> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bobprince.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Never lose a webhook again. Hookdrop captures, stores, and forwards every event — with instant replay and AI-powered inspection.

Hookdrop sits between your webhook providers (Stripe, GitHub, Shopify, Paystack, and more) and your server. Every incoming event is captured and stored immediately, so even if your server is down, restarting, or just slow, nothing gets lost.

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  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Capture your first webhook in under 5 minutes
  </Card>

  <Card title="How It Works" icon="circle-info" href="/how-it-works">
    Understand the capture, store, forward, and retry flow
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/authentication">
    Explore the full REST API
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  <Card title="Provider Guides" icon="plug" href="/providers/stripe">
    Step-by-step setup for Stripe, GitHub, Shopify, and Paystack
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## Why Hookdrop?

Webhooks are fire-and-forget. If your server isn't ready when an event arrives, that event is gone — and getting it back means manually asking the provider to resend, if they even support it.

Hookdrop solves this by acting as a permanent, always-on receiver:

* **Nothing is lost** — every event is stored the moment it arrives, before your server is involved
* **Instant replay** — re-deliver any event to any destination with one click, no provider interaction needed
* **Full audit trail** — see every delivery attempt, response code, and response body
* **AI assistance** — explain payloads in plain English, generate TypeScript interfaces, and diagnose delivery failures automatically

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  <Step title="Create an account">
    Sign up at [hookdrop.dev/auth/register](https://hookdrop.dev/auth/register) — no credit card required.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create an endpoint">
    Get a permanent capture URL like `https://hookdrop.dev/in/abc123xyz`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Point your provider at it">
    Paste the URL into Stripe, GitHub, Shopify, or any webhook-capable service.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Watch events arrive">
    Events appear in your dashboard in real time with full payload, headers, and delivery status.
  </Step>
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