Once you have set up webhooks, it is important to test that they are working properly. For this, you can use the TAGGRS webhook tester. By including testing your webhooks in your workflow when setting up webhooks, you can work more efficiently and see results quickly. Properly configuring your webhook can also help automate emails and other forms of communication. In this blog, we’ll show you how that works.
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Using TAGGRS Webhook Tester
Using the roadmap below, you can learn how to use the TAGGRS Webhook Tester to test your webhooks.
1. Open the GTM preview mode (Server Container).
The first step is to open the preview mode in the server container. Not yet familiar with testing in Sgtm? Then check out our Server Side Tracking testing blog.
2. Go to the request previewer
To open the request previewer, click on the three dots at the top right here.
3. Copy HTTP server preview header
Copy the HTTP server preview header, which is the top code seen in the picture below.
4. Open TAGGRS Webhook Tester.
Next, we can paste this preview header into the TAGGRS Webhook Tester. Open the TAGGRS Webhook Tester within the dashboard under the test section.
5. HTTP server preview header add Webhooks Tester
Then paste the HTTP server preview header code into the input field and activate the tool.
Once this is active, within GTM, as soon as the webhook event fires, you can see it should come in.
Outro
The TAGGRS Webhook Tester is one of many TAGGRS Tools. With this tester, you can easily test and inspect your webhooks. By setting the correct URL and using the server preview header correctly, you ensure that your data is processed consistently and accurately. Whether you integrate webhooks into a web browser, service, web application or software, it is important to be able to personalize and inspect JSON data.
Use the TAGGRS Webhook Tester to ensure that your webhooks always function correctly and your data is processed reliably. Whether you’re working on a computing platform, you’re scaling your solutions, or you need technical support, the TAGGRS Webhook Tester is there for you.
Ate Keurentjes is a Server Side Tracking specialist at TAGGRS. He has experience with various Google Tag Manager concepts. Keurentjes has been editing and writing about the latest developments and trends in data collection / Server side tracking since 2023.
