API Testing · Senior · Question 48 of 75
How do you test webhook delivery at scale?
- 1Retries with backoff, ordering, signatures, receiver downtime
- 2Webhooks only need testing in the provider's dashboard UI
- 3Send one webhook manually and check that it arrived
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Correct answer: Retries with backoff, ordering, signatures, receiver downtime
Explanation
When a receiver is down for an hour, events must queue and retry without flooding it on recovery, and duplicates must be safe.