# Webhooks

Configure webhooks to receive real-time notifications about events in your Mailtrap account. For a complete guide, see [Webhooks](https://docs.mailtrap.io/email-api-smtp/advanced/webhooks).

## List webhooks

> Returns all webhooks for the account.

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Email Sending","version":"2.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"webhooks","description":"Configure webhooks to receive real-time notifications about events in\nyour Mailtrap account. For a complete guide, see \n[Webhooks](https://docs.mailtrap.io/email-api-smtp/advanced/webhooks).\n"}],"servers":[{"description":"Mailtrap account API (`mailtrap.io`) for domains, suppressions, stats, and email logs.\nError JSON matches other account endpoints (`error` or string `errors`), not the `send.api` / `bulk.api` sending shape (`success` + `errors` array).\n","url":"https://mailtrap.io"}],"security":[{"HeaderAuth":[]},{"BearerAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"HeaderAuth":{"type":"apiKey","description":"API token in Api-Token header","in":"header","name":"Api-Token"},"BearerAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer","bearerFormat":"JWT","description":"Bearer token authentication"}},"schemas":{"Webhook":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"integer"},"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri"},"active":{"type":"boolean"},"webhook_type":{"type":"string","enum":["email_sending","campaigns","audit_log"]},"payload_format":{"type":"string","enum":["json","jsonlines"]},"sending_stream":{"type":["string","null"],"enum":["transactional","bulk",null],"description":"Sending stream the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only for\n`email_sending` webhooks.\n"},"domain_id":{"type":["integer","null"],"description":"Scopes the webhook to a specific domain ID, or all domains if\nomitted. Applicable only for `email_sending` and `campaigns`\nwebhooks.\n"},"event_types":{"type":"array","description":"List of event types the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only\nfor `email_sending` and `campaigns` webhooks.\n","items":{"type":"string","enum":["delivery","soft_bounce","bounce","suspension","unsubscribe","open","spam_complaint","click","reject"]}}}},"UnauthenticatedResponse":{"title":"UnauthenticatedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"PermissionsDeniedResponse":{"title":"PermissionsDeniedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}}},"responses":{"Unauthorized":{"description":"Returns unauthorized error message. Check your credentials.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnauthenticatedResponse"}}}},"Forbidden":{"description":"Returns forbidden error message. Check your permissions.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/PermissionsDeniedResponse"}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/webhooks":{"get":{"operationId":"listWebhooks","summary":"List webhooks","description":"Returns all webhooks for the account.","tags":["webhooks"],"responses":{"200":{"description":"List of webhooks","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"data":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Webhook"}}}}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Unauthorized"},"403":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Forbidden"}}}}}}
```

## Create a webhook

> Create a new webhook for the account. The response includes a\
> \`signing\_secret\` that is used to \[verify webhook signatures]\(<https://docs.mailtrap.io/email-api-smtp/advanced/webhooks#webhook-signature-verification>).<br>

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Email Sending","version":"2.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"webhooks","description":"Configure webhooks to receive real-time notifications about events in\nyour Mailtrap account. 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Only returned on creation.\n"}}}]}}},"Webhook":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"integer"},"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri"},"active":{"type":"boolean"},"webhook_type":{"type":"string","enum":["email_sending","campaigns","audit_log"]},"payload_format":{"type":"string","enum":["json","jsonlines"]},"sending_stream":{"type":["string","null"],"enum":["transactional","bulk",null],"description":"Sending stream the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only for\n`email_sending` webhooks.\n"},"domain_id":{"type":["integer","null"],"description":"Scopes the webhook to a specific domain ID, or all domains if\nomitted. Applicable only for `email_sending` and `campaigns`\nwebhooks.\n"},"event_types":{"type":"array","description":"List of event types the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only\nfor `email_sending` and `campaigns` webhooks.\n","items":{"type":"string","enum":["delivery","soft_bounce","bounce","suspension","unsubscribe","open","spam_complaint","click","reject"]}}}},"UnauthenticatedResponse":{"title":"UnauthenticatedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"PermissionsDeniedResponse":{"title":"PermissionsDeniedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"UnprocessableEntity":{"type":"object","description":"Validation errors per field. Keys are attribute names; values are arrays of human-readable messages.\nSome endpoints may also return a `base` key with general validation errors.","properties":{"errors":{"type":"object","additionalProperties":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}}}},"responses":{"Unauthorized":{"description":"Returns unauthorized error message. Check your credentials.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnauthenticatedResponse"}}}},"Forbidden":{"description":"Returns forbidden error message. Check your permissions.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/PermissionsDeniedResponse"}}}},"UnprocessableEntity":{"description":"Validation errors","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnprocessableEntity"}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/webhooks":{"post":{"operationId":"createWebhook","summary":"Create a webhook","description":"Create a new webhook for the account. The response includes a\n`signing_secret` that is used to [verify webhook signatures](https://docs.mailtrap.io/email-api-smtp/advanced/webhooks#webhook-signature-verification).\n","tags":["webhooks"],"requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","required":["webhook"],"properties":{"webhook":{"type":"object","required":["url","webhook_type"],"properties":{"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"The URL that will receive webhook payloads."},"webhook_type":{"type":"string","description":"The type of webhook. Determines which events the webhook can subscribe to.\n","enum":["email_sending","campaigns","audit_log"]},"active":{"type":"boolean","description":"Whether the webhook is active. 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Applicable only for `email_sending`\nand `campaigns` webhooks.\n"}}}}}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"Webhook created successfully","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/WebhookCreateResponse"}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Unauthorized"},"403":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Forbidden"},"422":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity"}}}}}}
```

## Get a webhook

> Returns a single webhook by ID.

