> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.methodfi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# June Updates

## New Features

### Webhook HMAC Signature Verification

We’ve added support for HMAC-SHA256 signatures to further secure your webhook integrations. Here's what's new:

* **Signed Webhooks:** When you provide an `hmac_secret` during webhook registration, Method now includes a `method-webhook-signature` header on each webhook request. This signature is an HMAC-SHA256 digest, computed using your `hmac_secret` as the shared secret and the message format `${method-webhook-timestamp}:${raw_payload}`.

* **Timestamp Header:** Every webhook request now includes a `method-webhook-timestamp` header (UNIX timestamp in seconds), allowing you to validate the freshness of requests and prevent replay attacks.

* **Verification:** You can verify the webhook by recreating the HMAC digest locally and comparing it using a timing-safe equality check.

For more information, please refer to the [Webhook API](https://docs.methodfi.com/reference/webhooks/overview.md).

## Improvements

### Connect API

* **Automatic Execution of Account Products and Subscriptions:** You can now optionally include `products` and `subscriptions` arrays in the request body when creating a `Connect` for an entity. These will automatically execute upon a successful connection.

* **Expand Query Parameter:** A new `expand` query parameter has been added to the `Connect` object, allowing you to include additional properties within the `accounts` object.

> [accordion] Example Request
>
> ```js theme={null}
> const connect = await method
>     .entities('ent_TYHMaRJUUeJ7U')
>     .connect
>     .create(
>         {
>             products: ['attribute', 'card_brand'],
>             subscriptions: ['card_brand', 'transaction'],
>         }, 
>         {
>             expand: ['accounts.update']
>         }
>     );
> ```

For more information, please refer to the [Connect API](https://docs.methodfi.com/reference/entities/connect/overview.md) and [Expanding Resources](https://docs.methodfi.com/reference/expanding.md).

## SDK Updates

* Released [version 1.2.4](https://github.com/MethodFi/method-node/releases/tag/v1.2.4) of `method-node`
* Released [version 1.2.4](https://github.com/MethodFi/method-python/releases/tag/v1.2.4) of `method-python`


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