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Webhooks Overview

Learn how you can use webhooks to get real-time information about transaction events

Webhooks provide an effective way to keep you up-to-date on all transaction events in real time. Transaction events include actions like authorizations, payments, refunds and more.

Whenever one of these events occurs, the webhook provides you with basic details about the event, such as the price, product, shipping address details, payment method, and shopper information.

Webhook Use Cases

Here are some ways you might use webhooks:

  • Make sure your accounting records are updated when a payment is made
  • Take action when a chargeback is processed
  • Send a subscription reminder email to a customer when their subscription is due for renewal
  • Update your customer database when a subscription is processed

How and When BlueSnap Sends Webhooks

Webhooks are automatically transmitted via an HTTPS POST request to a unique URL on your site's server, which you define. Webhooks are triggered by an event such as an authorization, payment acceptance, or refund confirmation and are sent as soon as the event is complete.

How to enable Webhooks

To enable webhooks, you must set up a server and URL on your side and then configure webhooks in your BlueSnap account. Refer to Setting up Webhooks.

Available Webhook Types

BlueSnap provides webhooks to all merchants for various event types, such as a charge, authorization only, an offline order or failed credit card charge. Refer to All Webhooks Name Reference for a complete list of available webhooks and detailed information about each one.

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Note

The webhook name is sent in the transactionType parameter.

Example Webhook

A webhook is a long string of text with fields and attributes that contain information about the transaction. For example:

invoiceCountry=US&invoiceZipCode=&invoiceFirstName=Joe&invoiceFaxNumber=&invoiceState=OR&invoiceAddress2=&invoiceEmail=emil.ray%40bluesnap.com&invoiceLastName=Shopper&invoiceAddress1=&invoiceCompany=&invoiceCity=&invoiceExtension=&invoiceMobilePhone=&invoiceWorkPhone=&invoiceTitle=&lastName=Shopper&country=US&zipCode=&extension=&address2=&city=&address1=&homePhone=&title=&accountId=20626979&firstName=Joe&mobilePhone=&faxNumber=&company=&workPhone=&state=OR&email=emil.ray%40bluesnap.com&username=1447774446472887319554743963741&shippingCity=&shippingLastName=Shopper&shippingCountry=US&shippingZipCode=&shippingMethod=&shippingFirstName=Joe&shippingState=OR&shippingAddress2=&shippingAddress1=&overridePrice=0.00&invoiceAmount=30.00&language=ENGLISH&creditCardType=VISA&invoiceAmountUSD=30.00&templateId=91&productName=My+Awesome+Game&creditCardExpDate=1%2F2016&contractOwner=500801&referenceNumber=1011310133&contractName=Nintendo+Version&currency=USD&invoiceInfoURL=https%3A%2F%2Fsandbox.bluesnap.com%2Fjsp%2Forder_locator_info.jsp%3FrefId%3DDB24C79E3E449AB09A1936EF6F020625%26acd%3D80FD091BA5366B75&remoteAddress=50.207.189.243&contractChargePrice=30.00&quantity=1&productId=404141&invoiceChargeCurrency=USD&cardSubType=CREDIT&invoiceChargeAmount=30.00&referrer=&contractPrice=30.00&creditCardLastFourDigits=1111&testMode=N&contractId=2269035&addCD=N&untilDate=11%2F17%2F2015+07%3A34+AM&paymentMethod=CC&paymentType=CC&invoiceLocalAmount=30.00&invoiceURL=https%3A%2F%2Fsandbox.bluesnap.com%2Fjsp%2Fshow_invoice.jsp%3Fref%3DDB24C79E3E449AB09A1936EF6F020625&shopperOrderUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fsandbox.bluesnap.com%2Fjsp%2Forder_locator_info.jsp%3FrefId%3DDB24C79E3E449AB09A1936EF6F020625%26acd%3D80FD091BA5366B75&originalRequestUrl=&contractLocalPrice=30.00&shopperAdminUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fsandbox.bluesnap.com%2Fjsp%2Forder_locator_info.jsp%3FrefId%3DDB24C79E3E449AB09A1936EF6F020625%26acd%3D80FD091BA5366B75&invoiceLocalCurrency=USD&recurringDisclaimer=N&targetBalance=BLUESNAP_ACCOUNT&promoteContractsNum=0&EDWPeriod=&EDWSurcharge=&EDWAmountUSD=&EDWContractId=&EDWSurchargeUSD=&EDWAmount=&vatId=&taxAmountUSD=0.00&taxRate=&taxChargeAmount=0.00&authKey=&transactionType=CHARGE&bluesnapNode=99&plimusNode=99&couponCode=&licenseKey=Licensing+information+will+be+sent+to+you+shortly.&cvvSent=Y&avsSent=N&cvvResponse=Not+processed+&avsResponse=Issuer+unavailable+or+AVS+not+supported+%28US+Issuer%29+&transactionDate=11%2F17%2F2015+07%3A34+AM

