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Hi everyone! 

I'm just getting started with programming, and I'm currently trying to integrate RevenueCat with Supabase to control user access based on subscription status.
I created an Edge Function in Supabase that receives the webhook from RevenueCat and tries to extract the app_user_id from the payload to identify the user and update their data.

The issue is: even though I can see the app_user_id correctly in the request body, I still get a 400 error saying "user_id not found". 🥲
Since I'm new to all this, there's a good chance I'm missing something simple — I'd really appreciate any help or guidance!

 

serve(async (req) => {
  try {
    const body = await req.json();

    const entitlement = body.entitlements?.premium_access;
    const event = body.event;

    const userId =
      body.app_user_id ||
      body.subscriber_attributes?.user_id?.value ||
      body.customer ||
      body.aliases?.00];

    if (!userId) {
      console.error("user_id not found");
      return new Response("user_id not found", { status: 400 });
    }

    // further logic...

  } catch (e) {
    console.error("Unexpected error", e);
    return new Response("Server error", { status: 500 });
  }
});

Hi ​@osmanolanna, I think your issue is due to the body variable being used instead of event when reading the app_user_id.

Here’s an updated code sample:

serve(async (req) => {
  const body = await req.json();   // full webhook payload
  const event = body.event;        // the event section you need

  const userId = event.app_user_id;
  if (!userId) return new Response('app_user_id not found', { status: 400 });

  const hasPremium = event.entitlement_ids?.includes('premium_access');

  // update Supabase row…

  return new Response('ok');       // 200 response prevents retries
});

Helpful tips:

  • entitlements isn’t present in the webhook event; use entitlement_ids
  • Ensure that you’re correctly handling the type of webhook event. For example, you’ll want to ensure that you don’t grant someone access due to receiving a CANCELLATION event
  • A 200 response will avoid RevenueCat retrying the same webhook event

Hey Chris!!

It worked perfectly!
You're a lifesaver — thanks to you, my app is running flawlessly now 😅

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