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# [Why Paddle's subscription.activated arrives before subscription.created](https://fetchsandbox.hashnode.dev/why-paddle-s-subscription-activated-arrives-before-subscription-created?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

You'd think webhook events fire in order. Paddle disagrees. Here's what happens and how to handle it.

Jul 30 · 3 min read · fetchsandbox.hashnode.dev  
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## Written by

[Raj Nagulapalle](https://hashnode.com/@fetchsandbox)

@fetchsandbox · San Jose, USA

  
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Building tools for API integration testing. Creator of fetchsandbox.com

Engineer who's spent too long debugging webhook signatures and flaky staging servers. Building FetchSandbox — turn any OpenAPI spec into a stateful API sandbox in seconds.

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