Hi everyone,
I’m currently working on integrating FreeAgent’s API into our system, and I need some guidance on setting up webhooks for invoice status updates. The goal is to receive real-time notifications whenever an invoice’s status changes (e.g., from “Draft” to “Sent” or “Paid”).
I’ve gone through the webhooks documentation, but I still have a few questions:
- Webhook Event Triggers – Are there specific event types related to invoice status changes, or should I subscribe to general invoice updates and filter the relevant changes myself?
- Delivery Reliability – How reliable are FreeAgent’s webhooks? Are there any built-in retry mechanisms in case of failures, or should I handle this on my end?
- Security Best Practices – What’s the recommended way to validate webhook requests? Should I rely on the
X-FreeAgent-Signatureheader, or is there another approach I should consider? - Testing Webhooks – Is there a built-in way to test webhook payloads in a sandbox environment before deploying to production?
I also checked this: https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/updating-status-on-new-invoice-through-api-salesforce-developer
If anyone has experience with setting up FreeAgent webhooks, I’d appreciate any insights or best practices you can share! Thanks in advance.