#Gorv - Idempotency in Webhooks
drowsy talon
Hello! No, it's not a bug, that particular event wasn't created by an API request, so there is no idempotency key.
fair valve
I received that event from Stripe after finishing a checkout session.
drowsy talon
That makes sense. The Subscription was created by Checkout, not by you via the API, so there's no API request or idempotency key in the event.
fair valve
ohh I didn't know that. so in that case how would I handle if multiple requests gets fired from Stripe for same event or is it not the case here?
somewhere in stripe docs, it's mentioned that same event can be called multiple times in your webhook so need to take care of that by idempotent key.
drowsy talon
That doesn't refer to the idempotency_key, it's just talking about the general concept of idempotency.
You should use the event's ID (like evt_123) to determine if it's an event you've already processed or not.
fair valve
that should do. Thanks Rubeus for prompt response.
drowsy talon
Happy to help!