retention window closes.
How does Hooklistener support teams and collaboration?
Organizations centralize every Source, Destination, secret, and Issue while letting you invite teammates with role-based permissions. Share read-only inspection links, assign Issues to owners, and create dedicated Bridges per squad without rebuilding infrastructure. Enterprise unlocks unlimited members and workspace-level audit controls.
Can I test webhooks locally and share inspections with clients?
Use Anonymous Endpoints for quick throwaway tests, or Debug Endpoints for permanent URLs that forward traffic to localhost tools like ngrok while keeping a complete history in Hooklistener. Share the inspection view with external stakeholders so everyone can review headers, payloads, and responses from a single timeline.
Which integrations and destinations does Hooklistener support?
Hooklistener forwards webhooks to any HTTP or HTTPS endpoint and ships native destinations for Slack, Discord, Telegram, and more. You can chain multiple destinations inside one Bridge, apply custom headers or auth tokens, and monitor delivery metrics per destination to understand downstream performance.
How do I migrate from webhook.site or Hookdeck to Hooklistener?
  1. Create a Source or Debug Endpoint that mirrors the URL you expose to partners.
  2. Use the Bridge builder to recreate your forwarding rules, filters, and transformations.
  3. Forward traffic through Hooklistener while keeping your legacy endpoint as a destination to verify parity.
  4. Review the Issues dashboard for discrepancies, then update your providers to the new Hooklistener URL.
Need more guidance? Read the full comparison Hooklistener vs webhook.site for migration checklists.
What subscription is best for me?

Choose a plan that matches your webhook volume and team structure:

  • Free: 1,000 events/month, three Bridges, essentials for solo developers validating integrations.
  • Team: 100,000 events/month, 30-day retention, API keys, role-based access, and usage dashboards for growing companies.
  • Enterprise: Custom quotas in the millions, 90+ day retention, audit logs, SLA, and dedicated support for mission-critical workloads.

Start debugging webhooks in under a minute

Hooklistener is now laser-focused on the webhook debugger. Point a vendor at your listener URL, capture the payload forever, and replay it whenever you need to prove what happened.

Free plan includes unlimited endpoints, 14 days of history, and full replay tooling. No credit card required.

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