Webhook retries

Recover failed webhooks without writing retry logic.

Failed webhooks are normal in production. Endpoints time out, providers rate limit, and downstream APIs go offline. Webhook Scheduler records every attempt and retries failed deliveries with clear logs.

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API request

HTTPS only

curl https://webhookscheduler.com/api/v1/schedule \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer wh_live_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://api.example.com/events",
    "body": { "event": "invoice.payment_failed" },
    "runAt": "2026-05-15T09:00:00.000Z"
  }'

Automatic recovery

Retry failed deliveries without writing your own worker, delay schedule, or status transition system.

Delivery visibility

Inspect status codes, latency, response bodies, errors, and historical attempts from the dashboard.

Safer dispatch

Targets are revalidated before execution, redirects are not followed, and unsafe headers are sanitized.

Why webhook retries matter

A webhook can fail even when your code is correct. The receiving service may be temporarily unavailable, overloaded, or returning a transient 5xx response. Without retry handling, one temporary outage can silently break a customer workflow.

Reliable webhook delivery means storing attempts, retrying when appropriate, and showing enough context to debug the failure.

What to log for every attempt

Useful logs include the HTTP status code, response body, duration, delivery time, and internal error message. These details let teams understand whether a webhook failed because of authentication, timeout, validation, or downstream downtime.

Webhook Scheduler keeps delivery attempts attached to the job so a developer can inspect the whole timeline without searching server logs.

Retry depth by plan

The free plan is meant for testing and sandbox usage. Paid plans increase the recovery depth for production workflows where a temporary outage should not immediately become a permanent failure.

See the current limits on the pricing page.

Security during retries

Retrying a webhook should not mean trusting a stale destination forever. Webhook Scheduler validates the target when the job is created and revalidates before dispatch.

That protects against unsafe destinations, DNS rebinding risk, and redirects toward private infrastructure.

FAQ

Do you follow redirects during webhook delivery?

No. Redirects are recorded as the webhook result instead of being followed automatically.

Can I retry a failed job manually?

Yes. The dashboard supports retry actions for failed jobs when the account has access to the feature.

What happens after all retry attempts fail?

The job is marked failed and the delivery attempts remain available for debugging.

Ship delayed webhooks without maintaining queue infrastructure.

Start with the free plan, test a real delivery, then upgrade when the workflow becomes production critical.

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