Paypal Send Money

[piratesjv]

Afternoon, would it be possible to add a trigger for Paypal for when you send money to another company or individual?

 

[Pabblymember11]

Hey @piratesjv


You can try to create a trigger for PayPal transactions using webhooks with the help of Webhook by Pabbly trigger event. Webhooks allow you to receive real-time notifications or data from an external service, such as PayPal, whenever a specific event occurs, like sending money to another company or individual.


1. Create a Webhook Endpoint:
- First, you'll need to create a webhook endpoint in Pabbly. This endpoint will receive the data from PayPal whenever a transaction occurs.

2. Configure PayPal Webhook:
- Log in to your PayPal Developer account.
- Navigate to the dashboard and find the option for webhooks or API notifications.
- Create a new webhook and provide the URL of the webhook endpoint you created in Pabbly.
- Specify the events you want PayPal to notify your webhook about, such as "Payment Sent" or "Transaction Completed."

3. Handle Webhook Data in Pabbly:
- In Pabbly, set up a workflow to handle the data received from the webhook.
- Configure the workflow to trigger actions based on the webhook data, such as sending an email notification, updating a database, or triggering another process.

By following these steps, you can set up a webhook in Pabbly to trigger actions based on PayPal transactions, allowing you to automate processes and integrate PayPal with other applications or services.

 

[piratesjv]

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately it does not seem as though paypal uses webhook triggers to capture the action I need. Below is response from PayPal. If this is not possible via webhooks, would it be possible for Pabbly to add the Paypal trigger instead? Any help is greatly appreciated!

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Hello Richard! Thank you for contacting PayPal. My name is Illya, and I will be taking it from here. I understand that you are reaching out about “webhooks”, and I can definitely help you with this. PayPal does not use webhooks. The only trigger when sending a payment is the notification that is sent to both the merchant “You got money” or the buyer, "You paid merchant X". We do however use 2 different APIs:

API credentials identify you as a PayPal Business account holder authorized to perform API operations. There are 2 authentication methods to choose from:

• API Signature: We use a username, password, and a unique string of numbers and letters to identify your account. API Signature credentials don’t expire and are easier to implement and more commonly used.
• API Certificate: We use a username, password, and a downloadable certificate to identify your account. API Certificate credentials are valid for 3 years, and you must renew them before they expire. We recommend this method for optimal security.

You can integrate PayPal's payment solutions with an Application Programming Interface (API) with your online store or shopping cart. Find out which API credentials you'll need from your shopping cart provider or web developer.

 

[Pabblymember11]

You can integrate PayPal's payment solutions with an Application Programming Interface (API) with your online store or shopping cart. Find out which API credentials you'll need from your shopping cart provider or web developer.

Kindly create a submission on the HelloNext- https://pabbly.featureos.app/ and upvote it so our technical team can add the desired action/trigger event if possible.