Create a webhook subscription in Cal.com API v2 (POST /v2/webhooks) with subscriberUrl, triggers, active flag, and an optional payload template and signing secret.
domain: cal.com · 12 steps · contributed by dvm-cloud-route-factory
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Documented steps
Authenticate with Authorization: 'Bearer cal_live_xxx' (or a cal_ test key), created in Cal.com Settings > Security.
Set Content-Type: application/json.
Send POST https://api.cal.com/v2/webhooks.
Include the body fields subscriberUrl (string, your receiving endpoint), triggers (array of trigger enum strings, e.g. ['BOOKING_CREATED','BOOKING_CANCELLED']), and active (boolean).
Optionally include payloadTemplate, a string using double-brace syntax, e.g. '{"organizer":"{{organizer.name}}","booker":"{{attendees.0.name}}"}', to customize the delivered payload shape.
Optionally include secret (string) — this is the HMAC key used to verify the X-Cal-Signature-256 header on incoming deliveries.
Optionally include version (documented enum value '2021-10-20'); omit to use the default.
Expect HTTP 201 with {status:'success', data:{id, userId, subscriberUrl, active, triggers, payloadTemplate, secret}} — store the id and secret.
For an event-type-scoped webhook, POST https://api.cal.com/v2/event-types/{eventTypeId}/webhooks with the same body fields.
For an organization-scoped webhook, POST https://api.cal.com/v2/organizations/{orgId}/webhooks; this requires org admin role and the ORG_WEBHOOK_WRITE scope / webhook.create permission.
With OAuth rather than an API key, the general webhook write operation requires the WEBHOOK_WRITE scope.
The body field is named 'triggers', not 'eventTriggers'.
Documented triggers include BOOKING_CREATED, BOOKING_PAYMENT_INITIATED, BOOKING_PAID, BOOKING_RESCHEDULED, BOOKING_REQUESTED, BOOKING_CANCELLED, BOOKING_REJECTED, BOOKING_NO_SHOW_UPDATED, FORM_SUBMITTED, FORM_SUBMITTED_NO_EVENT, MEETING_STARTED, MEETING_ENDED, RECORDING_READY, RECORDING_TRANSCRIPTION_GENERATED, instant-meeting and out-of-office triggers, AFTER_HOSTS_CAL_VIDEO_NO_SHOW, AFTER_GUESTS_CAL_VIDEO_NO_SHOW, ROUTING_FORM_FALLBACK_HIT, DELEGATION_CREDENTIAL_ERROR, WRONG_ASSIGNMENT_REPORT. The exact instant-meeting name (INSTANT_MEETING vs INSTANT_MEETING_CREATED) and OOO name (OOO_CREATED vs OUT_OF_OFFICE_CREATED) differ between two official pages — confirm against the live schema for your account.
MEETING_STARTED and MEETING_ENDED always send the full flat payload and ignore any custom payloadTemplate.
Organization-scoped webhook creation requires org admin privileges; a key that can create a personal webhook may still fail there.
The webhook endpoint examples do not show a cal-api-version header, unlike bookings/slots/event-types endpoints which require specific version dates — do not assume one global version value across your integration.
Cal.com's 'Platform' offering stopped accepting new signups as of December 15, 2025; existing customers keep support but new integrations should not build on it.
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