The classic "Frankenstein" of webhook debugging:

Joseandres Montesino — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0000

Fire up ngrok to expose your local port
Open webhook.site to see if Stripe or WhatsApp actually hits you
Run an eternal curl to replicate the request
Get lost in a sea of scattered logs or text files

✅ It works. We've all done it for years.
❌ But let's be honest: it's chaotic, fragmented, and a massive time sink.

I always felt there should be a tool that centralizes this whole workflow, runs 100% on your own infrastructure, and respects privacy.

Since I didn't find one… I built it.

🔥 HookShot ⚓

Open Source – built for devs who deal with webhook chaos daily.

If you work with:

· APIs & enterprise integrations
· Complex automations (n8n, Make, Odoo)
· Payment gateways & webhooks (Stripe, GitHub, WhatsApp Business)

HookShot gives you:

🔹 Total inspection – receive and analyze payloads in real time
🔹 HTTP control – simulate real environments with custom responses
🔹 Forwarding & replay – redirect events to localhost and replay requests with one click (bye bye, testing webhooks from external platforms)
🔹 Self-hosted – spin it up anywhere with Docker in seconds

🧪 The project is in its early, beautiful stage.
Your feedback can directly shape the roadmap.

If you build integrations and have 5 minutes to break it, clone it, or try it – I'd love to know:

What key feature is missing to replace your current workflow?
Was anything confusing when spinning up the container?
What's your biggest webhook pain point that HookShot doesn't solve yet?

🔗 Links in the first comment 👇

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The classic "Frankenstein" of webhook debugging:

OpenSource #Webhooks #DevTools #Docker #n8n #Backend