Using Alchemy Notify/Webhooks

Setting up Alchemy Notify (webhooks) in your Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, or Arbitrum dapp. Get notifications for external, internal, & token transfers, mined and dropped transactions, and gas price.
Looking for the instructions on how to create webhooks programmatically? Check out the page below!
Notify API
Alchemy Notify works by using webhooks, a way for you to subscribe to events that occur on your application. This guide will walk through what webhooks are and how you can use them in order to get started with Alchemy Notify.
What are Webhooks?
Webhooks are a way for users to receive notifications when an event occurs on your application. Rather than continuously polling the server to check if the state has changed, webhooks provide information to you as it becomes available, which is a lot more efficient and beneficial for developers. Webhooks work by registering a URL to send notifications to once certain events occur.
Webhooks are typically used to connect two different applications. One application is the "sender," which subscribes to events and sends them off to the the second "receiver" application, which takes actions based upon that received data. When an event occurs on the sender application it sends that data to the webhook URL of the receiver application. The receiver application can then send a callback message, with an HTTP status code to let the sender know the data was received successfully or not.
You can think of webhook notifications just like SMS notifications. The entity sending the message has your registered phone number and they send a specific message payload to that phone number. You then have the ability to respond confirming you have received it, creating a two-way communication stream.
Webhooks vs. WebSockets:
The difference between webhooks and WebSockets is that webhooks can only facilitate one-way communication between two services, while WebSockets can facilitate two-way communication between a user and a service, recognizing events and displaying them to the user as they occur.
Types of Webhooks
There are four types of webhooks to receive notifications for:
1.​Mined Transactions (all networks)
2.​Dropped Transactions (all networks)
3.​Address Activity (all networks) 
4.​Gas Price (V1 only, Ethereum) 
To see in depth explanations for each of the Alchemy Notify webhooks check out the Using Webhooks guide.
Webhook Format 
The following format applies to all webhooks.
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V1
webhookId: Unique id for the webhook that this event was sent to 
id: Unique id of the event itself 
createdAt: Timestamp that the webhook event was created (might be different from the block timestamp that the event was in)
type: Type of webhook event, can be "MINED_TRANSACTION", "DROPPED_TRANSACTION", or "ADDRESS_ACTIVITY"
event: Object - event object, see mined transaction object, dropped transaction object and address activity object below.
Example Response
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{
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 "webhookId": "wh_octjglnywaupz6th",
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 "id": "whevt_ogrc5v64myey69ux",
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 "createdAt": "2021-12-07T03:52:45.899Z",
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 "type": TYPE_STRING,
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 "event": OBJECT
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}
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app: Alchemy app name that sent the transaction and is configured to this webhook
network: Network for the event, can be Ethereum only
 MAINNET, GOERLI, ROPSTEN, RINKEBY, KOVAN
webhookType: Type of webhook event, can be "MINED_TRANSACTION", "DROPPED_TRANSACTION", "ADDRESS_ACTIVITY", or "GAS_PRICE
timestamp: Timestamp that the webhook event was created (might be different from the block timestamp that the event was in)
Object - event object, see mined transaction object, dropped transaction object, address activity object, and gas price object below.
Example Response
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{
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  "app": "Demo", 
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  "network": "MAINNET",
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  "webhookType": "MINED_TRANSACTION",
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  "timestamp": "2020-07-29T00:29:18.414Z",
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  "event name": OBJECT
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}
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1. Mined Transaction
The Mined Transaction Webhook is used to notify your app anytime a transaction sent through your API key gets successfully mined. This is extremely useful if you want to notify customers the moment their transactions goes through.
