Webhook retries hide incidents until data is already wrong
Track webhook processing completion with explicit ping checks.
Retries and DLQs help recovery, but teams still need fast detection when webhook pipelines degrade.
- Webhooks fail asynchronously without immediate visibility
- Delivery success != processing success
- Downstream breakage surfaces too late
Step 1
Ping success only after webhook processing completes
Step 2
Ping fail on terminal processing errors
Step 3
Alert on missing completions for critical topics
Webhook handler completion ping
app.post('/webhook', async (req, res) => {
try {
await processWebhook(req.body);
await fetch('https://silentfail.dev/api/ping/YOUR_TOKEN/success', { method: 'POST' });
res.sendStatus(200);
} catch (e) {
await fetch('https://silentfail.dev/api/ping/YOUR_TOKEN/fail', { method: 'POST' });
res.sendStatus(500);
}
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Lightweight ping API for cron, queue, and serverless runtimes.
Alerting channels: email + Slack, with event history for audits.
Public status available at /status.
Is this for inbound or outbound webhooks?
Both, as long as your handler can call HTTPS.
Can I include event IDs?
Yes, include IDs in message query params for debugging.
Can this monitor topic-specific handlers?
Yes, create checks per critical topic.
Will this replace queue metrics?
No, it complements them with completion guarantees.
Can I roll this out gradually?
Yes, start with revenue-critical webhook paths.