Webhooks & Infrastructure
Build event-driven systems on top of Teachable. Guides for webhook consumers, signature verification, retry handling, and real-time automation — written for developers who need reliability, not just a working proof of concept.
Key concepts
Signature Verification
Every Teachable webhook payload is signed with an HMAC-SHA256 signature. Learn how to verify it on arrival so you only process legitimate events — and reject spoofed requests before they touch your logic.
Retry Logic & Idempotency
Teachable retries failed webhook deliveries up to five times. Build consumers that handle duplicate events safely using idempotency keys — so a retry never double-charges, double-enrolls, or double-fires a downstream action.
Event Catalog
Teachable fires events across enrollments, completions, purchases, and user lifecycle. A full reference of every available event type, its payload shape, and the real-world automation each one unlocks.
Featured guides
Webhook guides
Teachable Webhook Events: A Field Guide to Payloads, Gaps, and Workarounds
A practical reference for developers building on Teachable webhooks — what each event actually sends, where the payload data is inconsistent, and how to build reliable infrastructure around the gaps.
Bypassing Teachable's Checkout: Building a Custom Stripe Flow
Teachable's native checkout pages are notoriously rigid. Learn how to build a high-converting custom Stripe integration using Node.js and secure webhooks.
Advanced Teachable Email Syncing: Handling Refunds & Progress Tags
Why your Zapier email integration is failing your marketing team, and how to build a robust ActiveCampaign or Mailchimp webhook bridge.
Bypass Zapier: Connect Shopify Orders to Teachable via Webhooks
Stop paying for Zapier Premium. Learn how to build a custom Node.js webhook to automatically enroll Shopify customers into Teachable courses.
Done for you
Need a webhook infrastructure built?
Purple Hippo architects and ships production webhook consumers for Teachable — signature verification, queuing, dead-letter handling, and zero message loss. Most projects in this area run €5k–€15k depending on scope. Book a free call to get a rough estimate for your specific requirements.