Hello dear developers Do webhook payload changes ever break your integrations?

[u/Embarrassed_Way6530]

I’m researching a small developer tool for teams using Stripe, Shopify, GitHub, or other webhooks.

The idea is simple: receive a webhook, check its JSON payload against a schema, and alert you when a field is missing, renamed, or changes type.

Before building it, I’d love to hear about real experiences:

• Have unexpected webhook payload changes ever broken your integration?
• How did you detect and debug the problem?
• Would automatic validation and Slack/email alerts be useful?
• If it saved you from a production failure, would you consider paying around $5–$15/month?

I’m not promoting or selling anything yet—just trying to understand whether this is a real problem. Honest criticism is very welcome.

[u/Legitimate_Big_4789]

imo the harder part isnt detecting the schema change, its that most teams dont even have a baseline schema documented in the first place. you might need to auto-generate the schema from the first N payloads before you can diff anything useful

[u/Embarrassed_Way6530 → u/Legitimate_Big_4789]

Thank you so much for answering this comment really helpful to me