Example Response
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V1
Event Object:
event: Object - mined transaction object
appId: Unique ID for Alchemy app that sent the transaction and is configured to this webhook
network: Network for the event, can be 
 ARB_MAINNET, ARB_RINKEBY, MATIC_MAINNET, MATIC_MUMBAI, OPT_MAINNET, OPT_KOVAN, ETH_MAINNET, ETH_GOERLI, ETH_ROPSTEN, ETH_RINKEBY, ETH_KOVAN
transaction: transaction object (same output as calling eth_getTransactionByHash)
Example:
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{
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 "webhookId": "wh_octjglnywaupz6th",
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 "id": "whevt_ogrc5v64myey69ux",
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 "createdAt": "2021-12-07T03:52:45.899Z",
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 "type": "MINED_TRANSACTION",
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 "event": {
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  "appId": "j6tqmhfxlu9pa5r7",
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  "network": "MATIC_MUMBAI",
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  "transaction": {
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   "blockHash": "0x0a50cb2068418da0d7746155be39cff624aaf6fca58fa7f86f139999947433db",
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   "blockNumber": "0x154f434",
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   "from": "0x829e20741ee472f628b260a591f9f78fb1a555f8",
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   "gas": "0x5208",
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   "gasPrice": "0xdf8475800",
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   "hash": "0xc981aed4304084ddf2b82859c80dd31334fad3bcf2aa7ee15dfd646af0889b7d",
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   "input": "0x",
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   "nonce": "0x8",
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   "to": "0x4577d79fc84838aee64ba8be8d250981dd4f3876",
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   "transactionIndex": "0x1",
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   "value": "0x0",
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   "type": "0x0",
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   "v": "0x27125",
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   "r": "0xc07a6670796726674e213c4cf61763b59490b1b1c992b9323a1aad5e3c2cea88",
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   "s": "0x22ce350c260b3dbd1ebc06ca00b18c127efd6c1b31136a104de1a6ea4aa3c0d2"
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  }
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 } 
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}
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Event Object:
Object - mined transaction object
fullTransaction: transaction object (same output as calling eth_getTransactionByHash)
Example:
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{
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  "app": "Demo", 
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  "network": "MAINNET",
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  "webhookType": "MINED_TRANSACTION",
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  "timestamp": "2020-07-29T00:29:18.414Z",
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  "fullTransaction": {
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    "hash": "0x5a4bf6970980a9381e6d6c78d96ab278035bbff58c383ffe96a0a2bbc7c02a4b",
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    "blockHash": "0xaa20f7bde5be60603f11a45fc4923aab7552be775403fc00c2e6b805e6297dbe",
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    "blockNumber": "0x989680",
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    "from": "0x8a9d69aa686fa0f9bbdec21294f67d4d9cfb4a3e",
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    "gas": "0x5208",
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    "gasPrice": "0x165a0bc00",
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    "input": "0x",
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    "nonce": "0x2f",
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    "r": "0x575d26288c1e3aa63e80eea927f54d5ad587ad795ad830149837258344a87d7c",
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    "s": "0x25f5a3abf22f5b8ef6ed307a76e670f0c9fb4a71fab2621fce8b52da2ab8fe82",
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    "to": "0xd69b8ff1888e78d9c337c2f2e6b3bf3e7357800e",
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    "transactionIndex": "0x66",
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    "v": "0x1c",
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    "value": "0x1bc16d674ec80000"
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  }
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}
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2. Dropped Transactions
The Dropped Transactions Webhook is used to notify your app anytime a transaction send through your API key gets dropped.
