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PayPal Integration

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Supported triggers & actions in PayPal

A trigger is the event that starts the workflow; an action is what FlowMattic performs to sync data with PayPal.

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    Checkout Buyer Approved

    Triggers when an Express Checkout payment is created and approved by the buyer.

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    Checkout Order Approved

    Triggers when a buyer approves a checkout order.

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    Checkout Order Completed

    Triggers when a checkout order is completed. Marketplaces and platforms only.

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    Checkout Order Processed

    Triggers when a checkout order is processed. Marketplaces and platforms only.

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    Checkout Payment Approval Reversed

    Triggers when a problem occurred after the buyer approved the order but before you captured the payment.

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    Payment Created

    Triggers when a Checkout payment is created and approved by the buyer.

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    Payment Order Cancelled

    Triggers when a payment order is canceled.

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    Payment Order Created

    Triggers when a payment order is created.

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    Payment Authorization Created

    Triggers when a payment authorization is created, approved, executed, or a future payment authorization is created.

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    Payment Authorization Voided

    Triggers when a payment authorization is voided, either because it reached its 30-day validity period or because it was voided through the API.

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    Payment Capture Completed

    Triggers when a payment capture completes.

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    Payment Capture Declined

    Triggers when a payment capture is declined.

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    Payment Capture Denied

    Triggers when a payment capture is denied.

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    Payment Capture Pending

    Triggers when the state of a payment capture changes to pending.

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    Payment Capture Refunded

    Triggers when a merchant refunds a payment capture.

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    Payment Capture Reversed

    Triggers when PayPal reverses a payment capture.

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    Payment Refund Failed

    Triggers when this event is triggered when a refund is failed. For example, bank settlement process fails to issue the refund.

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    Payment Refund Pending

    Triggers when refund status changes to pending. For example, this occurs when an eCheck-based refund takes a couple of days to process the refund from the merchant's bank account.

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    Payment Sale Completed (Legacy v1)

    Triggers when a sale completes.

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    Payment Sale Denied (Legacy v1)

    Triggers when the state of a sale changes from pending to denied.

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    Payment Sale Pending (Legacy v1)

    Triggers when the state of a sale changes to pending.

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    Payment Sale Refunded (Legacy v1)

    Triggers when a merchant refunds a sale.

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    Payment Sale Reversed (Legacy v1)

    Triggers when PayPal reverses a sale.

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    Payment Payouts Batch Denied

    Triggers when a batch payout payment is denied.

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    Payment Payouts Batch Processing

    Triggers when the state of a batch payout payment changes to processing.

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    Payment Payouts Batch Success

    Triggers when a batch payout payment completes successfully.

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    Payment Payouts Item Blocked

    Triggers when a payouts item is blocked.

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    Payment Payouts Item Canceled

    Triggers when a payouts item is canceled.

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    Payment Payouts Item Failed

    Triggers when a payouts item fails.

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    Payment Payouts Item Held

    Triggers when a payouts item is held.

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    Payment Payouts Item Refunded

    Triggers when a payouts item is refunded.

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    Payment Payouts Item Returned

    Triggers when a payouts item is returned.

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    Payment Payouts Item Succeeded

    Triggers when a payouts item succeeds.

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    Payment Payouts Item Unclaimed

    Triggers when a payouts item is unclaimed.

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    Payment Referenced Payout Item Completed

    Triggers when funds are disbursed to the seller and partner.

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    Payment Referenced Payout Item Failed

    Triggers when attempt to disburse funds fails.

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    Catalog Product Created

    Triggers when a product is created.

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    Catalog Product Updated

    Triggers when a product is updated.

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    Billing Plan Activated

    Triggers when a billing plan is activated.

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    Billing Plan Created

    Triggers when a billing plan is created.

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    Billing Plan Deactivated

    Triggers when a billing plan is deactivated.

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    Billing Plan Pricing Change Activated

    Triggers when a price change for the plan is activated.

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    Billing Plan Updated

    Triggers when a billing plan is updated.

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    Billing Subscription Activated

    Triggers when a subscription is activated.

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    Billing Subscription Cancelled

    Triggers when a subscription is cancelled.

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    Billing Subscription Created

    Triggers when a subscription is created.

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    Billing Subscription Expired

    Triggers when a subscription expires.

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    Billing Subscription Payment Failed

    Triggers when a payment fails on a subscription.

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    Billing Subscription Re-Activated

    Triggers when a suspended subscription is re-activated.

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    Billing Subscription Suspended

    Triggers when a subscription is suspended.

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    Billing Subscription Updated

    Triggers when a subscription is updated.

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    Invoicing Invoice Cancelled

    Triggers when a merchant or customer cancels an invoice.

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    Invoicing Invoice Created

    Triggers when an invoice is created.

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    Invoicing Invoice Paid

    Triggers when an invoice is paid, partially paid, or payment is made and is pending.

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    Invoicing Invoice Refunded

    Triggers when an invoice is refunded or partially refunded.

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    Invoicing Invoice Scheduled

    Triggers when an invoice is scheduled.

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    Invoicing Invoice Updated

    Triggers when an invoice is updated.

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    Dispute Created

    Triggers when a dispute is created.

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    Dispute Resolved

    Triggers when a dispute is resolved.

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    Dispute Updated

    Triggers when a dispute is updated.

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    Risk Dispute Created (Legacy)

    Triggers when a risk dispute is created. Legacy event; new integrations should use Dispute Created.

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    Vault Payment Token Created

    Triggers when a payment token is created to save a payment method.

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    Vault Payment Token Deleted

    Triggers when a payment token is deleted. The payer's payment method is no longer saved to the PayPal vault.

