Enable webhook endpoint
Switches a paused or disabled webhook endpoint back to active and resets its failure counter. With replay_since it also queues the events of that time again (up to 7 days). Sends no messages.
POST /v1/webhook-endpoints/{endpoint_id}/enable
| Permission | webhooks:write (all permissions) |
| Risk | Write (no outside effect) |
| Idempotency-Key | Optional (how it works) |
| Safe to repeat | With the same Idempotency-Key the first answer comes back and nothing is done twice. Without a key a repeat is done again. |
| Rate limit class | write (120 requests per minute per key) |
| Confirmation | None |
| MCP tool | Not available in MCP |
| Since version | 2026-10-25 |
#What it does
- Changes data in your account. It does not send messages to contacts.
- Acts on a connected outside system.
#Request
Header
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
Authorization | yes | Bearer <key> |
Idempotency-Key | no | A unique value for this operation, for example a UUID (1 to 255 visible ASCII characters). |
Path parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
endpoint_id | string | Webhook endpoint ID. |
Body (JSON)
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
replay_since | string | no | Queue the events since this time again (at most 7 days back). up to 40 characters; format date-time |
#Examples
curl -X POST "https://api.smartchat.marketing/v1/webhook-endpoints/whe_0f8c1a2e4b7d4c3e9a5b6d7e8f901234/enable" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SMARTCHAT_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"replay_since": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z"
}'import os
import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://api.smartchat.marketing/v1/webhook-endpoints/whe_0f8c1a2e4b7d4c3e9a5b6d7e8f901234/enable",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["SMARTCHAT_API_KEY"]},
json={
"replay_since": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z",
},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())const response = await fetch("https://api.smartchat.marketing/v1/webhook-endpoints/whe_0f8c1a2e4b7d4c3e9a5b6d7e8f901234/enable", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SMARTCHAT_API_KEY}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"replay_since": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z"
}),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
console.log(await response.json());Response (200):
{
"object": "webhook_endpoint",
"id": "whe_0f8c1a2e4b7d4c3e9a5b6d7e8f901234",
"url": "https://example.com/hooks/smartchat",
"description": "Order system",
"enabled_events": [
"contact.created",
"message.received"
],
"status": "active",
"disabled_reason": null,
"secret_hint": "whsec_...x9Qa",
"consecutive_failures": 0,
"last_success_at": "2026-10-25T09:45:00Z",
"last_failure_at": null,
"secret_previous_expires_at": null,
"created_at": "2026-10-25T09:41:07Z",
"updated_at": "2026-10-25T09:45:00Z",
"replay": {
"queued": 12,
"truncated": false
}
}#Response
Status 200. Every response has the headers Request-Id, SmartChat-Version and X-RateLimit-*.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
object | string | Always "webhook_endpoint". always webhook_endpoint |
id | string | Webhook endpoint ID. |
url | string | HTTPS address that receives the events. up to 2000 characters |
description | string | Your own note about this endpoint. up to 200 characters |
enabled_events | array of string | Event types this endpoint receives, or ["*"] for all available events. up to 30 items |
status | string | active and degraded receive events. paused and disabled do not; call enable_webhook_endpoint. one of: active, degraded, paused, disabled |
disabled_reason | string or null | Why the endpoint was paused or disabled. Null while it is working. up to 60 characters |
secret_hint | string | Last 4 characters of the signing secret, for example whsec_...abcd. up to 20 characters |
consecutive_failures | integer | Failed delivery attempts in a row since the last success. 0 to 1000000 |
last_success_at | string or null | Time of the last successful delivery. up to 40 characters; format date-time |
last_failure_at | string or null | Time of the last failed delivery attempt. up to 40 characters; format date-time |
secret_previous_expires_at | string or null | While a secret rotation is running: when the old secret stops signing. Otherwise null. up to 40 characters; format date-time |
created_at | string | When the endpoint was created. up to 40 characters; format date-time |
updated_at | string | When the endpoint was last changed. up to 40 characters; format date-time |
replay | object | Result of the replay requested with replay_since. |
replay.queued | integer | Number of events queued for delivery. 0 to 10000 |
replay.truncated | boolean | True if more than 10000 events matched; the oldest 10000 were queued. |
#Errors
| Code | Status | When |
|---|---|---|
idempotency_key_invalid | 400 | The 'Idempotency-Key' header must be 1 to 255 visible ASCII characters. |
api_key_expired | 401 | This API key has expired. |
api_key_invalid | 401 | This API key is not valid. |
api_key_revoked | 401 | This API key was revoked. |
authentication_required | 401 | No API key was sent. Send 'Authorization: Bearer <key>'. |
insufficient_scope | 403 | This key lacks a required permission. |
ip_not_allowed | 403 | This IP address is not allowed for this key. |
endpoint_not_found | 404 | No webhook endpoint with this ID exists in this account. |
conflict | 409 | The state of the object does not allow this. |
idempotency_in_progress | 409 | A request with this idempotency key is still running. |
idempotency_key_reused | 422 | This idempotency key was already used with a different request. |
validation_failed | 422 | A field is not valid. |
webhook_url_invalid | 422 | The URL is not allowed. Only https, port 443 and no internal networks. |
rate_limited | 429 | Too many requests. Wait and try again. |
internal_error | 500 | Something went wrong on our side. |
All errors use one format.