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svix_webhook_payload_signature_verification.py

python

Verifies the authenticity of a Svix webhook payload using the Svix Python library.

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svix_webhook_payload_signature_verification.py
1from svix.webhooks import Webhook, WebhookVerificationError
2
3# These are the headers you receive from the webhook
4headers = {
5    "svix-id": "msg_p5jXN8gjYFeg4VEn6PUDJCD9",
6    "svix-timestamp": "1614265330",
7    "svix-signature": "v1,g0hM9SsE+OTPJpGZfP/uzq9unqYtuS+0W5u9D4hxZFE=",
8}
9payload = '{"test": 24}'  # The raw request body
10secret = "whsec_MfkV9kdE74YpAn8Gk+D066H9187/V06E"
11
12def main():
13    wh = Webhook(secret)
14    try:
15        # Throws on error, returns the verified content on success
16        payload_data = wh.verify(payload, headers)
17        print(f"Verified payload: {payload_data}")
18    except WebhookVerificationError as e:
19        print(f"Verification failed: {e}")
20
21if __name__ == "__main__":
22    main()