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url: >-
  https://docs.corbitaltech.dev/products/ecommerce-webhook-notifications-for-whatsmarks-saas/woocommerce-webhook-setup.md
description: >-
  Complete guide to configure WooCommerce webhooks for the Ecommerce Webhook
  Notifications Addon integration
---

# 🛍️ WooCommerce Webhook Setup

Complete guide to configure **WooCommerce webhooks** for seamless integration with the Ecommerce Webhook Notifications Addon.

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## What are Webhooks?

A **Webhook** is an event notification sent to a URL of your choice. Users can configure them to trigger events on one site to invoke behavior on another.

Webhooks are useful for integrating with third-party services and other external APIs that support them.

## Webhooks in WooCommerce

Webhooks were introduced in **WooCommerce 2.2** and can trigger events each time you add, edit or delete:

* **Orders** 📦
* **Products** 🛒
* **Coupons** 🎫
* **Customers** 👥

It's also possible to use webhooks with WooCommerce actions, e.g., Create a webhook to be used every time a product is added to the shopping cart, using the action `woocommerce_add_to_cart`.

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## Creating Webhooks

![WooCommerce Webhooks Screen](./images/woocommerce/webhook-creation.png)

### Step-by-Step Process:

#### 1. Access Webhook Settings

Navigate to: **WooCommerce** → **Settings** → **Advanced** → **Webhooks**

::: tip 📍 Location Note
Webhooks were formerly found under **WooCommerce** → **Settings** → **API** prior to WooCommerce 3.4.
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#### 2. Create New Webhook

* Select **"Create a new webhook"** (first time) or **"Add webhook"**
* The **Webhook Data** box appears

![WooCommerce Webhook Creation](./images/woocommerce/webhook-creation.png)

#### 3. Configure Webhook Settings

**Name:**

* Auto-generated as "Webhook created on \[date and time]"
* Change to a descriptive name like "WhatsMarkSaaS Order Notifications"

**Status:**

* **Active**: Delivers payload ✅
* **Paused**: Does not deliver ⏸️
* **Disabled**: Does not deliver due to delivery failures ❌

**Topic:**
Choose when the webhook should trigger:

* **Order Created** - New orders placed
* **Order Updated** - Order status changes
* **Order Deleted** - Orders removed
* **Product Updated** - Product changes
* **Customer Created** - New customer registrations
* **Custom Actions** - Advanced WooCommerce actions

**Delivery URL:**
Enter your WhatsMarkSaaS webhook endpoint:

```
https://yoursite.com/api/webhooks/[webhook_id]
```

#### 4. Save Webhook

Click **"Save webhook"** to activate

::: warning ⚠️ First Activation
The first time your webhook is saved with **Active** status, it sends a **ping** to the Delivery URL to test connectivity.
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