# Webhook clears request body when request body is an array
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Tags:** api
**Created:** [November 18, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426 "2025-11-18T16:07:10Z")
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### Author:  [@r\_avo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r_avo)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/1 "2025-11-18T16:07:10Z")
I have created a webhook that receives update events from another service. The specification for the request body of these update events can be simplified to the following:
```auto
[
$eventJSON1,
$eventJSON2,
...
]
```
My goal is to loop over the request body JSON array and handle each event, however when testing with some test data, I noticed that the webhook trigger will fail to pass any request body that is an array of JSON objects, despite this being valid JSON.
Trying to `Query` the request body throws an error since `The required parameter "JSON" is missing`, and trying to add the request body to a table or use in a JSON template shows that it’s just empty.
As an aside, the `Test Data` section doesn’t show an array of JSON objects to be an invalid request body if this is an intentional choice by the Glide team
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/2 "2025-11-19T00:35:23Z")
That’s weird. If you use a manual trigger instead, and specify the input to be JSON, then use your JSON in the test data, does that work?
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### Author:  [@r\_avo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r_avo)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/3 "2025-11-19T15:39:38Z")
It still seems to treat it as if there’s no test data.
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### Author:  [@jb\_1mprove](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jb_1mprove)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/4 "2025-11-19T22:18:14Z")
I think you need to wrap the json data in an object, as such:
```auto
{
"events": [
{"a": "string a"},
{"b": "string b"}
]
}
```
Can you do that where your webhook is triggered and then try again?
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/5 "2025-11-19T23:47:08Z")
If you loop directly on the body instead of doing an extra query step, does it work? What do you have in that Query step?
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### Author:  [@r\_avo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r_avo)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/6 "2025-11-20T15:08:03Z")
The query step is only there to grab a row to set the column value inside the loop, the loop is trying to run on `Trigger > body`
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### Author:  [@r\_avo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r_avo)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/7 "2025-11-20T15:32:10Z")
While this does work, the issue is the data coming into the webhook from is formatted:
```auto
[
{"a": "string a"},
{"b": "string b"},
...
]
```
I have tried creating a JSON template that is formatted like:
```auto
{
"events": $webhook_body
}
# $webhook_body = 'Trigger > request body'
```
But the issue is that when a webhook trigger receives a JSON array it completely removes it before the workflow even triggers
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### Author:  [@jb\_1mprove](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jb_1mprove)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/8 "2025-11-20T18:53:19Z")
Where did you create the template? Before the webhook? Because you could also add the template after the webhook, and use the output from the template instead of the trigger.
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### Author:  [@r\_avo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r_avo)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/9 "2025-11-20T20:42:20Z")
In the image provided I didn’t use the template, but here’s some images of me using a JSON template.
Template config
Loop config
Trigger when running workflow
Template when running workflow
Loop when running workflow
* * *
Creating a JSON template after the webhook doesn’t work. The issue is that the `Workflow Trigger` is **ignoring any input data if it’s a direct JSON array** ; it is not passing any data to any other actions in the workflow and acts as if it has no input at all.
I am unable to create a template before the webhook and change how the incoming data is formatted, the webhook is triggered by a third-party service, external to Glide.
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/10 "2025-11-21T00:26:33Z")
Sadly I think you are correct here. I tried reproducing this and it seems a valid JSON array as a manual input doesn’t get read at all.
Can you submit a ticket through the bottom right icon in your builder?
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### Author:  [@r\_avo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r_avo)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/11 "2025-11-21T16:46:02Z")
I am actually unable to submit a ticket for some reason.
I’ve been looking at **[this guide](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-open-a-support-ticket/59883/2)**, and we have an enterprise account, but the `(?)` button to submit a ticket isn’t there? I don’t have any any chrome extensions installed, so there shouldn’t be something blocking page elements. But I also have no memory of ever seeing the `(?)` icon since I started using Glide a month ago. Is there a direct link or webpage for creating a support ticket?
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/12 "2025-11-21T17:49:11Z")
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### Author:  [@Marcel\_at\_Glide](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marcel_at_Glide)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/13 "2025-11-24T23:42:44Z")
@r_avo - We got your support ticket and are looking into it. I also resolved the issue where the (?) support icon wasn’t showing up in your team. We’ll get back to you via the support ticket next.
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### Author:  [@Marcel\_at\_Glide](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marcel_at_Glide)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/14 "2025-12-12T22:38:19Z")
@r_avo Regarding this issue, a Webhook Ingestor (aka Trigger) does accept JSON arrays like this:
[
{“a”: “string a”},
{“b”: “string b”},
…
]
The issue is only with the test-run feature in the Builder. Until it’s fixed, use another Glide app, or a tool like [make.com](http://make.com) or curl, to trigger and test your workflow.
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### Author:  [@Marcel\_at\_Glide](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marcel_at_Glide)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/15 "2025-12-16T22:01:58Z")
Hey everyone,
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The test-run aspect of this issue has been fixed as well. Let us know if you have any more issues.
Cheers!
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/16 "2025-12-17T00:23:42Z")
Thanks for working on this!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-clears-request-body-when-request-body-is-an-array/85426/17 "2025-12-24T00:24:12Z")
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