Bolt Financial Webhooks

generated: '2026-07-31'
method: searched
source: https://help.boltapp.com/developers/webhooks/webhooks/
spec_type: Webhooks
asyncapi_published: false
asyncapi_note: Bolt publishes no AsyncAPI document. The event surface is real and documented
  in prose plus webhook-management REST operations; it was captured as a webhook catalog
  rather than fabricated as an AsyncAPI spec.
docs:
- https://help.boltapp.com/developers/webhooks/
- https://help.boltapp.com/developers/webhooks/webhooks/
- https://help.boltapp.com/developers/webhooks/hook-verification/
- https://help.boltapp.com/developers/webhooks/webhook-failure-notifications/
- https://help.boltapp.com/developers/webhooks/link-abandoned-transactions/
transport: http-post
management:
  operations:
  - operationId: createWebhook
    path: POST /v1/webhooks
  - operationId: queryWebhooks
    path: GET /v1/webhooks
  - operationId: getWebhook
    path: GET /v1/webhooks/{webhook_id}
  - operationId: deleteWebhook
    path: DELETE /v1/webhooks/{webhook_id}
  source: openapi/bolt-financial-bolt-api-openapi.yml
  dashboard: Merchant Dashboard > Administration > API
verification:
  scheme: HMAC-SHA256
  header: X-Bolt-Hmac-Sha256
  rotation_header: X-Bolt-Hmac-Sha256-Pending
  secret: Signing Secret from the Merchant Dashboard
  docs: https://help.boltapp.com/developers/webhooks/hook-verification/
suppression:
  parameter: skip_hook_notification
  note: Some transaction endpoints accept skip_hook_notification=true to suppress the
    resulting webhook notification.
object_types:
- transaction
events:
- name: pending
  group: authorization
  transaction_status: Pending
  description: The payment pre-authorization was successful and the transaction is now
    pending fraud review.
- name: failed_payment
  group: authorization
  transaction_status: Failed
  description: The payment failed pre-authorization.
- name: payment
  group: authorization
  transaction_status: Completed
  description: With automatic capture, the transaction passed authorization and fraud review
    and funds were captured.
- name: auth
  group: authorization
  transaction_status: Authorized
  description: With manual capture, the transaction passed authorization and fraud review
    and capture can begin.
- name: rejected_irreversible
  group: authorization
  transaction_status: Permanently Rejected
  description: The transaction failed fraud review; the decision cannot be appealed.
- name: rejected_reversible
  group: authorization
  transaction_status: Recently Rejected
  description: The transaction was flagged during fraud review; a re-review can be
    requested.
- name: capture
  group: merchant-initiated
  transaction_status: Completed
  description: A manual capture was successful.
- name: credit
  group: merchant-initiated
  transaction_status: Refunded
  description: A refund or credit was processed successfully.
- name: void
  group: merchant-initiated
  transaction_status: Cancelled
  description: The transaction was voided successfully.
- name: newsletter_subscription
  group: other
  description: The customer subscribed to the merchant's newsletter.
- name: risk_insights
  group: other
  description: Risk information about the transaction is available from fraud review.
- name: credit_card_deleted
  group: credit-card
  status: beta
  description: A customer removed a saved credit card from their account. Custom cart
    implementations only, beta merchants only.
triggering_operations:
- operationId: authorizeTransaction
  triggers: true
  note: Emitted event type depends on the auto-capture setting.
- operationId: captureTransaction
  triggers: true
- operationId: refundTransaction
  triggers: true
- operationId: voidTransaction
  triggers: true
limitations:
- Virtual Terminal does not support webhooks; SMS or email notifications are used instead.
summary:
  events: 12
  event_groups: 4
  management_operations: 4
  signed: true
x-evidence:
  fetched: '2026-07-31'
  url: https://help.boltapp.com/developers/webhooks/webhooks/
  http_status: 200
  asyncapi_probes:
  - url: https://help.boltapp.com/asyncapi.yaml
    http_status: 404
  - url: https://api.boltapp.com/asyncapi.json
    http_status: 404
  - url: https://assets.boltapp.com/external-api-references/asyncapi.yml
    http_status: 403