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    Vault Payment Token Deletion Initiated

    Triggers when a request to delete a payment token has been submitted to the Payment Method Tokens API.

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    Payment Tokenization Enrollment Created

    Triggers when an enrollment is created.

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    Payment Tokenization Metadata Changed

    Triggers when a payment tokenization metadata is changed.

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    Payment Tokenization Payment Credential Created

    Triggers when a payment tokenization payment credential is created.

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    Payment Tokenization Payment Credential Updated

    Triggers when a payment tokenization payment credential is updated.

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    Payment Tokenization Token Status Changed

    Triggers when a payment tokenization token status is changed.

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    Payment Tokenization Transaction Created

    Triggers when a payment tokenization transaction is created.

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    Merchant Integration Capability Updated

    Triggers when a capability on the merchant's account is updated. The account must be enabled for PayPal Commerce Platform.

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    Merchant Integration Product Subscription Updated

    Triggers when the products available to the merchant have changed.

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    Merchant Integration Seller Already Integrated

    Triggers when a merchant onboards again to a partner.

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    Merchant Integration Seller Consent Granted

    Triggers when a merchant grants consents to a partner.

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    Merchant Integration Seller Email Confirmed

    Triggers when a merchant confirms the email and consents are granted.

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    Merchant Integration Seller Onboarding Initiated

    Triggers when PayPal creates a merchant account from the partner's onboarding link.

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    Managed Account Created

    Triggers when a managed account has been created.

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    Managed Account Status Changed

    Triggers when capabilities or process status has been changed on a managed account.

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    Managed Account Updated

    Triggers when a managed account has been updated.

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    Managed Account Creation Failed

    Triggers when a managed account creation failed.

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    Managed Account Negative Balance Debit Initiated

    Triggers when a negative balance debit has been initiated on a managed account.

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    Managed Account Negative Balance Notified

    Triggers when a negative balance debit has been notified on a managed account.

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    Managed Account Risk Assessed

    Triggers when a managed account has been risk assessed or the risk assessment has been changed.

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    Account Limitation Added

    Triggers when a limitation is added for a partner's managed account.

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    Account Limitation Escalated

    Triggers when a limitation is escalated for a partner's managed account.

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    Account Limitation Lifted

    Triggers when a limitation is lifted for a partner's managed account.

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    Account Limitation Updated

    Triggers when a limitation is updated for a partner's managed account.

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    Merchant Onboarding Completed

    Triggers when a merchant completes setup.

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    Merchant Partner Consent Revoked

    Triggers when the consents for a merchant account setup are revoked or an account is closed.

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    Identity Authorization Consent Revoked

    Triggers when a user's consent token is revoked.

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    Get Order

    Read one checkout order by its ID.

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    Capture Order

    Take the money for an order the buyer has already approved.

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    Get Capture

    Read one captured payment by its ID.

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    Refund Capture

    Refund a captured payment in full or in part.

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    Search Transactions

    List transactions inside a date range.

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    Create Draft Invoice

    Create an invoice in draft. Send it with the Send Invoice action.

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    Send Invoice

    Email a draft invoice to its recipient.

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    Get Invoice

    Read one invoice by its ID.

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    Create Order

    Create a checkout order and get the link the buyer opens to approve it.

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    Authorize Order

    Hold the money on an approved order created with intent Authorize.

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    Capture Authorization

    Take the money held by an authorization, in full or in part.

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    Void Authorization

    Release the money held by an authorization without taking it.

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    Get Authorization

    Read one authorization by its ID.

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    Get Refund

    Read one refund by its ID.

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    Add Order Tracking

    Add a shipment tracking number to a captured order.

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    Add Tracking To Transaction

    Add shipment tracking to any PayPal transaction, including ones not made through Orders.

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    Search Invoices

    Find invoices by recipient, number, status or date.

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    Send Invoice Reminder

    Email a reminder for a sent, unpaid invoice.

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    Cancel Invoice

    Cancel a sent invoice and optionally tell the recipient.

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    Record Invoice Payment

    Mark an invoice as paid with money received outside PayPal.

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    Create Subscription

    Start a subscription on a billing plan and get the link the subscriber opens to approve it.

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    Get Subscription

    Read one subscription by its ID.

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    Cancel Subscription

    Cancel an active or suspended subscription for good.

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    Suspend Subscription

    Pause billing on an active subscription.

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    Activate Subscription

    Resume billing on a suspended subscription.

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    Get Dispute

    Read one dispute by its ID.

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    Send Payout

    Send money from your PayPal balance to one recipient. Live accounts need Payouts enabled by PayPal first.

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Getting started

Up and running in three steps

1

Connect your account

Authorize PayPal inside FlowMattic in a couple of clicks — no API keys to hunt down.

2

Pick a trigger

Choose the PayPal event that should kick off your workflow.

3

Automate the actions

Chain in as many actions and apps as you need — FlowMattic runs the workflow 24/7.

In the wild

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About PayPal

Version 1.0.0

PayPal is one of the world's most widely used online payment platforms, handling checkout, invoicing, subscriptions and payouts for businesses of every size. This integration lets FlowMattic react to 90 PayPal webhook events - approved and completed checkout orders, captured, refunded or reversed payments, paid invoices, subscription changes, disputes and payouts - and drive PayPal back from your workflows: create, authorize, capture and track orders, capture, void or look up authorizations, look up and refund captured payments, search transactions by date range, create, send, search, remind, cancel and record payments on invoices, create, read, suspend, activate and cancel subscriptions, read disputes, and send payouts.

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v.1.0.0 – 12 Oct, 2026
– Initial release

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