Webhooks

The @better-auth/stripe plugin registers a webhook endpoint at POST /api/auth/stripe/webhook and handles signature verification, event parsing, and database updates automatically.

Events Handled

Stripe Event	Plugin Action
checkout.session.completed	Activates the subscription
customer.subscription.created	Records a new subscription
customer.subscription.updated	Syncs status, period dates, cancellation scheduling
customer.subscription.deleted	Marks the subscription as canceled

The plugin updates the subscription table in the database – no manual event handling code is needed.

Stripe Dashboard Configuration

Register the webhook endpoint in Stripe Dashboard → Webhooks:

Field	Value
Endpoint URL	https://<your-domain>/api/auth/stripe/webhook
Events	checkout.session.completed, customer.subscription.created, customer.subscription.updated, customer.subscription.deleted

Copy the signing secret (whsec_...) to STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET.

Local Development

Use the Stripe CLI to forward webhook events to your local dev server:

stripe listen --forward-to localhost:5173/api/auth/stripe/webhook

The CLI prints a webhook signing secret (whsec_...) – copy it to your .env.local:

STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_...

WARNING

The local signing secret changes each time you restart stripe listen. Update .env.local and restart the dev server if webhook verification fails.

Raw Body Handling

Stripe webhook verification requires the raw (unparsed) request body. The plugin reads the body via request.text() before Hono's body parser runs, so no special middleware configuration is needed.

Production Setup

Store the webhook secret as a Cloudflare Worker secret:

wrangler secret put STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET

After deploying, send a test event from the Stripe Dashboard to verify the endpoint is reachable and the signature validates correctly.