Webhook

You can use webhook subscriptions to receive notifications about particular events in a shop. After you've subscribed to a webhook, you can let your app execute code immediately after specific events occur in shops that have your app installed, instead of having to make API calls periodically to check their status.

For example, you can rely on webhooks to trigger an action in your app when a customer creates a cart, or when a merchant creates a new product in their Shopify admin. By using webhooks subscriptions you can make fewer API calls overall, which makes sure that your apps are more efficient and update quickly.

For more information on how webhooks work, refer to Webhooks.

Considerations

If you create a webhook subscription through the Shopify admin, then the webhook won't be returned in API calls. These webhook subscriptions are associated solely to the shop, so the API can't access them.

Webhook subscriptions are scoped only to the app that they're registered to. This means that when a webhook subscription is registered to an app, other apps can't view, modify, or delete it.

To learn how to verify webhooks, refer to Manage webhooks with the Admin API.

The Webhook object
Properties
address
URI where the webhook subscription should send the POST request when the event occurs.
api_version
read-only
The Admin API version that Shopify uses to serialize webhook events. This value is set by the app that created the webhook.
created_at
read-only
Date and time when the webhook subscription was created. The API returns this value in ISO 8601 format.
fields
Optional array of fields that should be included in the webhook subscription.
format
Format in which the webhook subscription should send the data. Valid values are JSON and XML.
id
read-only
Unique numeric identifier for the webhook subscription.
metafield_namespaces
Optional array of namespaces for any metafields that should be included with each webhook.
private_metafield_namespaces
Optional array of namespaces for any private metafields that should be included with each webhook.
topic
Event that triggers the webhook. Valid values are: app/uninstalled, carts/create, carts/update, checkouts/create, checkouts/delete, checkouts/update, collection_listings/add, collection_listings/remove, collection_listings/update, collections/create, collections/delete, collections/update, customer_groups/create, customer_groups/delete, customer_groups/update, customer_payment_methods/create, customer_payment_methods/revoke, customer_payment_methods/update, customers/create, customers/delete, customers/disable, customers/enable, customers/update, disputes/create, disputes/update, domains/create, domains/destroy, domains/update, draft_orders/create, draft_orders/delete, draft_orders/update, fulfillment_events/create, fulfillment_events/delete, fulfillments/create, fulfillments/update, inventory_items/create, inventory_items/delete, inventory_items/update, inventory_levels/connect, inventory_levels/disconnect, inventory_levels/update, locales/create, locales/update, locations/create, locations/delete, locations/update, order_transactions/create, orders/cancelled, orders/create, orders/delete, orders/edited, orders/fulfilled, orders/paid, orders/partially_fulfilled, orders/updated, product_listings/add, product_listings/remove, product_listings/update, products/create, products/delete, products/update, profiles/create, profiles/delete, profiles/update, refunds/create, shop/update, subscription_billing_attempts/failure, subscription_billing_attempts/success, subscription_contracts/create, subscription_contracts/update, tender_transactions/create, themes/create, themes/delete, themes/publish, themes/update
updated_at
read-only
Date and time when the webhook subscription was updated. The API returns this value in ISO 8601 format.
{}
The Webhook object
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{
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"address": "https://apple.com/uninstall",
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"api_version": "2019-10",
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"created_at": "2012-09-28T11:50:07-04:00",
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"fields": [
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"id",
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"updated_at"
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],
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"format": "json",
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"id": 901431826,
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"metafield_namespaces": [
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"google",
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"inventory"
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],
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"private_metafield_namespaces": [
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"myapp"
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],
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"topic": "app/uninstalled",
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"updated_at": "2012-09-28T11:50:07-04:00"
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}
post
Create a new Webhook
Create a new webhook subscription by specifying both an address and a topic
Parameters
api_version
string
required
address
Webhook subscriptions that send the POST request to this URI.
format
default json
Use this parameter to select the data format for the payload. Valid values are json and xml.
topic
The topic of the webhook subscriptions. For a list of valid values, refer to the topic property.
post
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks.json
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curl -d '{"webhook":{"topic":"orders\/create","address":"https:\/\/whatever.hostname.com\/","format":"json"}}' \
-X POST "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 201 Created
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{
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"webhook": {
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"id": 8221591677,
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"address": "https://whatever.hostname.com/",
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"topic": "orders/create",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:39:05-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:39:05-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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}
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}
Examples
post
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks.json
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curl -d '{"webhook":{"topic":"orders\/create","address":"https:\/\/whatever.hostname.com\/","format":"json"}}' \
-X POST "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 201 Created
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{
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"webhook": {
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"id": 8221591677,
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"address": "https://whatever.hostname.com/",
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"topic": "orders/create",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:39:05-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:39:05-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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}
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}
get
Retrieves a list of webhooks
Retrieves a list of webhooks.
Parameters
api_version
string
required
address
Retrieve webhook subscriptions that send the POST request to this URI.
created_at_max
Retrieve webhook subscriptions that were created before a given date and time (format: 2014-04-25T16:15:47-04:00).
created_at_min
Retrieve webhook subscriptions that were created after a given date and time (format: 2014-04-25T16:15:47-04:00).
fields
Comma-separated list of the properties you want returned for each item in the result list. Use this parameter to restrict the returned list of items to only those properties you specify.
limit
≤ 250
default 50
Maximum number of webhook subscriptions that should be returned. Setting this parameter outside the maximum range will return an error.
since_id
Restrict the returned list to webhook subscriptions whose id is greater than the specified since_id.