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Email Sending","version":"2.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"webhooks","description":"Configure webhooks to receive real-time notifications about events in\nyour Mailtrap account. For a complete guide, see \n[Webhooks](https://docs.mailtrap.io/email-api-smtp/advanced/webhooks).\n"}],"servers":[{"description":"Mailtrap account API (`mailtrap.io`) for domains, suppressions, stats, and email logs.\nError JSON matches other account endpoints (`error` or string `errors`), not the `send.api` / `bulk.api` sending shape (`success` + `errors` array).\n","url":"https://mailtrap.io"}],"security":[{"HeaderAuth":[]},{"BearerAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"HeaderAuth":{"type":"apiKey","description":"API token in Api-Token header","in":"header","name":"Api-Token"},"BearerAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer","bearerFormat":"JWT","description":"Bearer token authentication"}},"parameters":{"webhook_id":{"name":"webhook_id","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Webhook ID","schema":{"type":"integer"}}},"schemas":{"Webhook":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"integer"},"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri"},"active":{"type":"boolean"},"webhook_type":{"type":"string","enum":["email_sending","campaigns","audit_log"]},"payload_format":{"type":"string","enum":["json","jsonlines"]},"sending_stream":{"type":["string","null"],"enum":["transactional","bulk",null],"description":"Sending stream the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only for\n`email_sending` webhooks.\n"},"domain_id":{"type":["integer","null"],"description":"Scopes the webhook to a specific domain ID, or all domains if\nomitted. Applicable only for `email_sending` and `campaigns`\nwebhooks.\n"},"event_types":{"type":"array","description":"List of event types the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only\nfor `email_sending` and `campaigns` webhooks.\n","items":{"type":"string","enum":["delivery","soft_bounce","bounce","suspension","unsubscribe","open","spam_complaint","click","reject"]}}}},"UnauthenticatedResponse":{"title":"UnauthenticatedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"PermissionsDeniedResponse":{"title":"PermissionsDeniedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"NotFoundResponse":{"title":"NotFoundResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}}},"responses":{"Unauthorized":{"description":"Returns unauthorized error message. Check your credentials.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnauthenticatedResponse"}}}},"Forbidden":{"description":"Returns forbidden error message. Check your permissions.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/PermissionsDeniedResponse"}}}},"NotFound":{"description":"Resource not found","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/NotFoundResponse"}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/webhooks/{webhook_id}":{"get":{"operationId":"getWebhook","summary":"Get a webhook","description":"Returns a single webhook by ID.","tags":["webhooks"],"parameters":[{"$ref":"#/components/parameters/webhook_id"}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Webhook details","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"data":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Webhook"}}}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Unauthorized"},"403":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Forbidden"},"404":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/NotFound"}}}}}}
```

## Delete a webhook

> Permanently delete a webhook.

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Email Sending","version":"2.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"webhooks","description":"Configure webhooks to receive real-time notifications about events in\nyour Mailtrap account. For a complete guide, see \n[Webhooks](https://docs.mailtrap.io/email-api-smtp/advanced/webhooks).\n"}],"servers":[{"description":"Mailtrap account API (`mailtrap.io`) for domains, suppressions, stats, and email logs.\nError JSON matches other account endpoints (`error` or string `errors`), not the `send.api` / `bulk.api` sending shape (`success` + `errors` array).\n","url":"https://mailtrap.io"}],"security":[{"HeaderAuth":[]},{"BearerAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"HeaderAuth":{"type":"apiKey","description":"API token in Api-Token header","in":"header","name":"Api-Token"},"BearerAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer","bearerFormat":"JWT","description":"Bearer token authentication"}},"parameters":{"webhook_id":{"name":"webhook_id","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Webhook ID","schema":{"type":"integer"}}},"schemas":{"Webhook":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"integer"},"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri"},"active":{"type":"boolean"},"webhook_type":{"type":"string","enum":["email_sending","campaigns","audit_log"]},"payload_format":{"type":"string","enum":["json","jsonlines"]},"sending_stream":{"type":["string","null"],"enum":["transactional","bulk",null],"description":"Sending stream the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only for\n`email_sending` webhooks.\n"},"domain_id":{"type":["integer","null"],"description":"Scopes the webhook to a specific domain ID, or all domains if\nomitted. Applicable only for `email_sending` and `campaigns`\nwebhooks.\n"},"event_types":{"type":"array","description":"List of event types the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only\nfor `email_sending` and `campaigns` webhooks.\n","items":{"type":"string","enum":["delivery","soft_bounce","bounce","suspension","unsubscribe","open","spam_complaint","click","reject"]}}}},"UnauthenticatedResponse":{"title":"UnauthenticatedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"PermissionsDeniedResponse":{"title":"PermissionsDeniedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"NotFoundResponse":{"title":"NotFoundResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}}},"responses":{"Unauthorized":{"description":"Returns unauthorized error message. Check your credentials.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnauthenticatedResponse"}}}},"Forbidden":{"description":"Returns forbidden error message. Check your permissions.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/PermissionsDeniedResponse"}}}},"NotFound":{"description":"Resource not found","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/NotFoundResponse"}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/webhooks/{webhook_id}":{"delete":{"operationId":"deleteWebhook","summary":"Delete a webhook","description":"Permanently delete a webhook.","tags":["webhooks"],"parameters":[{"$ref":"#/components/parameters/webhook_id"}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Webhook deleted successfully","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"data":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Webhook"}}}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Unauthorized"},"403":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Forbidden"},"404":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/NotFound"}}}}}}
```

