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This guide explains how to use ngrok to receive Typeform webhooks on your localhost app. By integrating ngrok with Typeform, you can:
  • Develop and test Typeform webhooks locally without deploying to a public environment or setting up HTTPS.
  • Inspect and troubleshoot requests from Typeform in real time via the inspection UI and API.
  • Modify and replay Typeform webhook requests with a single click instead of reproducing events manually in your Typeform account.
  • Secure your app with Typeform webhook validation provided by ngrok. Invalid requests are blocked by ngrok before reaching your app.

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What you’ll need

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1. Start your app

For this tutorial, you can use the sample Node.js app on GitHub. To install the sample, run the following in a terminal: 
git clone https://github.com/ngrok/ngrok-webhook-nodejs-sample.git
cd ngrok-webhook-nodejs-sample
npm install
Then start the app: 
npm start
The app runs on port 3000 by default. You can confirm it’s running by visiting http://localhost:3000. The app logs request headers and body in the terminal and shows a message in the browser.

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2. Expose your app with ngrok

Once your app is running locally, you’re ready to put it online securely using ngrok.
The ngrok agent uses your authtoken to authenticate when you start a tunnel.
  • Start ngrok: 
    ngrok http 3000
  • Copy the URL ngrok displays. Your app is now exposed at that URL for use with Typeform.

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3. Configure Typeform to send webhooks

Typeform can send webhook requests to your app when someone submits a form. To register for those events:
  • Sign in to Typeform.
  • Open a form (or Create typeform > Create it for me > Publish).
  • Click Connect, open the WEBHOOKS tab, and click Add a webhook.
  • In Add a webhook, enter your ngrok URL in Endpoint (for example, https://1a2b-3c4d-5e6f-7g8h-9i0j.ngrok.app) and click Save Webhook.
  • On the webhook page, turn the webhook on, click Edit, enter a value in Secret (for example, 12345), and click Save changes.

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Run webhooks with Typeform and ngrok

Typeform sends a POST request to your app when someone submits the form:
  • In Typeform, open your form, click Share, Copy link, and open the link in a new tab.
  • Complete the form and click Submit.
Confirm your localhost app receives the notification and logs both headers and body in the terminal. You can also check Connect > WEBHOOKS > View deliveries in Typeform to see delivery logs.

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Inspecting requests

ngrok’s Traffic Inspector captures all requests made through your ngrok endpoint to your localhost app. Select any request to view detailed information about both the request and response.
To avoid exposing secrets, accounts only collect traffic metadata by default. You must enable full capture in the Observability section of your account settings to capture complete request and response data.
Use the traffic inspector to:
  • Validate webhook payloads and response data
  • Debug request headers, methods, and status codes
  • Troubleshoot integration issues without adding logging to your app

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Replaying requests

Test your webhook handling code without triggering new events from your service using the Traffic Inspector’s replay feature:
  1. Send a test webhook from your service to generate traffic in your Traffic Inspector.
  2. Select the request you want to replay in the traffic inspector.
  3. Choose your replay option:
    • Click Replay to send the exact same request again
    • Select Replay with modifications to edit the request before sending
  4. (Optional) Modify the request: Edit any part of the original request, such as changing field values in the request body.
  5. Send the request by clicking Replay.
Your local application will receive the replayed request and log the data to the terminal.

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Secure webhook requests

ngrok can verify that incoming requests are from your Typeform webhook so only that traffic reaches your app.
Webhook verification is limited to 500 validations per month on free accounts. If you need more, you can upgrade to Hobbyist or Pay-as-you-go. See TPU Pricing for details.
To add verification:
  • Use the Secret value you set when configuring the webhook (see Configure Typeform to send webhooks).
  • Create a Traffic Policy file named typeform_policy.yml. Replace {your webhook secret} with that value: 
    on_http_request:
  - actions:
      - type: verify-webhook
        config:
          provider: typeform
          secret: "{your webhook secret}"
  • Restart ngrok with the policy file: 
    ngrok http 3000 --traffic-policy-file typeform_policy.yml
  • Submit the form again to trigger the webhook.
Your app should receive the request and log it in the terminal.