topic
Show webhook subscriptions with a given topic. For a list of valid values, refer to the topic property.>
updated_at_max
Retrieve webhooks that were updated after a given date and time (format: 2014-04-25T16:15:47-04:00).
updated_at_min
Retrieve webhooks that were updated before a given date and time (format: 2014-04-25T16:15:47-04:00).
get
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks.json
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curl -X GET "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{
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"webhooks": [
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{
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"id": 4759306,
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"address": "https://apple.com",
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"topic": "orders/create",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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},
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{
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"id": 901431826,
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"address": "https://apple.com/uninstall",
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"topic": "app/uninstalled",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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}
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]
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}
Examples
get
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks.json
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curl -X GET "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{
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"webhooks": [
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{
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"id": 4759306,
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"address": "https://apple.com",
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"topic": "orders/create",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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},
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{
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"id": 901431826,
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"address": "https://apple.com/uninstall",
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"topic": "app/uninstalled",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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}
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]
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}
get
Receive a single Webhook
Retrieves a single webhook subscription. The properties desired in the result can be specified.
Parameters
api_version
string
required
webhook_id
string
required
fields
Comma-separated list of the properties you want returned for each item in the result list. Use this parameter to restrict the returned list of items to only those properties you specify.
get
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json
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curl -X GET "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{
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"webhook": {
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"id": 4759306,
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"address": "https://apple.com",
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"topic": "orders/create",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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}
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}
Examples
get
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json
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curl -X GET "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{
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"webhook": {
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"id": 4759306,
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"address": "https://apple.com",
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"topic": "orders/create",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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}
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}
get
Receive a count of all Webhooks
Retrieves a count of existing webhook subscriptions. The results can be filtered by address or by topic.
Parameters
api_version
string
required
address
Webhook subscriptions that send the POST request to this URI.
topic
The topic of the webhook subscriptions. For a list of valid values, refer to the topic property.
get
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/count.json
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curl -X GET "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/count.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{
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"count": 2
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}
Examples
get
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/count.json
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curl -X GET "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/count.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{
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"count": 2
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}
put
Modify an existing Webhook
Update a webhook subscription's topic or address URIs
Parameters
api_version
string
required
webhook_id
string
required
put
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json
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curl -d '{"webhook":{"id":4759306,"address":"https:\/\/somewhere-else.com\/"}}' \
-X PUT "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{
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"webhook": {
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"id": 4759306,
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"address": "https://somewhere-else.com/",
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"topic": "orders/create",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:39:08-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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}
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}
Examples
put
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json
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curl -d '{"webhook":{"id":4759306,"address":"https:\/\/somewhere-else.com\/"}}' \
-X PUT "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{
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"webhook": {
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"id": 4759306,
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"address": "https://somewhere-else.com/",
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"topic": "orders/create",
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"created_at": "2021-09-23T22:38:09-04:00",
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"updated_at": "2021-09-23T22:39:08-04:00",
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"format": "json",
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"fields": [],
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"metafield_namespaces": [],
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"api_version": "unstable",
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"private_metafield_namespaces": []
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}
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}
del
Remove an existing Webhook
Delete a webhook subscription
Parameters
api_version
string
required
webhook_id
string
required
del
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json
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curl -X DELETE "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{}
Examples
del
/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json
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curl -X DELETE "https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-07/webhooks/4759306.json" \
-H "X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}"
{}
Response
JSON
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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{}

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