How to receive webhook endpoint notifications on the local machine#

To receive notifications, you need to have a static address for requests from our server, this can be implemented using the ngrok application. It allows you to create a temporary static address and redirect requests from it to the local machine. This mechanism is convenient for debugging your code.

Installation#

Go to ngrok register and download ngrok.

Install packages to work with the example

npm i express body-parser   

Import#

There are several ways to import a library into a project

Using classic JavaScript

const express = require("express");

Using ES6 JavaScript

import express from "express";

Using TypeScript

import * as express from "express";

How to receive a webhook endpoint notification on the local machine#

The full example can be viewed here: SampleReceiveWebhook.js

Run the example using the command:

node SampleReceiveWebhook.js  

ngrok http 80  

Forwarding http://32c4-146-158-66-240.ngrok-free.app -> http://localhost:80

So the notification will be redirected to your local machine.

to end the example, press Ctrl+C

Example#

const express = require('express');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');

(async () => {
  try {

    const app = express();
    const port = 80;

    app.use(bodyParser.json());
    app.post('/', (req, res) => {
      console.log(req.body);
      res.status(200).send('');
    });


    app.listen(port, () => {
      console.log(`Server is listening on port ${port}`);
    });
  } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      process.exit(1);
  }
})();

Full list of examples#