Setting Up Stripe Webhooks

Overview

This guide will walk you through the process of setting up Stripe webhooks for your Next.js 14 SaaS application. You'll learn how to retrieve your Stripe webhook secret for local development and configure the webhook endpoint for production.

Step 1: Use Stripe CLI for Local Development

- For local development, use the Stripe CLI to forward webhooks to your local server. This ensures that you can test webhooks locally without exposing your local server to the internet.

- Install the Stripe CLI if you haven't already. Follow the instructions here.

- Run the following command to forward webhooks to your local endpoint:

- The Stripe CLI will output a webhook secret which you can use in your .env file.

Step 2: Configure Webhook for Production

- When deploying your application to production, you need to update the webhook URL to your production endpoint.

- In the Stripe dashboard, go back to the "Webhooks" section.

- Click on the "Add endpoint" button.

-In the "URL to be called" field, enter your production webhook URL, for example, https://yourdomain.com/api/stripe/webhooks.

- Select the events you want to listen to, similar to your local setup.

- Make sure to update your environment variables in your production environment. Typically, this involves setting the STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET in your hosting provider's settings or in your production .env file.