#bruce-zhang_webhooks
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brazen topaz
Hi 👋
Can you clarify what you mean by
I want to figure out how the webhook will work at local/cloud and live/test mode.
We allow thorough testing in Test mode so you can be certain how your integration will behave.
We have a section in our docs here: https://docs.stripe.com/webhooks#test-webhook specifically focused on how you can test your webhook handling code locally
pale rapids
I want to know how the webhook works. For testing locally, I will use stripe CLI to send out event and my webhook can receive it, is that correct?
brazen topaz
You want to use two instances of the Stripe CLI
In one console you run stripe listen --forward-to=http://localhost:4242/webook or whatever your host is
In the second console you run stripe trigger event.name
The first process forwards all webhook events from your account to your local development
The second one triggers a webhook event so you can receive it
pale rapids
Do I have to trigger a event manually? For example, if a payment finished, some events should be sent by stripe. In this case, should I still trigger the event manually to send an event to my local machine?
brazen topaz
You don't have to, you will still get the events when a payment completes
But the CLI methods are created to help you test your integration. So you can use it to trigger an event and test how your webhook handling code behaves
pale rapids
So trigger event works like "fake" an event?
pale rapids
Got it. Thanks
I am also curious how the webhook work in production environment. In production, we use live mode instead and there will not be a CLI to forward the events to the webhook. In this case, how will my webhook receive events from stripe?
brazen topaz
In that case you register a Webhook Endpoint either using the Stripe Dashboard or the API as we describe here: https://docs.stripe.com/webhooks#register-webhook
This will include the publicly accessible URL where we will send webhook events based on what events you are listening for.
pale rapids
Understand. Thanks!