dropbox isn't sending webhooks

[ivan006]

what i tried

the below code is my webhook endpoint

- it responds to the validation request

- and it generates and stores a timestamp into a file called "GTest.txt" each time a request is sent to this function/corresponding route

  public function webhook_endpoint()
  {
    $report_object = new report;
    $result = "";
    $file_content_prefix = "";

    if (isset($_GET['challenge'])) {
      $result = $_GET['challenge'];
      $file_content_prefix = "Challange";
    } elseif ($report_object->webhook_endpoint_authenticate() == 1) {
      $file_content_prefix = "Authenticated";
    } else {
      header('HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden');
      $file_content_prefix = "Not authenticated";
    }

    $timestamp = date('Y-m-d h:i:s a', time());
    $file_content =  $file_content_prefix." ".$timestamp;
    $file_name = "GTest.txt";
    file_put_contents($file_name, $file_content);

    return $result;
  }

problem

- It validates and generates a timestamp for that request just fine

- but when i change a file in the app's dropbox folder it doesnt generate any new timestamps in my "GTest.txt" file which leads me to believe no webhook request was sent

- i'm editing the dropbox file both on my desktop and on dropbox online (i edited a test files content and name and also added a .png file) but no webhook request seemed to have sent. 😞

P.s

is this a glitch? if so please explain why this kind of glitch would happen?

[ivan006 · Accepted solution]

Ok i had to set an exception in my cross-site request forgery  middleware lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGXo061pibU&t=890s

the webhook error messages in the app console is what save me! but it takes a couple of errors before it will log them unfortunately 😕

[Greg-DB]

I'm glad to hear you already sorted this out. Thanks for sharing your solution!

[Mohdsyafiq]

public function webhook_endpoint()
{
$report_object = new report;
$result = "";
$file_content_prefix = "";

if (isset($_GET['challenge'])) {
$result = $_GET['challenge'];
$file_content_prefix = "Challange";
} elseif ($report_object->webhook_endpoint_authenticate() == 1) {
$file_content_prefix = "Authenticated";
} else {
header('HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden');
$file_content_prefix = "Not authenticated";
}

$timestamp = date('Y-m-d h:i:s a', time());
$file_content = $file_content_prefix." ".$timestamp;
$file_name = "GTest.txt";
file_put_contents($file_name, $file_content);

return $result;
}