Webhook event names

PayPal supports these webhook events.

Authorized and captured payments

The webhooks for authorizing and capturing payments correspond to both supported versions of the Payments API:

Note: PayPal supports only PayPal authorizations.

V2

Event Trigger Related method
PAYMENT.AUTHORIZATION.CREATED A payment authorization is created, approved, executed, or a future payment authorization is created. Capture authorized payment
PAYMENT.AUTHORIZATION.VOIDED A payment authorization is voided. Show details for authorized payment with response status of voided.
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED A payment capture completes. Capture authorized payment with response status of completed.
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.DENIED A payment capture is denied. Show details for authorized payment with response status of denied.
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.PENDING The state of a payment capture changes to pending. Show details for authorized payment with response status of pending.
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.REFUNDED A merchant refunds a payment capture. Capture authorized payment with response status of refunded.
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.REVERSED PayPal reverses a payment capture. Refund captured payment

V1

Event Trigger Related method
PAYMENT.AUTHORIZATION.CREATED A payment authorization is created, approved, executed, or a future payment authorization is created. Create payment with intent set to authorize
PAYMENT.AUTHORIZATION.VOIDED A payment authorization is voided. Void authorization
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED A payment capture completes. Show captured payment details
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.DENIED A payment capture is denied. Show captured payment details
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.PENDING The state of a payment capture changes to pending. Show captured payment details
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.REFUNDED A merchant refunds a payment capture. Refund captured payment
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.REVERSED PayPal reverses a payment capture. Refund captured payment

Batch payouts

Note: The PAYOUTSBATCH webhooks do not contain item-related information.

To get item-related information, use the HATEOAS links from the webhooks response.

Event Trigger Related method
PAYMENT.PAYOUTSBATCH.DENIED A batch payout payment is denied. Show payout details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTSBATCH.PROCESSING The state of a batch payout payment changes to processing. Show payout details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTSBATCH.SUCCESS A batch payout payment completes successfully. Show payout details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTS-ITEM.BLOCKED A payouts item is blocked. Show payout item details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTS-ITEM.CANCELED A payouts item is canceled. Cancel unclaimed payout item
PAYMENT.PAYOUTS-ITEM.DENIED A payouts item is denied. Show payout item details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTS-ITEM.FAILED A payouts item fails. Show payout item details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTS-ITEM.HELD A payouts item is held. Show payout item details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTS-ITEM.REFUNDED A payouts item is refunded. Show payout item details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTS-ITEM.RETURNED A payouts item is returned. Show payout item details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTS-ITEM.SUCCEEDED A payouts item succeeds. Show payout item details
PAYMENT.PAYOUTS-ITEM.UNCLAIMED A payouts item is unclaimed. Show payout item details

Billing plans and agreements

Deprecation notice: The billing plans and agreements webhooks are deprecated along with the Billing Agreements REST API.

Event Trigger Related method
BILLING_AGREEMENTS.AGREEMENT.CREATED A billing agreement is created. Create billing agreement
BILLING_AGREEMENTS.AGREEMENT.CANCELLED A billing agreement is cancelled. Cancel billing agreement
BILLING.PLAN.CREATED A billing plan is created. Create billing plan
BILLING.PLAN.UPDATED A billing plan is updated. Update billing plan
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.CANCELLED A billing agreement is canceled. Cancel agreement
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.CREATED A billing agreement is created. Create agreement
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.RE-ACTIVATED A billing agreement is re-activated. Re-activate agreement
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.SUSPENDED A billing agreement is suspended. Suspend agreement
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.UPDATED A billing agreement is updated. Update agreement

Connect with PayPal

Event Trigger Related method
IDENTITY.AUTHORIZATION-CONSENT.REVOKED A user's consent token is revoked. Not applicable

Checkout buyer approval

Event Triggered when Related method
PAYMENTS.PAYMENT.CREATED Checkout payment is created and approved by buyer. Payment details
CHECKOUT.ORDER.APPROVED See Orders.
CHECKOUT.CHECKOUT.BUYER-APPROVED Express checkout payment is created and approved by buyer. Express Checkout

Disputes

Event Trigger Related method
CUSTOMER.DISPUTE.CREATED A dispute is created. N/A
CUSTOMER.DISPUTE.RESOLVED A dispute is resolved. Settle dispute
CUSTOMER.DISPUTE.UPDATED A dispute is updated. Partially update dispute
RISK.DISPUTE.CREATED A risk dispute is created. The CUSTOMER.DISPUTE.CREATED event type supersedes and deprecates this event type.