Example Response
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V1
Event Object:
event: Object - dropped transaction object
appId: Unique ID for Alchemy app that sent the transaction and is configured to this webhook
network: Network for the event, can be ARB_MAINNET, ARB_RINKEBY, MATIC_MAINNET, MATIC_MUMBAI, OPT_MAINNET, OPT_KOVAN,ETH_MAINNET, ETH_GOERLI, ETH_ROPSTEN, ETH_RINKEBY, ETH_KOVAN
transaction: transaction object  (same output as calling eth_getTransactionByHash)
Example Response
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{
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 "webhookId": "wh_octjglnywaupz6th",
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 "id": "whevt_ogrc5v64myey69ux",
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 "createdAt": "2021-12-07T03:52:45.899Z",
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 "type": "DROPPED_TRANSACTION",
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 "event": {
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  "appId": "j6tqmhfxlu9pa5r7",
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  "network": "OPT_MAINNET",
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  "transaction": {
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   "hash": "0x5a4bf6970980a9381e6d6c78d96ab278035bbff58c383ffe96a0a2bbc7c02a4b",
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    "blockHash": null,
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    "blockNumber": null,
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    "from": "0x8a9d69aa686fa0f9bbdec21294f67d4d9cfb4a3e",
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    "gas": "0x5208",
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    "gasPrice": "0x165a0bc00",
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    "input": "0x",
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    "nonce": "0x2f",
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    "r": "0x575d26288c1e3aa63e80eea927f54d5ad587ad795ad830149837258344a87d7c",
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    "s": "0x25f5a3abf22f5b8ef6ed307a76e670f0c9fb4a71fab2621fce8b52da2ab8fe82",
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    "to": "0xd69b8ff1888e78d9c337c2f2e6b3bf3e7357800e",
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    "transactionIndex": null,
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    "v": "0x1c",
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    "value": "0x1bc16d674ec80000"
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  }
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 } 
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}
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Event Object:
Object - dropped transaction object
fullTransaction: transaction object (same output as calling eth_getTransactionByHash)
Example:
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{
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  "app": "Alchemy Mainnet",
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  "network": "MAINNET",
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  "webhookType": "DROPPED_TRANSACTION",
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  "timestamp": "2020-06-08T22:12:57.126Z",
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  "fullTransaction": {
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    "hash": "0x5a4bf6970980a9381e6d6c78d96ab278035bbff58c383ffe96a0a2bbc7c02a4b",
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    "blockHash": null,
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    "blockNumber": null,
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    "from": "0x8a9d69aa686fa0f9bbdec21294f67d4d9cfb4a3e",
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    "gas": "0x5208",
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    "gasPrice": "0x165a0bc00",
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    "input": "0x",
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    "nonce": "0x2f",
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    "r": "0x575d26288c1e3aa63e80eea927f54d5ad587ad795ad830149837258344a87d7c",
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    "s": "0x25f5a3abf22f5b8ef6ed307a76e670f0c9fb4a71fab2621fce8b52da2ab8fe82",
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    "to": "0xd69b8ff1888e78d9c337c2f2e6b3bf3e7357800e",
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    "transactionIndex": null,
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    "v": "0x1c",
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    "value": "0x1bc16d674ec80000"
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  }
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}
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3. Address Activity
The Address Activity Webhook allows you to track all ETH, ERC20 and ERC721 transfer events for as many Ethereum addresses as you'd like. This provides your app with real-time state changes when an address sends or receives tokens.
If you are looking for historical activity, check out the Transfers API!
Types of Transfers
There are three main types of transfers that are captured when receiving an address activity response.
1. External Eth Transfers
These are top level transactions that occur with a from address being an external (user created) address. External addresses have private keys and are accessed by users.
2. Token Transfers (ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155)
These are event logs for any ERC20, ERC721, and ERC1155 transfers.
3. Internal Eth Transfers
These are transfers that occur where the fromAddress is an internal (smart contract) address. (ex: a smart contract calling another smart contract or smart contract calling another external address).
Note on Internal Transfers
Internal transfers are only available on the following networks:
ETH_MAINNET
ETH_GOERLI
ETH_RINKEBY
We do not include any internal transfers with call type delegatecall because although they have a "value" associated with them they do not actually transfer that value (see Appendix H of the Ethereum Yellow Paper if you're curious). We also do not include miner rewards as an internal transfer.