lastName=Doe&country=US&zipCode=30328&extension=52&address2=&city=Atlanta&address1=760+MT+VERNON+HIGHWAY+NE+%2CATLANTA+GA+30328&homePhone=&title=&accountId=19589706&firstName=Jhone&mobilePhone=&faxNumber=&company=&workPhone=0523584124&state=AL&email=jhonedoe%40gmail.com&username=1471869314641&invoiceCountry=US&invoiceZipCode=30328&invoiceFirstName=Shaul+Cohen+OR+Alon&invoiceFaxNumber=&invoiceState=AL&invoiceAddress2=&invoiceEmail=jhonedoe%40gmail.com&invoiceLastName=Yosef&invoiceAddress1=760+MT+VERNON+HIGHWAY+NE+%2CATLANTA+GA+30328&invoiceCompany=&invoiceCity=Atlanta&invoiceExtension=52&invoiceMobilePhone=&invoiceWorkPhone=0523584124&invoiceTitle=&shippingCity=Atlanta&shippingLastName=Yosef&shippingCountry=US&shippingZipCode=30328&shippingMethod=&shippingFirstName=Jhone&shippingState=AL&shippingAddress2=&shippingAddress1=760+MT+VERNON+HIGHWAY+NE+%2CATLANTA+GA+30328&invoiceAmount=2.00&language=ENGLISH&creditCardType=VISA&cardSubType=DEBIT&cardCategory=PEONY&invoiceAmountUSD=2.00&productName=testProduct&paymentType=&creditCardExpDate=&contractOwner=399928&referenceNumber=38528358&contractName=Subscription+contract+2&currency=USD&cancelReason=test&invoiceInfoURL=https%3A%2F%2Fshoppers.bluesnap.com%2Fjsp%2Forder_locator_info.jsp%3FrefId%3DEBBE554ECE528D63%26acd%3DEBEDCB01BBF0320D&remoteAddress=0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A1&quantity=1&productId=310592&invoiceChargeCurrency=USD&invoiceChargeAmount=2.00&originalRefNum=38528358&transactionType=CANCELLATION&referrer=&creditCardLastFourDigits=&testMode=N&contractId=2186556&paymentMethod=&subscriptionId=39546714&addCD=N&untilDate=08%2F29%2F2016+06%3A06+AM&authKey=4df72f8c802a6caf5b0e3e4439cfb891&targetBalance=BLUESNAP_ACCOUNT&taxAmountUSD=0.00&taxRate=&taxChargeAmount=0.00&vatId=&Color=Green&cancelledContractId=2186556&shippingMethod=&shopperOrderUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fshoppers.bluesnap.com%2Fjsp%2Forder_locator_info.jsp%3FrefId%3DEBBE554ECE528D63%26acd%3DEBEDCB01BBF0320D&templateId=2&licenseKey=&promoteContractsNum=0&bluesnapNode=1&plimusNode=1&couponCode=&transactionDate=08%2F22%2F2016+04%3A10+PM&merchantTransactionId=&vendorId=11111&vendorName=vendor+name+test

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