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How Do I Test My WooCommerce Webhook?

Last updated on January 16, 2023 @ 11:38 am

WooCommerce is a popular ecommerce platform used by many online businesses. One of the features that sets it apart from other platforms is its use of webhooks.

Webhooks allow WooCommerce to communicate with external services in real-time, providing near-instant notifications of events such as new orders or customer cancellations.

If you’re a WooCommerce developer, or are integrating WooCommerce with another service, you’ll need to test your webhooks to make sure they’re working as expected. In this article, we’ll show you how to do just that.

The first thing you need to do is set up a test server. This can be done using a local development environment such as XAMPP, or by setting up a virtual private server (VPS).

Once you have your test server up and running, install WooCommerce on it and configure your webhooks.

Next, you need to create a script that will receive and process the webhook requests. This script can be written in any programming language, but for the sake of simplicity we’ll use PHP. The script should do the following:

PRO TIP: If you are considering testing your WooCommerce webhook, be aware that there are potential security risks involved. By testing your webhook, you are essentially opening up your WooCommerce site to the outside world and giving anyone who knows the URL access to your data. This could potentially lead to data breaches or other security issues. Therefore, it is important to be sure that you trust the person or service that you are testing your webhook with, and that you have taken steps to secure your site before testing.
  • Receive the webhook request from WooCommerce
  • Parse the request body to extract the data
  • Perform any necessary actions with the data (e.g., add the order to a database)

Once you have your script ready, you need to configure WooCommerce to send webhook requests to it. This can be done by going to WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > Webhooks, and then adding a new webhook with the following settings:

  • Name: Test Webhook
  • Status: Enabled
  • Delivery URL: http://your-test-server/path/to/script.php
  • Secret: (optional)

You can leave the secret field blank if you don’t want to use one.

Testing Your Webhook

Now that your webhook is configured, it’s time to test it. The easiest way to do this is by using a tool like Postman. With Postman, you can craft custom HTTP requests and send them to your WooCommerce store.

First, open Postman and create a new request.

Next, enter the URL of your WooCommerce store in the URL field, followed by /?wc-api=wc_webhooks.

For example: http://your-store/?wc-api=wc_webhooks.

Note: If you’re using WordPress permalinks, the URL will be slightly different – it will look something like this: http://your-store/?wc-api=wc_webhooks.

Morgan Bash

Morgan Bash

Technology enthusiast and Co-Founder of Women Coders SF.