Invoicing

Event Trigger Related method
INVOICING.INVOICE.CANCELLED A merchant or customer cancels an invoice. Cancel invoice
INVOICING.INVOICE.CREATED An invoice is created. Create draft invoice
INVOICING.INVOICE.PAID An invoice is paid, partially paid, or payment is made and is pending. Mark invoice as paid
INVOICING.INVOICE.REFUNDED An invoice is refunded or partially refunded. Mark invoice as refunded
INVOICING.INVOICE.SCHEDULED An invoice is scheduled. Schedule invoice
INVOICING.INVOICE.UPDATED An invoice is updated. Update invoice

Merchant onboarding

Event Trigger Related method
MERCHANT.ONBOARDING.COMPLETED A merchant completes setup. Seller Onboarding
MERCHANT.PARTNER-CONSENT.REVOKED The consents for a merchant account setup are revoked or an account is closed. Seller Onboarding

Orders

The webhooks for orders correspond to both supported versions of the Orders API:

V2

Event Trigger Related method
CHECKOUT.ORDER.COMPLETED A checkout order is processed. Orders API
CHECKOUT.ORDER.APPROVED A checkout order is approved by buyer Orders API

V1

Event Trigger Related method
CHECKOUT.ORDER.PROCESSED A checkout order is processed. Orders API

PayPal Commerce Platform

Event Triggered When Related method
CHECKOUT.ORDER.PROCESSED See CHECKOUT.ORDER.PROCESSED.
CUSTOMER.ACCOUNT-LIMITATION.ADDED A limitation is added for a partner's managed account. Update managed account
CUSTOMER.ACCOUNT-LIMITATION.ESCALATED A limitation is escalated for a partner's managed account. Update managed account
CUSTOMER.ACCOUNT-LIMITATION.LIFTED A limitation is lifted for a partner's managed account. Update managed account
CUSTOMER.ACCOUNT-LIMITATION.UPDATED A limitation is updated for a partner's managed account. Update managed account
MERCHANT.ONBOARDING.COMPLETED A merchant completes setup. See MERCHANT.ONBOARDING.COMPLETED in Merchant onboarding
MERCHANT.PARTNER-CONSENT.REVOKED The consents for a merchant account setup are revoked or an account is closed. See MERCHANT.PARTNER-CONSENT.REVOKED in Merchant onboarding
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED A payment capture completes. See PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED in Authorized and captured payments
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.DENIED A payment capture is denied. See PAYMENT.CAPTURE.DENIED in Authorized and captured payments
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.REFUNDED A merchant refunds a payment capture. See PAYMENT.CAPTURE.REFUNDED in Authorized and captured payments
PAYMENT.REFERENCED-PAYOUT-ITEM.COMPLETED Funds are disbursed to the seller and partner. See PAYMENT.REFERENCED-PAYOUT-ITEM.COMPLETE in Authorized and captured payments
PAYMENT.REFERENCED-PAYOUT-ITEM.FAILED Attempt to disburse funds fails. See PAYMENT.REFERENCED-PAYOUT-ITEM.FAILED in Authorized and captured payments

Payment orders

Event Trigger Related method
PAYMENT.ORDER.CANCELLED A payment order is canceled. Void order
PAYMENT.ORDER.CREATED A payment order is created. Create payment

Referenced payouts

Event Trigger Related method
PAYMENT.REFERENCED-PAYOUT-ITEM.COMPLETED Funds are disbursed to the seller and partner. Create referenced payout item
PAYMENT.REFERENCED-PAYOUT-ITEM.FAILED Attempt to disburse funds fails. Create referenced payout item

Sales

Event Trigger Related method
PAYMENT.SALE.COMPLETED A sale completes. Show sale details
PAYMENT.SALE.DENIED The state of a sale changes from pending to denied. Show sale details
PAYMENT.SALE.PENDING The state of a sale changes to pending. Show sale details
PAYMENT.SALE.REFUNDED A merchant refunds a sale. Refund sale
PAYMENT.SALE.REVERSED PayPal reverses a sale. Refund sale

Subscriptions

Webhook Trigger Related method
CATALOG.PRODUCT.CREATED A product is created. Create product
CATALOG.PRODUCT.UPDATED A product is updated. Update product
PAYMENT.SALE.COMPLETED A payment is made on a subscription.
PAYMENT.SALE.REFUNDED A merchant refunds a sale.
PAYMENT.SALE.REVERSED A payment is reversed on a subscription.
BILLING.PLAN.CREATED A billing plan is created. Create plan
BILLING.PLAN.UPDATED A billing plan is updated. Update plan
BILLING.PLAN.ACTIVATED A billing plan is activated. Activate plan
BILLING.PLAN.PRICING-CHANGE.ACTIVATED A price change for the plan is activated. Update pricing
BILLING.PLAN.DEACTIVATED A billing plan is deactivated. Deactivate plan
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.CREATED A subscription is created. Create subscription
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.ACTIVATED A subscription is activated. Activate subscription
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.UPDATED A subscription is updated. Update subscription
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.EXPIRED A subscription expires. Show subscription details
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.CANCELLED A subscription is cancelled. Cancel subscription
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.SUSPENDED A subscription is suspended. Suspend subscription
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.PAYMENT.FAILED Payment failed on subscription. Subscription failed payment details

Vault

Event Trigger Related method
VAULT.CREDIT-CARD.CREATED A credit card is created. Store credit card
VAULT.CREDIT-CARD.DELETED A credit card is deleted. Delete vaulted credit card
VAULT.CREDIT-CARD.UPDATED A credit card is updated. Update vaulted credit card

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