Webhooks - JobBeacon

Outbound webhooks are a Pro feature. They send one signed POST request for each newly matched job. Use webhooks when you want matched jobs to flow into tools like Slack, Notion, Airtable, Zapier, Make, or your own workflow.

Email notification settings do not control webhook delivery. Use the webhook Active switch to pause or resume webhooks.

What triggers a webhook

JobBeacon sends a job.matched webhook when all of these are true:

You are on Pro.
You have saved an active webhook endpoint.
JobBeacon finds a new job after the company’s first scan.
The job matches that company’s keyword and location filters.

The first scan seeds existing jobs. Seed jobs do not send webhook delivery. If a job does not match your filters when JobBeacon first sees it, changing filters later does not send a backfill webhook for that old job.

Set up a webhook

Open Settings

Click your avatar, then click Settings.

Find Outbound Webhook

In Outbound Webhook, enter your Endpoint URL.

Choose the payload version

Keep the current Payload version unless an existing integration needs an older payload shape.

Add authentication if needed

If your endpoint requires API key authentication, enter a Provider auth header name such as x-jobbeacon-apikey.

Save the endpoint

Click Save. The endpoint must use HTTPS.

Copy the signing secret

Copy the Signing secret when it appears. JobBeacon only shows the full secret once.

Send a test

Click Send test to queue a webhook.test delivery.

Your account can have one webhook endpoint.

Endpoint requirements

Your endpoint must:

Use https://
Be reachable from the public internet
Return a 2xx response when delivery succeeds
Not use credentials in the URL

JobBeacon blocks localhost, private network addresses, and test-only hostnames. Use the Provider auth header field if your endpoint requires an API key in a custom header.

Request headers

Each delivery includes these headers:

Header	Value
`Content-Type`	`application/json`
`User-Agent`	`JobBeacon-Webhooks/1.0`
`JobBeacon-Event-Id`	The event ID, such as `evt_...`
`JobBeacon-Timestamp`	Unix timestamp in seconds
`JobBeacon-Signature`	HMAC signature, such as `v1=...`
`JobBeacon-Webhook-Version`	The selected payload version, such as `2026-06-15`
`Idempotency-Key`	Stable dedupe key for the event

Use JobBeacon-Event-Id or Idempotency-Key to ignore duplicate deliveries. If you set a Provider auth header, JobBeacon sends the signing secret as the value of that header. For example, a provider auth header named x-jobbeacon-apikey sends:

x-jobbeacon-apikey: whsec_...

JobBeacon only sends the provider auth header to the original endpoint origin. If your endpoint redirects to a different origin, the redirected request does not include that header.

Verify the signature

JobBeacon signs the raw JSON body with your signing secret. The signed input is:

{timestamp}.{rawBody}

The signature is an HMAC SHA-256 hex digest with a v1= prefix. Example in Node.js:

import crypto from "node:crypto";

export function verifyJobBeaconWebhook({
  rawBody,
  timestamp,
  signature,
  secret,
}) {
  const expected =
    "v1=" +
    crypto
      .createHmac("sha256", secret)
      .update(`${timestamp}.${rawBody}`)
      .digest("hex");

  const signatureBuffer = Buffer.from(signature);
  const expectedBuffer = Buffer.from(expected);

  return (
    signatureBuffer.length === expectedBuffer.length &&
    crypto.timingSafeEqual(signatureBuffer, expectedBuffer)
  );
}

Reject requests with an old JobBeacon-Timestamp. A 5-minute window is a common choice.

Payload versions

Your webhook endpoint is pinned to one payload version. New deliveries and test deliveries use that version until you change Payload version in Settings.

Version	Status	Notes
`2026-06-15`	Current	Default for new webhook endpoints.
`2026-06-12`	Legacy	Available for existing integrations that already use this version.

Both supported versions currently use the same fields. The selected version appears in the api_version payload field and the JobBeacon-Webhook-Version request header.

`job.matched` payload

{
  "event": "job.matched",
  "event_id": "evt_abc123",
  "api_version": "2026-06-15",
  "created_at": "2026-06-13T09:15:00.000Z",
  "dedupe_key": "job.matched:user_123:job_123",
  "job": {
    "id": "job_123",
    "external_id": "456789",
    "title": "Senior Backend Engineer",
    "location": "Remote",
    "url": "https://company.example/careers/job/456789",
    "first_seen_at": "2026-06-13T09:14:30.000Z",
    "last_seen_at": "2026-06-13T09:14:30.000Z",
    "is_active": true
  },
  "company": {
    "id": "company_123",
    "name": "Acme",
    "slug": "acme"
  },
  "share": {
    "token": "share_token",
    "url": "https://jobbeacon.app/share/share_token",
    "image_url": "https://jobbeacon.app/share/share_token/opengraph-image",
    "twitter_image_url": "https://jobbeacon.app/share/share_token/twitter-image",
    "sharer_name": "alex"
  }
}

`job.matched` fields

Field	Type	Description
`event`	string	Always `job.matched`.
`event_id`	string	Unique ID for this webhook delivery. It also appears in the `JobBeacon-Event-Id` header.
`api_version`	string	The selected payload version. It matches the `JobBeacon-Webhook-Version` header.
`created_at`	string	Time JobBeacon created the payload, in ISO 8601 format.
`dedupe_key`	string	Stable key for this matched job event. It also appears in the `Idempotency-Key` header.
`job`	object	The matched job.
`company`	object	The company that posted the job.
`share`	object	Public JobBeacon share links and images for the job.

