How to Log Webhooks Properly: Retries, Idempotency, and Deduplication in 2026

How to log webhooks properly: retries, idempotency, and deduplication

Webhooks look simple until the first serious incident. When volumes are low, many businesses survive with almost no logging at all: an event comes in, something gets pushed into the CRM, and everyone assumes the integration is fine. But once duplicate leads appear, payments are processed twice, orders go missing, or automations fail “randomly,” the