Setup Zoom Webhooks

/setup-zoom-webhooks

Background reference for Zoom event delivery over HTTP. Prefer workflow skills first, then use this file for verification, subscription, and delivery details.

Prerequisites

• Zoom app with Event Subscriptions enabled
• HTTPS endpoint to receive webhooks
• Webhook secret token for verification

> Need help with authentication? See the zoom-oauth skill for OAuth setup.

Quick Start

// Express.js webhook handler
const crypto = require('crypto');

// Capture raw body for signature verification (avoid re-serializing JSON).
app.use(require('express').json({
  verify: (req, _res, buf) => { req.rawBody = buf; }
}));

app.post('/webhook', (req, res) => {
  // Verify webhook signature
  const signature = req.headers['x-zm-signature'];
  const timestamp = req.headers['x-zm-request-timestamp'];
  const body = req.rawBody ? req.rawBody.toString('utf8') : JSON.stringify(req.body);
  const payload = `v0:${timestamp}:${body}`;
  const hash = crypto.createHmac('sha256', WEBHOOK_SECRET)
    .update(payload).digest('hex');
  
  if (signature !== `v0=${hash}`) {
    return res.status(401).send('Invalid signature');
  }

  // Handle event
  const { event, payload } = req.body;
  console.log(`Received: ${event}`);
  
  res.status(200).send();
});

Common Events

| Event | Description |

|-------|-------------|

| meeting.started | Meeting has started |

| meeting.ended | Meeting has ended |

| meeting.participant_joined | Participant joined meeting |

| recording.completed | Cloud recording ready |

| user.created | New user added |

Detailed References

• references/events.md - Complete event types reference
• references/verification.md - Webhook URL validation
• references/subscriptions.md - Event subscriptions API

Troubleshooting

• RUNBOOK.md - 5-minute preflight checks before deep debugging
• troubleshooting/common-issues.md - Signature verification, retries, URL validation

Sample Repositories

Official (by Zoom)

| Type | Repository | Stars |

|------|------------|-------|

| Node.js | webhook-sample | 34 |

| PostgreSQL | webhook-to-postgres | 5 |

| Go/Fiber | Go-Webhooks | - |

| Header Auth | zoom-webhook-verification-headers | - |

Community

| Language | Repository | Description |

|----------|------------|-------------|

| Laravel | binary-cats/laravel-webhooks | Laravel webhook handler |

| AWS Lambda | splunk/zoom-webhook-to-hec | Serverless to Splunk HEC |

| Node.js | Will4950/zoom-webhook-listener | Webhook forwarder |

| Express+Redis | ojusave/eventSubscriptionPlayground | Socket.io + Redis |

Multi-Language Samples (by tanchunsiong)

| Language | Repository |

|----------|------------|

| Node.js | Zoom-Webhook-Signature-OAuth-and-REST-API-Development-Sample-In-NodeJS |

| C# | Zoom-Webhook-Signature-OAuth-and-REST-API-Development-Sample-In-ASP.NET-Core-C- |

| Java | Zoom-Webhook-Signature-OAuth-and-REST-API-Development-Sample-In-Java-Spring-Boot |

| Python | Zoom-Webhook-Signature-OAuth-and-REST-API-Development-Sample-In-Python |

| PHP | Zoom-Webhook-Signature-OAuth-and-REST-API-Development-Sample-In-PHP |

Full list: See general/references/community-repos.md

Resources

• Webhook docs: https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/webhooks/
• Event reference: https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/rest/reference/zoom-api/events/
• Developer forum: https://devforum.zoom.us/

Environment Variables

• See references/environment-variables.md for standardized .env keys and where to find each value.