diff --git a/apps-script/webhook/thread-reply.gs b/apps-script/webhook/thread-reply.gs
index bc474f75..8b40b306 100644
--- a/apps-script/webhook/thread-reply.gs
+++ b/apps-script/webhook/thread-reply.gs
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 
 // [START google_chat_webhook]
 function webhook() {
-  const url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/{{'<var>SPACE_ID</var>'}}/messages?key={{'<var>KEY</var>'}}&token={{'<var>TOKEN</var>'}}&messageReplyOption=REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD";
+  const url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/SPACE_ID/messages?key=KEY&token=TOKEN&messageReplyOption=REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD"
   const options = {
     "method": "post",
     "headers": {"Content-Type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"},
     "payload": JSON.stringify({
       "text": "Hello from Apps Script!",
-      "thread": {"threadKey": "{{'<var>THREAD_KEY_VALUE</var>'}}"}
+      "thread": {"threadKey": "THREAD_KEY_VALUE"}
     })
   };
   const response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options);
diff --git a/apps-script/webhook/webhook.gs b/apps-script/webhook/webhook.gs
index 058969c7..afa1b173 100644
--- a/apps-script/webhook/webhook.gs
+++ b/apps-script/webhook/webhook.gs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 // [START hangouts_chat_webhook]
 function webhook() {
-  const url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/{{'<var>SPACE_ID</var>'}}/messages?key={{'<var>KEY</var>'}}&token={{'<var>TOKEN</var>'}}";
+  const url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/SPACE_ID/messages"
   const options = {
     "method": "post",
     "headers": {"Content-Type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"},
diff --git a/node/webhook/index.js b/node/webhook/index.js
index 91c8707b..f6cff94f 100644
--- a/node/webhook/index.js
+++ b/node/webhook/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * @return {Object} response
  */
 async function webhook() {
-  const url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/{{'<var>SPACE_ID</var>'}}/messages?key={{'<var>KEY</var>'}}&token={{'<var>TOKEN</var>'}}";
+  const url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/SPACE_ID/messages"
   const res = await fetch(url, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"},
diff --git a/node/webhook/thread-reply.js b/node/webhook/thread-reply.js
index 2aea38c9..f36cb101 100644
--- a/node/webhook/thread-reply.js
+++ b/node/webhook/thread-reply.js
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
  * @return {Object} response
  */
 async function webhook() {
-  const url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/{{'<var>SPACE_ID</var>'}}/messages?key={{'<var>KEY</var>'}}&token={{'<var>TOKEN</var>'}}&messageReplyOption=REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD";
+  const url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/SPACE_ID/messages?key=KEY&token=TOKEN&messageReplyOption=REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD"
   const res = await fetch(url, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"},
     body: JSON.stringify({
       text: "Hello from a Node script!",
-      thread: {threadKey: "{{'<var>THREAD_KEY_VALUE</var>'}}"}
+      thread: {threadKey: "THREAD_KEY_VALUE"}
     })
   });
   return await res.json();
diff --git a/python/webhook/quickstart.py b/python/webhook/quickstart.py
index f8f86beb..aa899969 100644
--- a/python/webhook/quickstart.py
+++ b/python/webhook/quickstart.py
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@
 from json import dumps
 from httplib2 import Http
 
-WEBHOOK_URL = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/{{'<var>SPACE_ID</var>'}}/messages?key={{'<var>KEY</var>'}}&token={{'<var>TOKEN</var>'}}"
-
 
 def main():
     """Google Chat incoming webhook quickstart."""
-    url = WEBHOOK_URL
+    url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/SPACE_ID/messages"
     app_message = {"text": "Hello from a Python script!"}
     message_headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"}
     http_obj = Http()
diff --git a/python/webhook/thread-reply.py b/python/webhook/thread-reply.py
index 3ee46006..f1e6a7f4 100644
--- a/python/webhook/thread-reply.py
+++ b/python/webhook/thread-reply.py
@@ -23,17 +23,16 @@
 #
 # Then, append messageReplyOption=REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD to the
 # webhook URL.
-WEBHOOK_URL = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/{{'<var>SPACE_ID</var>'}}/messages?key={{'<var>KEY</var>'}}&token={{'<var>TOKEN</var>'}}&messageReplyOption=REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD"
 
 
 def main():
     """Google Chat incoming webhook that starts or replies to a message thread."""
-    url = WEBHOOK_URL
+    url = "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/SPACE_ID/messages?key=KEY&token=TOKEN&messageReplyOption=REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD"
     app_message = {
         "text": "Hello from a Python script!",
         # To start a thread, set threadKey to an arbitratry string.
         # To reply to a thread, specify that thread's threadKey value.
-        "thread": {"threadKey": "{{'<var>THREAD_KEY_VALUE</var>'}}"},
+        "thread": {"threadKey": "THREAD_KEY_VALUE"},
     }
     message_headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"}
     http_obj = Http()