How to Test Ghost Webhooks

Ghost webhooks fire when posts, pages, members, or tags change in your Ghost site — useful for syncing to search indexes, newsletters, or static rebuilds.

1. Ghost Webhook Events

Ghost can send the following webhook events to your endpoint:

2. Set Up a Test Endpoint with HookRay

Follow these steps to start receiving Ghost webhooks for testing:

1. Go to HookRay and click "Start Testing — Free" to get your unique webhook URL.
2. Copy the URL (e.g., https://h.hookray.com/abc123).
3. In your Ghost dashboard, navigate to the webhook settings and paste the HookRay URL as your endpoint.
4. Select the events you want to receive (see list above).
5. Trigger a test event — HookRay will show the incoming webhook in real-time.

3. Sample Ghost Webhook Payload

Here's an example of what a Ghost webhook payload looks like:

{
  "post": {
    "current": {
      "id": "5b7ada404f87d200b9b1b9ed",
      "uuid": "5d3f3f5e-5fdb-4f5b-9b48-f0a3a3b9a2d4",
      "title": "Why we ship in public",
      "slug": "why-we-ship-in-public",
      "status": "published",
      "published_at": "2026-04-23T14:35:00.000Z",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Shota Tanikawa"
        }
      ]
    },
    "previous": {
      "status": "draft"
    }
  }
}

4. Common Issues & Troubleshooting

5. Next Steps

• Use HookRay's webhook replay feature to re-send captured webhooks while building your handler
• Enable smart parsing (Pro plan) to see Ghost-specific fields highlighted automatically
• Check the Ghost webhook documentation for the complete event reference