Create a webhook
This API method creates a webhook owned by the key owner and returns it with `201` and its signing `secret` (`whsec_...`). Requires `webhooks:write`. **The secret is shown only in this response**; store it securely, and use `POST /v2/webhooks/{id}/rotate-secret` if you lose it. The webhook is created `active`. - `url` must be an absolute HTTPS URL on a publicly reachable host; other URLs fail with `400 WEBHOOK_URL_INVALID`. - `events` lists the event types to receive (see `WebhookEventType` and the `webhooks` section); an empty list or an unknown type fails with `400 WEBHOOK_EVENTS_INVALID`, and `webhook.test` cannot be subscribed to. Each event's capability must be within the owner's role and the key's scopes, otherwise the request fails with `403 WEBHOOK_EVENTS_NOT_ALLOWED`. - `description` is optional, up to 200 characters. A `webhook.test` delivery is sent to the new webhook right away. The `Idempotency-Key` and `X-On-Behalf-Of` headers are ignored. Errors: `400 VALIDATION_ERROR` (`details.fields`, for example a missing `url` or `events`, a `description` over 200 characters, or an unknown field), `400 INVALID_REQUEST_BODY`, `400 WEBHOOK_URL_INVALID`, `400 WEBHOOK_EVENTS_INVALID`, `403 WEBHOOK_EVENTS_NOT_ALLOWED`, and `403 FORBIDDEN` (the key owner no longer exists).
Authorization
bearerAuth webhooks:writeAPI key sent as Authorization: Bearer vt_live_<secret>. See the Authentication and Scopes sections at the top of this document for how keys are created, which scopes exist and how the key owner's role limits them.
In: header
Scope: webhooks:write
Request Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
Response Body
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curl -X POST "https://example.com/v2/webhooks" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "url": "https://example.com/vacation-tracker/webhooks", "events": [ "leave.approved", "leave.cancelled" ], "description": "Sync leaves to payroll" }'{
"data": {
"webhookId": "wh_3f1c2b9e-8a47-4d5e-9c61-2b7f0e4a1d93",
"url": "https://example.com/vacation-tracker/webhooks",
"description": "Sync leaves to payroll",
"events": [
"leave.approved",
"leave.cancelled"
],
"status": "active",
"pausedReason": null,
"pausedAt": null,
"revokedAt": null,
"revocationReason": null,
"ownerId": "user-63b17e97-d38b-4586-8498-bb4f5d2e2c14",
"secretPrefix": "whsec_AbCd",
"secret": "whsec_AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWxYz0123456789-_AbCd",
"lastDelivery": null,
"createdAt": "2026-09-01T08:00:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-09-01T08:00:00.000Z"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"name": "ValidationError",
"description": "A query parameter, body field or header failed validation.",
"resolution": "Fix the fields listed in details.fields and send the request again.",
"requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef",
"details": {
"fields": [
{
"path": "startDate",
"message": "\"startDate\" is required"
}
]
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
"name": "Unauthorized",
"description": "The API key is missing, malformed or not recognized.",
"resolution": "Send a valid API key in the Authorization header as Bearer followed by the full vt_live_ key.",
"requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"name": "InsufficientScope",
"description": "The API key does not have the scopes this request needs.",
"resolution": "Add the scopes listed in details.requiredScopes to the key in the Vacation Tracker dashboard.",
"requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef",
"details": {
"requiredScopes": [
"leaves:write"
]
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"name": "RateLimited",
"description": "Too many requests were sent in a short time.",
"resolution": "Wait a few seconds and retry, using the same Idempotency-Key for writes.",
"requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
"name": "InternalError",
"description": "Something went wrong on our side.",
"resolution": "Retry later, and if it keeps happening, contact Vacation Tracker support and quote the requestId.",
"requestId": "c6af9ac6-7b61-11e6-9a41-93e8deadbeef"
}
}Need help?
developers@vacationtracker.ioList webhooks
This API method returns the webhooks the key owner can see. Requires `webhooks:read`. Admins see every webhook in the company; other users see only the webhooks they own. Webhooks follow the key owner, not the key, so `X-On-Behalf-Of` is ignored. The list is paginated: 25 webhooks per page by default, up to 100 with `limit`. When `nextToken` is present, pass it back to get the next page. The signing secret is never returned here; `secretPrefix` helps you tell secrets apart. Errors: `400` when `limit` or `nextToken` is invalid (see `BadRequest`), and `403 FORBIDDEN` (the key owner no longer exists).
Get a webhook
This API method returns a single webhook, including its last delivery. Requires `webhooks:read`. The signing secret is never returned here. Errors: `403 FORBIDDEN` (the key owner no longer exists) and `404 WEBHOOK_NOT_FOUND` (the webhook does not exist, or it is owned by another user and the key owner is not an admin).