A webhook arriving at your application is an event to inspect, not automatic permission to perform business work.

Separate receiving the event, verifying its authenticity, saving a durable receipt, and processing its business meaning.

Keep a small event identity and status record, so repeated deliveries can be recognized without repeating the same effect.

Test duplicate, reordered, and replayed events, including a failure after receipt but before processing finishes.

Make the receipt visible to operators and distinguish received from completed. A verified inbox gives recovery a starting point, while the workflow still checks whether the requested action is valid now.

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