PayPal Webhooks
PaymentsPayPal sends webhook notifications for payment captures, subscription billing, refunds, and disputes. Events are signed using a certificate-based verification scheme.
Webhook Events
6 event types
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETEDPayment was successfully captured
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.DENIEDPayment capture was denied
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.CREATEDA new subscription was created
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.CANCELLEDA subscription was cancelled
CUSTOMER.DISPUTE.CREATEDA dispute was filed
PAYMENT.SALE.REFUNDEDA payment was refunded
Signature Verification
PAYPAL-TRANSMISSION-SIGCertificate-based verification via PayPal SDK
Sample Payload
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED
{
"id": "WH-1234567890ABCDEF",
"event_type": "PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED",
"create_time": "2026-04-11T10:00:00Z",
"resource_type": "capture",
"resource": {
"id": "5TY05013RG002845M",
"status": "COMPLETED",
"amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "29.99"
},
"payer": {
"email_address": "[email protected]"
}
}
}Send a Sample PayPal Payload
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Capture & Inspect PayPal Webhooks Live
Get a free public HTTPS endpoint below, point PayPal at it, and watch events arrive in real time. Use the forwarding rule to relay them straight to your local server.
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Forward PayPal webhooks to localhost
- Click Create live endpoint above to get a public HTTPS URL
- Paste the URL into PayPal's webhook settings
- In the Forwarding tab, add a rule: target =
http://localhost:3000/webhooks/paypal - Fire a test event from PayPal — it arrives in the inspector and hits your local handler simultaneously
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