Webhook Trigger in n8n

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Webhook Trigger

HTTP endpoints for external events

yaml
# Webhook Configuration
HTTP Method: POST
Path: my-webhook
Authentication: Header Auth
Header Name: X-API-Key
Header Value: your-secret-key

# URLs
Test: https://your-n8n.com/webhook-test/my-webhook
Production: https://your-n8n.com/webhook/my-webhook
๐Ÿ” Always enable authentication for production webhooks
๐Ÿ’ก Test URL has live debugging, prod URL always listens
โš ๏ธ Changing path changes URL - update external services!
๐Ÿ“Œ Max payload size is 16MB

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