Example Response
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V1
Event Object:
event: Object - address activity object
network: Network for the event, can be ARB_MAINNET, ARB_RINKEBY, MATIC_MAINNET, MATIC_MUMBAI, OPT_MAINNET, OPT_KOVAN,ETH_MAINNET, ETH_GOERLI, ETH_ROPSTEN, ETH_RINKEBY, ETH_KOVAN
activity: List of transfer events whose from or to address matches the address configured in the webhook. Events are included in the same list if they occurred in the same block, each transfer event has the following values. 
fromAddress: from address of transfer (hex string).
toAddress: to address of transfer (hex string). Omitted if contract creation.
blockNum: the block where the transfer occurred (hex string).
hash: transaction hash (hex string).
category: external, internal, or token- label for the transfer
value: converted asset transfer value as a number (raw value divided by contract decimal). Omitted if erc721 transfer or contract decimal not available.
asset: ETH or the token's symbol. Omitted if not defined in the contract and not available from other sources.
erc721TokenId: raw erc721 token id (hex string). Omitted if not an erc721 token transfer
erc1155Metadata: A list of objects containing the ERC1155 tokenId (hex string) and value (hex string). Omitted if not an ERC1155 transfer
rawContract
rawValue: raw transfer value (hex string). Omitted if erc721 transfer
address: contract address (hex string). Omitted if external or internal transfer
decimal: contract decimal (hex string). Omitted if not defined in the contract and not available from other sources.
typeTraceAddress: the type of internal transfer (call, staticcall, create, suicide) followed by the trace address (ex. call_0_1).Omitted if not internal transfer. (note you can use this as a unique id for internal transfers since they will have the same parent hash)
log : log emitted for the token transfer event. Omitted if external or internal transfer
Example
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{
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  "webhookId": "wh_octjglnywaupz6th",
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  "id": "whevt_ogrc5v64myey69ux",
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  "createdAt": "2022-02-28T17:48:53.306Z",
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  "type": "ADDRESS_ACTIVITY",
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  "event": {
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    "network": "MATIC_MAINNET",
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    "activity": [
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      {
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        "category": "token",
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        "fromAddress": "0x59479de9d374bdbcba6c791e5d036591976fe422",
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        "toAddress": "0x59479de9d374bdbcba6c791e5d036591976fe425",
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        "erc721TokenId": "0x1",
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        "rawContract": {
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          "rawValue": "0x",
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          "address": "0x93C46aA4DdfD0413d95D0eF3c478982997cE9861"
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        },
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        "log": {
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          "removed": false,
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          "address": "0x93C46aA4DdfD0413d95D0eF3c478982997cE9861",
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          "data": "0x",
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          "topics": [
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            "0xddf252ad1be2c89b69c2b068fc378daa952ba7f163c4a11628f55a4df523b3ef",
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            "0x00000000000000000000000059479de9d374bdbcba6c791e5d036591976fe422",
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            "0x00000000000000000000000059479de9d374bdbcba6c791e5d036591976fe425",
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            "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
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          ]
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        }
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      }
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    ]
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  }
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}
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Event Object:
Object - address activity object
activity: List of transfer events whose from or to address matches the address configured in the webhook. Events are included in the same list if they occurred in the same block, each transfer event has the following values. 
category: external, internal, or token- label for the transfer
blockNum: the block where the transfer occurred (hex string).
fromAddress: from address of transfer (hex string).
toAddress: to address of transfer (hex string). null if contract creation.
value: converted asset transfer value as a number (raw value divided by contract decimal). null if erc721 transfer or contract decimal not available.
erc721TokenId: raw erc721 token id (hex string). null if not an erc721 token transfer
asset: ETH or the token's symbol. null if not defined in the contract and not available from other sources.
hash: transaction hash (hex string).
rawContract
rawValue: raw transfer value (hex string). null if erc721 transfer
address: contract address (hex string). null if external or internal transfer
decimal: contract decimal (hex string). null if not defined in the contract and not available from other sources.
