# Webhook POST Authentication

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webhook-post-authentication/21967>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webhook-post-authentication/21967 "2020-06-22T02:51:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![marketozoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@marketozoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/marketozoom)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webhook-post-authentication/21967/1 "2020-06-22T02:51:02Z")

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I would like to use the Webiner Events Webook via Zoom JWT app to send POST requests (json), but our endpoint requires authentication - how do I add basic authentication?

> **[Webinar Created - Webinar Events - Webhook Reference - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/webhook-reference/webinar-events/webinar-created)**
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> Zoom users with a Webinar Plan have access to creating and managing webinars. Zoom Video Webinar allows users to broadcast a Zoom mee...

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webhook-post-authentication/21967/2 "2020-06-23T22:46:15Z")

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Hey @marketozoom,

The Webhooks have a verification token in the request header named `authorization`.

> **[Webhook Reference - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/webhook-reference#headers)**
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> Zoom utilizes webhooks as a medium to notify third-party applications (consumer applications) about events that occur in a Zoom account. Ins...

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webhook-post-authentication/21967/3 "2020-08-21T22:25:01Z")

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