Package com.chargebee.v4.webhook

Class WebhookVerifier

java.lang.Object

com.chargebee.v4.webhook.WebhookVerifier

public class WebhookVerifier
extends Object

Utility class for verifying Chargebee webhook requests using HTTP Basic Authentication.

Chargebee supports optional HTTP Basic Authentication for webhooks. When configured, Chargebee sends the username and password in the Authorization header as Base64-encoded credentials.

To enable webhook authentication in Chargebee:

1. Go to Settings → Configure Chargebee → Webhooks
2. Edit your webhook endpoint
3. Enable "Basic Authentication" and set username/password

Usage example:

 WebhookVerifier verifier = new WebhookVerifier();
 boolean isValid = verifier.verifyBasicAuth(
     authorizationHeader,
     expectedUsername,
     expectedPassword
 );
 

See Also:

• Chargebee Events API

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
WebhookVerifier()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	extractUsername(String authorizationHeader)	Extracts username from the Authorization header.
boolean	verifyBasicAuth(String authorizationHeader, String expectedUsername, String expectedPassword)	Verifies the webhook request using HTTP Basic Authentication.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

WebhookVerifier

public WebhookVerifier()

Method Details

verifyBasicAuth

public boolean verifyBasicAuth(String authorizationHeader,
 String expectedUsername,
 String expectedPassword)

Verifies the webhook request using HTTP Basic Authentication.

Chargebee sends credentials in the Authorization header as: "Basic base64(username:password)"

Parameters:

authorizationHeader - The Authorization header value from the request

expectedUsername - The expected username configured in Chargebee

expectedPassword - The expected password configured in Chargebee

Returns:

true if credentials match, false otherwise

extractUsername

public String extractUsername(String authorizationHeader)

Extracts username from the Authorization header.

Parameters:

authorizationHeader - The Authorization header value

Returns:

The username, or null if extraction fails