## Update a webhook

> Update an existing webhook.<br>

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Email Sending","version":"2.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"webhooks","description":"Configure webhooks to receive real-time notifications about events in\nyour Mailtrap account. For a complete guide, see \n[Webhooks](https://docs.mailtrap.io/email-api-smtp/advanced/webhooks).\n"}],"servers":[{"description":"Mailtrap account API (`mailtrap.io`) for domains, suppressions, stats, and email logs.\nError JSON matches other account endpoints (`error` or string `errors`), not the `send.api` / `bulk.api` sending shape (`success` + `errors` array).\n","url":"https://mailtrap.io"}],"security":[{"HeaderAuth":[]},{"BearerAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"HeaderAuth":{"type":"apiKey","description":"API token in Api-Token header","in":"header","name":"Api-Token"},"BearerAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer","bearerFormat":"JWT","description":"Bearer token authentication"}},"parameters":{"webhook_id":{"name":"webhook_id","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Webhook ID","schema":{"type":"integer"}}},"schemas":{"Webhook":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"integer"},"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri"},"active":{"type":"boolean"},"webhook_type":{"type":"string","enum":["email_sending","campaigns","audit_log"]},"payload_format":{"type":"string","enum":["json","jsonlines"]},"sending_stream":{"type":["string","null"],"enum":["transactional","bulk",null],"description":"Sending stream the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only for\n`email_sending` webhooks.\n"},"domain_id":{"type":["integer","null"],"description":"Scopes the webhook to a specific domain ID, or all domains if\nomitted. Applicable only for `email_sending` and `campaigns`\nwebhooks.\n"},"event_types":{"type":"array","description":"List of event types the webhook is subscribed to. Applicable only\nfor `email_sending` and `campaigns` webhooks.\n","items":{"type":"string","enum":["delivery","soft_bounce","bounce","suspension","unsubscribe","open","spam_complaint","click","reject"]}}}},"UnauthenticatedResponse":{"title":"UnauthenticatedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"PermissionsDeniedResponse":{"title":"PermissionsDeniedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"NotFoundResponse":{"title":"NotFoundResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"UnprocessableEntity":{"type":"object","description":"Validation errors per field. Keys are attribute names; values are arrays of human-readable messages.\nSome endpoints may also return a `base` key with general validation errors.","properties":{"errors":{"type":"object","additionalProperties":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}}}},"responses":{"Unauthorized":{"description":"Returns unauthorized error message. Check your credentials.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnauthenticatedResponse"}}}},"Forbidden":{"description":"Returns forbidden error message. Check your permissions.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/PermissionsDeniedResponse"}}}},"NotFound":{"description":"Resource not found","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/NotFoundResponse"}}}},"UnprocessableEntity":{"description":"Validation errors","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnprocessableEntity"}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/webhooks/{webhook_id}":{"patch":{"operationId":"updateWebhook","summary":"Update a webhook","description":"Update an existing webhook.\n","tags":["webhooks"],"parameters":[{"$ref":"#/components/parameters/webhook_id"}],"requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","required":["webhook"],"properties":{"webhook":{"type":"object","properties":{"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"The URL that will receive webhook payloads."},"active":{"type":"boolean","description":"Whether the webhook is active."},"payload_format":{"type":"string","description":"Format of the webhook payload.","enum":["json","jsonlines"]},"event_types":{"type":"array","description":"List of event types to subscribe to. Applicable only for `email_sending` and `campaigns` webhooks.","items":{"type":"string","enum":["delivery","soft_bounce","bounce","suspension","unsubscribe","open","spam_complaint","click","reject"]}}}}}}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"Webhook updated successfully","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"data":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Webhook"}}}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Unauthorized"},"403":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Forbidden"},"404":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/NotFound"},"422":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity"}}}}}}
```


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