typeTraceAddress: the type of internal transfer (call, staticcall, create, suicide) followed by the trace address (ex. call_0_1).null if not internal transfer. (note you can use this as a unique id for internal transfers since they will have the same parent hash)
log : log emitted for this transfer event
Example:
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{
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  "app": "Test webhooks",
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  "network": "MAINNET",
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  "webhookType": "ADDRESS_ACTIVITY",
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  "timestamp": "2020-06-08T22:12:57.126Z",
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  "activity": [
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    {
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      "blockNum": "0xcec92a",
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      "hash": "0xbcbbd7c7de7b835939fb14d4ebe4d31ea6167f4c27c6f0940bb3fa1a90867abe",
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      "fromAddress": "0x86005b57be708e031ea60acf9d3852377e74a6c9",
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      "toAddress": "0x7a250d5630b4cf539739df2c5dacb4c659f2488d",
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      "value": 0.1,
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      "erc721TokenId": null,
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      "erc1155Metadata": null,
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      "asset": "WETH",
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      "category": "token",
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      "rawContract": {
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        "rawValue": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000016345785d8a0000",
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        "address": "0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2",
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        "decimals": 18
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      },
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      "typeTraceAddress": null,
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      "log": {
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        "address": "0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2",
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        "topics": [
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          "0xddf252ad1be2c89b69c2b068fc378daa952ba7f163c4a11628f55a4df523b3ef",
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          "0x00000000000000000000000086005b57be708e031ea60acf9d3852377e74a6c9",
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          "0x0000000000000000000000007a250d5630b4cf539739df2c5dacb4c659f2488d"
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        ],
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        "data": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000016345785d8a0000",
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        "blockNumber": "0xcec92a",
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        "transactionHash": "0xbcbbd7c7de7b835939fb14d4ebe4d31ea6167f4c27c6f0940bb3fa1a90867abe",
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        "transactionIndex": "0x4",
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        "blockHash": "0xb75dbed0d0c362fad4171c0e6bebb6e14288b871c02b82a3fc97ca8e05ed2fe2",
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        "logIndex": "0x11",
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        "removed": false
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      }
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    },
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    {
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      "fromAddress": "0xca92a49187edce00ba235634b4ca13e89abb33fe",
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      "toAddress": "0x9f5c880690e8a9dc7ce1142e304515eeb8b55e8f",
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      "blockNum": "0x97c8c1",
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      "category": "token",
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      "hash": "0x5f07f0a4ebb894ac2e4d5f0e03b50bfa7e1933f3c7641795500c806f77d9e592",
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      "value": null,
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      "erc721TokenId": "0x1",
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      "asset": "API",
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      "rawContract": {
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        "rawValue": "0x",
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        "address": "0x4c4a07f737bf57f6632b6cab089b78f62385acae",
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        "decimals": null
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      }
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      "typeTraceAddress": null
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      "log": null
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    },
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    {
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      "blockNum": "0xbe09fa",
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      "hash": "0x1635135c035cd81320e444f4dd88296f408ee7305c3e07f7863e3142d017ec45",
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      "fromAddress": "0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2",
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      "toAddress": "0xe592427a0aece92de3edee1f18e0157c05861564",
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      "value": 0.33974794305157613,
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      "asset": "ETH",
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      "category": "internal",
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      "erc721TokenId": null,
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      "typeTraceAddress": "call_1_1_0",
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      "rawContract": {
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        "rawValue": "0x4b706f442c2433c",
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        "address": null,
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        "decimals": 18
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      }
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      "log": null
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    },
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    {
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      "fromAddress": "0x38f22e75642b91568ba9bdbf94c9c843b38f2721",
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      "toAddress": "0x7a250d5630b4cf539739df2c5dacb4c659f2488d",
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      "blockNum": "0xbe09fb",
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      "hash": "0x9ff35291bcc0a1b359c1360c8a9f7eef0d7c48a1db5d0520aedebf2c8a8e3eb6",
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      "category": "external",
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      "value": 0.2,
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      "erc721TokenId": null,
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      "asset": "ETH",
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      "rawContract": {
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        "rawValue": "0x2c68af0bb140000",
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        "address": null,
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        "decimals": 18
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      },
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      "typeTraceAddress": null
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      "log": null
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4. Gas Price
The Gas Price Webhook allows you to receive a notification every minute when the Mainnet gas price rises above or drops below a certain threshold that you can select. It works by pulling the current gas prices from ETH Gas Station every minute.
