Update a webhook subscription

Update a webhook subscription

patch

Update a webhook subscription. This endpoint allows you to update the URL, event filters of a webhook subscription and other fields like the signingKey used to authenticate the request. You can also make the subscription inactive by setting the status to inactive.

Authorizations

MessageBird_userMessageBird_accessKey

Path parameters

workspaceIdstring · uuidRequired

The ID for the workspace.

Example: b4e02c85-c6d2-4b15-8885-e09671799c61

organizationIdstring · uuidRequired

The ID for the organization.

Example: cb28a94e-8557-4394-80ea-5bbd2170d434

webhookSubscriptionIdstring · uuidRequired

The ID for the webhook subscription.

Example: 852883af-5f68-4204-b611-7ee8db9600f4

Body

templatestringOptional

urlstringOptional

The URL of the webhook is used to send events to the webhook. The URL must be a valid URL that respects the established pattern and is accessible from the internet.

Example: https://example.com/webhookPattern: ^https://([a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}(/[^\s]*)?$

signingKeystringOptional

The signing key for the webhook and can be used to verify the authenticity of the webhook.

Example: KeV+/HGoIQrxuE5YPCRR6AuQOJveldYNNhbVi1i22qk=

statusstring · enumOptionalAvailable options:

Responses

application/json

objectOptional

application/json

application/json

patch

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

PATCH /organizations/{organizationId}/workspaces/{workspaceId}/webhook-subscriptions/{webhookSubscriptionId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.bird.com
Authorization: Bearer JWT
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 133

{
  "template": "text",
  "url": "https://example.com/webhook",
  "signingKey": "KeV+/HGoIQrxuE5YPCRR6AuQOJveldYNNhbVi1i22qk=",
  "status": "active"
}

{
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "organizationId": "cb28a94e-8557-4394-80ea-5bbd2170d434",
  "workspaceId": "b4e02c85-c6d2-4b15-8885-e09671799c61",
  "service": "channels",
  "event": "sms.outbound",
  "eventFilters": [
    {
      "key": "channelId",
      "value": "clicked"
    }
  ],
  "template": "twilio",
  "url": "https://example.com/webhook",
  "signingKey": "KeV+/HGoIQrxuE5YPCRR6AuQOJveldYNNhbVi1i22qk=",
  "status": "active",
  "createdAt": "2025-04-22T05:28:16.155Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-22T05:28:16.155Z"
}

Examples

Let's establish some of our data that will be used in the following examples:

• Workspace ID: a1405560-c8d3-4b1a-877d-3f449ad95352

• Organization ID: 823fbfaf-f14e-4693-b55a-8ec1c17d649e

• Webhook subscription to be updated ID: 0edf722b-93b4-4451-8a5d-4fafba5cdf8b

• AccessKey: abcd

Deactivating a webhook subscription

If you want to quickly stop receiving event notifications, you can update the webhook subscription status to inactive. The following request exemplify how to proceed.

Request

curl -X PATCH "https://api.bird.com/organizations/823fbfaf-f14e-4693-b55a-8ec1c17d649e/workspaces/{{workspaceId}}/webhook-subscriptions/0edf722b-93b4-4451-8a5d-4fafba5cdf8b" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: AccessKey abcd" \
-d '{
  "status": "inactive"
}'

Response (200 OK)

{
  "id": "94a2f6c8-47ae-4819-befb-6751c019713b",
  "organizationId": "ff1a5949-a704-48d2-99d9-b2cdfb7fef3e",
  "workspaceId": "b2d7a013-86df-4aa7-8245-8f3715c87ae2",
  "service": "channels",
  "event": "email.interaction",
  "eventFilters": [],
  "template": "",
  "url": "https://webhook.example/68be485e-5faa-4363-8033-2e3d236830db",
  "status": "inactive",
  "createdAt": "2024-11-25T13:53:46.449354369Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-11-25T14:12:32.005494986Z"
}

Updating a webhook subscription URL

If you want to change the destination which the event notifications should go, you can update the URL. The following request exemplify how to proceed.

Request

curl -X PATCH "https://api.bird.com/organizations/823fbfaf-f14e-4693-b55a-8ec1c17d649e/workspaces/{{workspaceId}}/webhook-subscriptions/0edf722b-93b4-4451-8a5d-4fafba5cdf8b" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: AccessKey abcd" \
-d '{
  "url": "https://webhook.another-example-url/68be485e-5faa-4363-8033-2e3d236830db"
}'

Response (200 OK)

{
  "id": "94a2f6c8-47ae-4819-befb-6751c019713b",
  "organizationId": "ff1a5949-a704-48d2-99d9-b2cdfb7fef3e",
  "workspaceId": "b2d7a013-86df-4aa7-8245-8f3715c87ae2",
  "service": "channels",
  "event": "email.interaction",
  "eventFilters": [],
  "template": "",
  "url": "https://webhook.another-example-url/68be485e-5faa-4363-8033-2e3d236830db",
  "status": "inactive",
  "createdAt": "2024-11-25T13:53:46.449354369Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-11-25T14:12:32.005494986Z"
}