How to Test Stripe Webhooks with HookCap

How to Test Stripe Webhooks with HookCap Stripe webhooks are the backbone of any payment integration: subscriptions activate, invoices go overdue, payment methods expire. Getting your webhook handlers right matters. Getting them wrong means silent failures in production. The challenge is that Stripe needs a public URL to deliver events to -- but during development your server is on localhost . You either set up a tunnel and manage it every session, or you capture webhooks in a persistent cloud endpoint where you can inspect, debug, and replay them at will. This guide walks through using HookCap as your Stripe webhook debugger. Why Stripe Webhooks Are Hard to Test Three specific things make Stripe webhook testing more painful than other integrations: 1. Event volume. A single checkout triggers a cascade: payment_intent.created , charge.succeeded , checkout.session.completed , customer.created , sometimes invoice.created and invoice.paid . You need to see all of them in order to understa