Webhooks Not Working in Local n8n (Docker, v1.85.4)

[Incognito_NO_NAME]

Hi everyone!

I’m trying to set up webhooks in a local n8n instance (Docker, v1.85.4) but keep hitting a wall:

• Server returns 404 for POST requests, even though the URL and method match the webhook node settings.

What We’ve Tried:

1. Webhook Node Setup:

   • Method: POST
   • Path: /webhook-test/<UUID> (exact match in requests)
   • Authentication: None
   • Workflow is active (green toggle enabled).

2. Test Requests via curl:

   curl -X POST "https://<subdomain>.hooks.n8n.cloud/webhook-test/<UUID>" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d "{\"test\":\"data\"}" \
     -v
   

   • Response: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
   • n8n UI is accessible at http://localhost:5678, but logs show no errors.

3. Environment Details:

   • Launched via Docker with --tunnel flag:

     docker run -d --rm \
       --name n8n \
       -p 5678:5678 \
       -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n \
       docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n:1.85.4 \
       start --tunnel
     

   • Data persists in volume (n8n_data).

Key Observations:

• Tunnel URL (e.g., https://<subdomain>.ngrok.io) appears in logs, but webhook calls fail.
• Local requests to http://localhost:5678/webhook-test/<UUID> also return 404.

Questions:

1. Are there known issues with webhooks in v1.85.4?
2. Could this be Docker/network related (hosts, ports, firewall)?
3. How can we debug why requests aren’t reaching the workflow?
4. Does --tunnel interfere with local webhook handling?

Logs:

docker logs n8n | grep -i "webhook\|tunnel"  # No errors found

Any help is appreciated!

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P.S.

• Verified exact URLs from the webhook node.
• Recreating the node/workflow didn’t help.
• Happy to share screenshots or additional logs if needed.

Note:
If you’ve faced similar issues, especially with --tunnel, please share your insights!

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Debugging Commands We Ran:

# Check tunnel status:
docker exec n8n curl -s http://localhost:5678/rest/tunnel

# List active workflows:
curl -s http://localhost:5678/rest/workflows?active=true | jq .

[mohamed3nan]

Hi @Incognito_NO_NAME Welcome to n8n community

Make sure you’re using the correct URL. With --tunnel, n8n registers the webhook on the tunnel URL (e.g.https://<subdomain>.ngrok.io), not on localhost.

Verify your test request matches the tunnel URL and that the webhook node path is an exact match.

If issues persist, try explicitly setting the WEBHOOK_URL env variable.