`job` object

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	JobBeacon’s ID for the job.
`external_id`	string	The job ID from the company’s careers system.
`title`	string	Job title.
`location`	string or null	Job location, if JobBeacon received one.
`url`	string	Public URL for the job posting.
`first_seen_at`	string or null	Time JobBeacon first saw the job, in ISO 8601 format.
`last_seen_at`	string or null	Time JobBeacon last saw the job active, in ISO 8601 format.
`is_active`	boolean	Whether JobBeacon currently sees the job as active.

`company` object

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	JobBeacon’s ID for the company on your watchlist.
`name`	string	Company name.
`slug`	string	JobBeacon’s company slug.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Token for the public JobBeacon share page.
`url`	string	Public JobBeacon preview page for the job.
`image_url`	string	Stable Open Graph image URL for the share page.
`twitter_image_url`	string	Stable Twitter image URL for the share page.
`sharer_name`	string	Display name shown on the share page.

The image URLs are useful for tools that let you attach or preview images.

Test payload

Click Send test to queue a webhook.test event. The test payload uses the same selected payload version as matched job deliveries.

{
  "event": "webhook.test",
  "event_id": "evt_abc123",
  "api_version": "2026-06-15",
  "created_at": "2026-06-13T09:15:00.000Z",
  "dedupe_key": "webhook.test:user_123:delivery_123",
  "test": true,
  "job": {
    "id": "job_test",
    "external_id": "jobbeacon-test",
    "title": "JobBeacon is hiring a Product Engineer",
    "location": "Remote",
    "url": "https://jobbeacon.app/careers/jobbeacon-test",
    "first_seen_at": "2026-06-13T09:15:00.000Z",
    "last_seen_at": "2026-06-13T09:15:00.000Z",
    "is_active": true
  },
  "company": {
    "id": "company_test",
    "name": "JobBeacon",
    "slug": "jobbeacon"
  },
  "share": {
    "token": "jobbeacon-test",
    "url": "https://jobbeacon.app/share/jobbeacon-test",
    "image_url": "https://jobbeacon.app/share/jobbeacon-test/opengraph-image",
    "twitter_image_url": "https://jobbeacon.app/share/jobbeacon-test/twitter-image",
    "sharer_name": "JobBeacon"
  }
}

`webhook.test` fields

The webhook.test payload includes the same fields as job.matched, plus:

Field	Type	Description
`event`	string	Always `webhook.test`.
`test`	boolean	Always `true` for test deliveries.

The job, company, and share objects contain test data. Use them to verify your endpoint, signature check, and field mapping before relying on live matched job deliveries. You can send one test per minute, up to 25 tests in 24 hours.

Delivery behavior

JobBeacon waits up to 10 seconds for your endpoint. A delivery is marked delivered when your endpoint returns any 2xx status. JobBeacon retries temporary failures, including network errors, 408, 409, 425, 429, and 5xx responses. Retries use backoff and stop after 5 attempts. Other failures are marked failed. JobBeacon follows up to 3 redirects, as long as the final URL still passes endpoint validation.

Delivery history

The Recent deliveries table in Settings shows the latest webhook deliveries. Delivery history is kept for 30 days. Common statuses:

Status	Meaning
`queued`	Waiting to be sent
`sending`	Delivery is in progress
`delivered`	Your endpoint returned `2xx`
`failed`	Delivery will not be retried
`skipped`	Delivery was skipped, usually because Pro or the webhook was disabled

Rotate or pause webhooks

Click Rotate secret if your signing secret may have been exposed. After rotating, update your endpoint to use the new secret. Use the Active switch to pause delivery without deleting your endpoint. If your account moves from Pro to Free, webhook delivery pauses. Your endpoint and signing secret stay saved in case you reactivate Pro later.

Troubleshooting

If a webhook does not arrive:

Check that your account is on Pro.
Check that the webhook is Active.
Check that the endpoint uses HTTPS and is publicly reachable.
Click Send test.
Review Recent deliveries for response status and error details.
Confirm the job was new and matched your filters when JobBeacon first saw it.

​What triggers a webhook

​Set up a webhook

​Endpoint requirements

​Request headers

​Verify the signature

​Payload versions

​job.matched payload

​job.matched fields

​job object

​company object

​share object

​Test payload

​webhook.test fields

​Delivery behavior

​Delivery history

​Rotate or pause webhooks

​Troubleshooting

What triggers a webhook

Set up a webhook

Endpoint requirements

Request headers

Verify the signature

Payload versions

`job.matched` payload

`job.matched` fields

`job` object

`company` object

`share` object

Test payload

`webhook.test` fields

Delivery behavior

Delivery history

Rotate or pause webhooks

Troubleshooting