diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/fixtures.json b/templates/zerver/api/fixtures.json
index 97de0bfce2..d1e1548dc1 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/fixtures.json
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/fixtures.json
@@ -331,5 +331,45 @@
         "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
         "msg": "User not authorized for this query",
         "result": "error"
+    },
+    "zulip-outgoing-webhook-payload": {
+        "data": "@**Outgoing Webhook Test** Zulip is the world\u2019s most productive group chat!",
+        "trigger": "mention",
+        "token": "xvOzfurIutdRRVLzpXrIIHXJvNfaJLJ0",
+        "message": {
+            "subject": "Verona2",
+            "sender_email": "iago@zulip.com",
+            "recipient_type": 2,
+            "timestamp": 1527876931,
+            "client": "website",
+            "submessages": [
+
+            ],
+            "recipient_id": 20,
+            "subject_links": [
+
+            ],
+            "sender_full_name": "Iago",
+            "sender_is_mirror_dummy": false,
+            "rendered_content": "<p><span class=\"user-mention\" data-user-id=\"25\">@Outgoing Webhook Test</span> Zulip is the world\u2019s most productive group chat!</p>",
+            "sender_avatar_source": "G",
+            "sender_id": 5,
+            "stream_id": 5,
+            "content": "@**Outgoing Webhook Test** Zulip is the world\u2019s most productive group chat!",
+            "sender_realm_id": 1,
+            "sender_avatar_version": 1,
+            "display_recipient": "Verona",
+            "type": "stream",
+            "id": 112,
+            "is_me_message": false,
+            "reactions": [
+
+            ],
+            "sender_realm_str": "zulip",
+            "raw_display_recipient": "Verona",
+            "sender_short_name": "iago",
+            "recipient_type_id": 5
+        },
+        "bot_email": "outgoing-bot@localhost"
     }
 }
diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/outgoing-webhooks.md b/templates/zerver/api/outgoing-webhooks.md
index cd4a2c5514..3bafa594f1 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/outgoing-webhooks.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/outgoing-webhooks.md
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ A correctly implemented endpoint will do the following:
 * For a failed request, the endpoint should return data on the
   error.
 
+### Example payload
+
+{generate_code_example|zulip-outgoing-webhook-payload|fixture}
+
 ## Slack-format webhook format
 
 This interface translates the Zulip's outgoing webhook's request into
@@ -91,11 +95,23 @@ trigger_word:   trigger method
 service_id:     id of bot user
 ```
 
-The above data is posted as list of tuples (not JSON).
+The above data is posted as list of tuples (not JSON), here's an example:
+
+```
+[('token', 'abcdef'),
+ ('team_id', 'zulip'),
+ ('team_domain', 'zulip.com'),
+ ('channel_id', '123'),
+ ('channel_name', 'integrations'),
+ ('timestamp', 123456),
+ ('user_id', 21),
+ ('user_name', 'Sample User'),
+ ('text', '@**test**'),
+ ('trigger_word', 'mention'),
+ ('service_id', None)]
+```
 
 * For successful request, if data is returned, it returns that data,
   else it returns a blank response.
 * For failed request, it returns the reason of failure, as returned by
   the server, or the exception message.
-
-