Create and secure webhooks with the Nylas API

Short summary

Tutorial on creating and securing Nylas webhooks, covering endpoint challenge verification, signing secrets, and signature validation to prevent spoofed events. Explains that webhooks are application-level (API key, not grant) and require both a GET route for the challenge and a POST route for deliveries. Includes curl and CLI commands for the full webhook lifecycle.

• •Register webhooks with trigger_types; choose only events you will act on
• •Endpoint must echo the exact challenge value in a 200 OK within 10 seconds to activate
• •Verify signature on every delivery to avoid processing forged events

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