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Twenty sends an HTTP POST to your URL whenever a record is created, updated, or deleted. All object types are covered, including custom objects.

Create a Webhook

  1. Go to Settings → APIs & Webhooks → Webhooks
  2. Click + Create webhook
  3. Enter your webhook URL (must be publicly accessible)
  4. Click Save

The webhook activates immediately and starts sending notifications.

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Manage Webhooks

Edit: Click the webhook → Update URL → Save

Delete: Click the webhook → Delete → Confirm

Events

Twenty sends webhooks for these event types:

EventExample
Record Createdperson.created, company.created, note.created
Record Updatedperson.updated, company.updated, opportunity.updated
Record Deletedperson.deleted, company.deleted

All event types are sent to your webhook URL. Event filtering may be added in future releases.

Payload Format

Each webhook sends an HTTP POST with a JSON body:

json
{
  "event": "person.created",
  "data": {
    "id": "abc12345",
    "firstName": "Alice",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "createdAt": "2025-02-10T15:30:45Z",
    "createdBy": "user_123"
  },
  "timestamp": "2025-02-10T15:30:50Z"
}
FieldDescription
eventWhat happened (e.g., person.created)
dataThe full record that was created/updated/deleted
timestampWhen the event occurred (UTC)
<Note> Respond with a **2xx HTTP status** (200-299) to acknowledge receipt. Non-2xx responses are logged as delivery failures. </Note>

Webhook Validation

Twenty signs each webhook request for security. Validate signatures to ensure requests are authentic.

Headers

HeaderDescription
X-Twenty-Webhook-SignatureHMAC SHA256 signature
X-Twenty-Webhook-TimestampRequest timestamp

Validation Steps

  1. Get the timestamp from X-Twenty-Webhook-Timestamp
  2. Create the string: {timestamp}:{JSON payload}
  3. Compute HMAC SHA256 using your webhook secret
  4. Compare with X-Twenty-Webhook-Signature

Example (Node.js)

javascript
const crypto = require("crypto");

const timestamp = req.headers["x-twenty-webhook-timestamp"];
const payload = JSON.stringify(req.body);
const secret = "your-webhook-secret";

const stringToSign = `${timestamp}:${payload}`;
const expectedSignature = crypto
  .createHmac("sha256", secret)
  .update(stringToSign)
  .digest("hex");

const receivedSignature = req.headers["x-twenty-webhook-signature"];
const isValid = crypto.timingSafeEqual(
  Buffer.from(expectedSignature, "hex"),
  Buffer.from(receivedSignature, "hex")
);

Webhooks vs Workflows

MethodDirectionUse Case
WebhooksOUTAutomatically notify external systems of any record change
Workflow + HTTP RequestOUTSend data out with custom logic (filters, transformations)
Workflow Webhook TriggerINReceive data into Twenty from external systems

For receiving external data, see Set Up a Webhook Trigger.