Stripe Webhooks

Authoritative payment event handling for unlocks, purchases, subscriptions, and Connect account state.

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Handlers

  • EPK unlock webhook: applies isUnlocked state to EPK and artist documents.
  • Release purchase webhook: writes global and user purchase ledgers and fulfillment metadata.
  • Streaming+/support webhooks: updates subscription state and gamification deltas.
  • Connect account webhook: updates artist payout readiness via stripeConnected.

Idempotency requirements

Every purchase event must be safe on retries. Existing session or purchase IDs are checked before duplicate writes.

Retry behavior

Stripe retries failed webhooks automatically. Endpoints must return 2xx only when writes are complete and consistent.

Response expectations

200: event accepted and processed
4xx: invalid payload or signature
5xx: transient processing failure (Stripe retries)
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