Gas prices typically fall in a range, where a lower gas price means that the transaction will take longer to be mined, and a higher gas price means that the transaction will be mined more quickly. The Execution Speed metric allows you to specify a metric in that range that you would like to receive notifications, corresponding to ETH Gas Station's Price Type metric documented here. For example, selecting an Average Execution Speed means that you will receive notifications when a gas price typically mined in under 5 minutes rises above or drops below your selected threshold
NOTE: Gas price webhooks are currently only supported on V1. 
Example Response
V1
Event Object:
Object - gas price object
gasPriceMetadata: object containing info about gas price, all gas price values are measured in Gwei​
fast: Recommended fast gas price (expected to be mined in < 2 minutes)
fastest: Recommended fastest gas price (expected to be mined in < 30 seconds)
safeLow: Recommended safe gas price (expected to be mined in < 30 minutes)
average: Recommended average gas price (expected to be mined in < 5 minutes)
block_time: Average time (in seconds) to mine one single block
blockNum: Latest block number
speed: Smallest value of (gasUsed / gaslimit) from last 10 blocks
safeLowWait: Waiting time (in minutes) for safeLow gas price
avgWait: Waiting time (in minutes) for average gas price
fastWait: Waiting time (in minutes) for fast gas price
fastestWait: Waiting time (in minutes) for fastest gas price
Example Response:
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{
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  "app": "Alchemy Mainnet",
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  "network": "MAINNET",
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  "timestamp": "2020-09-09T15:14:19.175Z",
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  "gasPriceMetadata": {
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    "fast": 160,
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    "fastest": 167,
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    "safeLow": 147,
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    "average": 150,
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    "block_time": 11.894736842105264,
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    "blockNum": 10828228,
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    "speed": 0.9968284026882861,
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    "safeLowWait": 14.6,
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    "avgWait": 3.9,
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    "fastWait": 0.4,
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    "fastestWait": 0.4
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  }
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}
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Test Out Webhooks
There are many tools you can use to test out webhooks. In this guide, you will learn how to use ngrok, which allows you to test your webhooks locally.
To set up ngrok:
1.Sign up for a free ngrok account​
2.Install ngrok using the ngrok guide or if you are on macOS run: brew install ngrok
3.Connect your ngrok account by running: ngrok authtoken YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN
4.Fire up your local forwarding tunnel: ngrok http 80
Once you have a URL to test your webhook (in this case https://461a-199-116-73-171.ngrok.io from  the picture above), you can test using the following steps:
1.Navigate to your Notify dashboard​
2.Click "Create Webhook" on the webhook you want to test
3.Paste in your unique URL and hit the "Test Webhook" button
If you are using ngrok, you should then see the webhooks roll in here: http://localhost:4040/inspect/http​
How to Set Up Webhooks
Setting up a webhook is as simple as adding a new URL to your application. There are two primary ways to activate Alchemy Notify.
NOTE: If you need to add over 10 addresses to the address activity webhook, we recommend adding them through an API call. See our Notify API Reference page for more information on this.
1. Setting Up Webhooks from the Dashboard
Navigate to the Notify tab in your Alchemy Dashboard​
1.Determine which type of webhook you want to activate
2.Click the "Create Webhook" button
3.Specify which app you wish to add notifications to
4.Add in your unique webhook URL, this can be any link that you want to receive requests at (your server, slack, etc.) **Note that the webhook payload might not **For instructions on how to set up Alchemy Notify programatically, check out the **always be compatible for 3rd party integrations. **
5.Test out your webhook by hitting the "Test Webhook" button to ensure it works properly
6.Hit "Create Webhook" and you should then see your webhook appear in the list!
7.Check your endpoint to see responses rolling through!
2. Setting up Webhooks Programmatically
See Notify API Page below:
Notify API
Webhook Signature and Security
If you want to make your webhooks extra secure, you can verify that they originated from Alchemy by generating a HMAC SHA-256 hash code using your unique webhook signing key.
1. Find your signing key
Navigate to the Notify page in your dashboard, click on the three dots for the webhook you want to  get the signature for and copy the "signing key". 
