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How to Test Recurly Webhooks

Recurly push notifications send XML or JSON webhooks for subscription, invoice, and payment lifecycle events.

Recurly Official Webhook Docs

1. Recurly Webhook Events

Recurly can send the following webhook events to your endpoint:

new_subscription_notification
renewed_subscription_notification
expired_subscription_notification
canceled_subscription_notification
successful_payment_notification
failed_payment_notification
new_invoice_notification

2. Set Up a Test Endpoint with HookRay

Follow these steps to start receiving Recurly 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 Recurly 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 Recurly Webhook Payload

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

payload.json
{
  "type": "new_subscription_notification",
  "account": {
    "account_code": "abc123",
    "email": "subscriber@example.com",
    "first_name": "Sam",
    "last_name": "Rivera"
  },
  "subscription": {
    "uuid": "sub_abc123xyz789",
    "plan": {
      "plan_code": "pro",
      "name": "Pro Plan"
    },
    "state": "active",
    "quantity": 1,
    "total_amount_in_cents": 4999,
    "currency": "USD"
  }
}

4. Common Issues & Troubleshooting

Webhook not arriving?

Check that your endpoint URL is correct and publicly accessible. Recurly cannot reach localhost URLs — use HookRay's cloud URL instead.

Getting 400 or 500 errors?

HookRay accepts any payload and returns 200 OK by default, so the issue is likely on Recurly's side. Check your webhook configuration and event selection.

Need to verify webhook signatures?

Recurly signs webhook requests for security. Use HookRay to capture the raw headers and body, then implement signature verification in your application code.

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 Recurly-specific fields highlighted automatically
  • Check the Recurly webhook documentation for the complete event reference

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