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# [Your Paddle Webhook Is Signed. The Seat Count Is Not.](https://fetchsandbox.hashnode.dev/your-paddle-webhook-is-signed-the-seat-count-is-not?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Paddle custom\_data can come from browser checkout code. Verify the signature, then grant seats from paid line items, not client metadata.

Sep 12 · 5 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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