2. Validate the signature received
Every outbound request will contain a hashed authentication signature in the header which is computed by concatenating your signing key and request body then generating a hash using the HMAC SHA256 hash algorithm.
In order to verify this signature came from Alchemy, you simply have to generate the HMAC SHA256 hash and compare it with the signature received.
Example Request Header
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POST /yourWebhookServer/push HTTP/1.1
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Content-Type: application/json;
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X-Alchemy-Signature: your-hashed-signature
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Example Signature Validation Function
JavaScript
Python
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function isValidSignature(request) {    
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    const signingKey = 'Signing key from by Alchemy dashboard for your Webhook';
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    const headers = request.headers;
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    const signature = headers['x-alchemy-signature']; // Lowercase for NodeJS
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    const body = request.body;    
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    const hmac = crypto.createHmac('sha256', token) // Create a HMAC SHA256 hash using the auth token
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    hmac.update(JSON.stringify(body), 'utf8') // Update the token hash with the request body using utf8
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    const digest = hmac.digest('hex');     
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    return (signature === digest); // If signature equals your computed hash, return true
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}
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import hmac 
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import hashlib 
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import json 
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def isValidSignature(request):
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     signingKey = 'Signing key from by Alchemy dashboard for your Webhook';
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     headers = request['headers'];
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     signature = headers['x-alchemy-signature'];
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     body = request['body'];
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     string_body = json.dumps(body, separators=(',', ':'))
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     digest = hmac.new(
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          bytes(token, 'utf-8'),
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          msg=bytes(string_body, 'utf-8'), 
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          digestmod=hashlib.sha256
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     ).hexdigest()
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return (signature == digest);
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Common Questions 
Capacity Limit
If you receive a capacity limit error, meaning you have exceeded your total monthly compute units, you should receive a response similar to the one below. You can upgrade your limits directly through the Alchemy dashboard.​
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{
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  "app": "Demo",
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  "network": "MAINNET",
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  "error": "Monthly capacity limit exceeded. Upgrade your scaling policy for continued service.",
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  "webhookType": "MINED_TRANSACTION",
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  "timestamp": "2020-07-29T01:13:54.703Z"
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}
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Webhook IP Addresses
As an added security measure, you can ensure your webhook notification originated from Alchemy by verifying that the event originated from one of the following IP addresses:
NOTE: This does not apply for test webhooks done through the Notify dashboard.
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54.236.136.17
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34.237.24.169
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What's the difference between Notify V1 and V2?
The changes in webhook V2 are mostly formatting and parameter name differences. Thus, the primary changes that will need to be made are how you process response payloads.
To learn more about why we made this change, check out the blog post here. Although V1 webhooks will still be supported, all net-new webhooks created after Wednesday, April 27, 2022 will be V2, with the exception of gas price webhooks. 
Here is an overview of the payload changes from V1 to V2:
app is replaced with appId field and is now under the event field
network field is now under the event field
app field is no longer included for Address Activity webhooks
webhookType is renamed to type
webhook_id changed from an int to a string
timestamp is renamed to createdAt
fullTransaction is renamed to transaction, which is under the event field
null fields will be omitted from the response payload entirely to improve latency and save users on bandwidth 
Why am I missing transactions in the response?
Double check that you are parsing the response payload correctly- remember, transactions are returned in a list! Transactions that are mined within the same block will be returned within the same "activity" list.
Why am I seeing duplicate addresses for different webhook URLs?
If you've created multiple address activity webhooks under the same application you might see duplicate addresses in each of the webhooks. This is known behavior since webhooks are associated by app (api_key) instead of by URL.  
There are two solutions to this:
1.If you want address activity webhooks with different webhook URLs you'll need to create different apps for each of the distinct URLs
2.If you're fine with using the same webhook url for all addresses, you can simply add additional addresses to the list through the dashboard or via the PATCH api endpoint. 
What are some best practices when using webhooks with a large number of addresses? 
When working with large address lists, we suggest that users assign no more than 50,000 addresses to each webhook. If you find yourself using many addresses, spin up a new webhook to ensure that you have a reliable and scalable system.
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