---
title: "Receive an event at the public URL returned when creating an inbox"
method: HEAD
path: "/h/{identifier}"
---

# Receive an event at the public URL returned when creating an inbox

`HEAD /h/{identifier}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://openhook.dev`
- URL: `https://openhook.dev/h/{identifier}`
- Auth: none declared

Capture accepts incoming bodies, not private read access. Keep the private token out of this URL. Optional signature verification and configured HTTP response apply.

## Path parameters

- `identifier` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Default is text/plain. JSON is returned only if the inbox owner configures a JSON response body and content type; status and body are owner-controlled. HEAD returns no body.

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400`: Request could not be completed; read resolution before retrying.
- `401`: Signature verification failed
- `403`: Request could not be completed; read resolution before retrying.
- `404`: Inbox missing or expired
- `405`: Request could not be completed; read resolution before retrying.
- `413`: Body too large
- `429`: Rate limit reached
- `500`: Request could not be completed; read resolution before retrying.
- `503`: Request could not be completed; read resolution before retrying.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/openhook/apis/openhook-native-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/openhook/apis/openhook-native-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/openhook/apis/openhook-native-api/revisions/d0fc1502ffb8?raw)