Webhooks 3 min read

How to Verify Webhook Signatures in Stripe

Securely validate that webhooks are actually from Stripe.

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1

Get Signing Secret

Go to your webhook endpoint and copy the secret.

2

Access Raw Body

Your server must access the raw request body.

3

Get Signature Header

Read the Stripe-Signature header.

4

Use Stripe Library

Use stripe.webhooks.constructEvent() method.

5

Handle Errors

Catch signature verification failures.

6

Return 200

Always return 200 OK if signature is valid.

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Total time per check

~10 min

Stripe Documentation

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Is my webhook signature verification working?

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Webhook Security Check:

✅ Signature verification: Enabled

✅ Signing secret: Configured

Last 100 events: All signatures valid

No unauthorized webhook attempts detected.

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