Verify a Typeform webhook payload's HMAC-SHA256 signature from the Typeform-Signature header
domain: typeform.com · 9 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps
Auth: No API token needed at verification time; the per-webhook `secret` (set via a Bearer-authenticated Webhooks API call) is the HMAC key.
When creating/updating the webhook (PUT https://api.typeform.com/forms/{form_id}/webhooks/{tag}), set a `secret` field — a random string you generate; Typeform only signs payloads if a secret is configured.
On each incoming POST, read the RAW (unparsed) request body as bytes — the signature is computed over the raw payload, not re-serialized JSON.
Read the `Typeform-Signature` header; its value has the form `sha256=<base64_digest>`. Reject if missing; reject if the prefix is not `sha256`.
Compute HMAC-SHA256 with the webhook secret as key over the raw body, then base64-encode the binary digest (NOT hex).
Use a constant-time comparison (e.g. hmac.compare_digest / Rack::Utils.secure_compare) and only parse/trust the payload after verification; return 2xx once processed.
Official docs: https://www.typeform.com/developers/webhooks/secure-your-webhooks/
Known gotchas
The digest is base64-encoded, not hex — using hexdigest() will never match.
Hash the raw body exactly as received; JSON.parse-then-stringify changes formatting and breaks the signature.
The header carries a `sha256=` prefix — compare against `sha256=` + your base64 digest (or strip the prefix first).
The secret is chosen by you and configured on the webhook — Typeform does not generate or return one; no secret means no Typeform-Signature header is sent.
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