HeyGen idempotency keys replay within 24h; per-job callbacks are not HMAC-signed
Always send an idempotency key (a UUID is a safe default) on HeyGen mutations so network retries never create duplicates; treat a 409 request_in_progress as still running, not as a failure. For per-job callback_url webhooks, never trust the body on arrival: verify the connection is TLS to your endpoint and match the echoed callback_id against your pending jobs. If you need cryptographic assurance, register a webhook endpoint with a secret instead of relying on per-job callbacks.
Context: Official HeyGen docs (CLI commands reference): documents two safety-critical behaviors. First, the idempotency-key flag: a client-supplied key lets you safely retry mutations; subsequent calls within 24 hours that share the key replay the original response, even if the request body differs slightly, and a retry arriving while the original is still in flight gets a 409 request_in_progress. Second, per-job callback_url deliveries are NOT HMAC-signed; the docs say to authenticate them by verifying TLS and matching the echoed callback_id, and not to trust an unverified body. Signed payloads only go to webhook endpoints you register with a secret.Maintainer review
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