Shopify fired the webhook. My server never processed it. Here's how I catch that now.
Shopify's webhook delivery is generally reliable, but issues can arise after the webhook is received. A new Flask boilerplate has been developed to monitor and alert on various events related to order processing. This solution helps close the gap where webhooks are marked as delivered but not processed, ensuring that businesses are notified of any discrepancies in real-time.
- ▪Shopify's webhook delivery is reliable, but processing failures can occur silently.
- ▪The new Flask boilerplate monitors events such as order creation, payment confirmation, and refunds.
- ▪NotiLens ML is used to learn revenue baselines and detect anomalies in webhook processing.
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| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 05:59:08 +0000 |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3913803) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Stephen Souza Posted on May 27 Shopify fired the webhook. My server never processed it. Here's how I catch that now. #shopify #webdev #monitoring Shopify's webhook delivery is reliable. That's not the problem. The problem is what happens after the webhook lands on your side. Shopify fires orders/create. Your Flask endpoint receives it. Returns 200. Shopify marks it delivered. And somewhere between that 200 and the database write, something silently fails. Order never recorded.
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