How to Test Stripe Webhooks Locally with the Stripe CLI
Stop deploying to test webhooks — the CLI forwards real events straight to your local server.
Zeeshan
Founder · Published
Stop deploying to test webhooks — the CLI forwards real events straight to your local server.
Zeeshan
Founder · Published
Deploying to a staging environment just to test a webhook handler is slow and unnecessary — the Stripe CLI forwards real webhook events directly to your local machine.
stripe listen --forward-to localhost:3000/api/webhooks/stripeThis prints a webhook signing secret scoped to your local session — use it as your local `STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET` so signature verification works exactly as it would in production.
You can also trigger specific event types on demand without performing a real action in the Dashboard, which is useful for testing edge cases like disputes or failed renewals.
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