DEVELOPER GUIDE

How to verify a WhatsApp webhook signature

A practical boundary for authenticating webhook events before your application parses or acts on them.

Developer guide for webhook signature verification. Validate the behavior in your own stack before production rollout.

The problem

Capture the raw request bytes and the signature header. Compute the expected HMAC with your server-side secret.

Design the boundary

Compare fixed-length values in constant time, reject stale timestamps and return 401 before parsing untrusted data.

Process the interaction

Persist the event only after verification, then acknowledge and queue downstream work.

Measure the outcome

Test malformed headers, stale timestamps, body mutations and secret rotation.

Related documentation

WhatsApp API · Webhook events · Security · Tutorials

BUILD IT SAFELY

Make the failure path part of the design.

Reliable messaging is an operational system, not only an API call.

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STRAIGHT ANSWERS

Questions before you build?

Start with the documentation or review the practical answers below.

Is ChatRail the official Meta Cloud API?

No. ChatRail uses a WhatsApp Linked Devices session. Review the transport trade-offs before production use.

Can I use it without AI?

Yes. Sending, delivery tracking and webhooks work without enabling AI.

Where should I start?

Use the Quickstart for your first request, then choose a workflow tutorial.