PayPal events, straight into Custom Webhook
Every payment, refund, or subscription change — posted to Custom Webhook the moment it happens. No automation-platform subscription just to relay one webhook.
Why not call PayPal's API directly from your own endpoint? You can — but then you own PayPal's signature verification, retry handling, and payload quirks yourself. ZestyGlue verifies the signature, normalizes the event into a clean JSON body, and POSTs it to your URL — you only write the part that's actually yours.
What it looks like
ZestyGlue
PayPal — Payment · Capture · Completed
25.00 USD
A real PayPal event, shown as ZestyGlue formats it for Custom Webhook.
Setup — about two minutes
- Create the connector. In ZestyGlue, start a new PayPal → Custom Webhook connector. You'll get a unique webhook URL right away.
- Point PayPal at it. In the PayPal Developer Dashboard, go to your app → Webhooks → Add Webhook, paste in your ZestyGlue webhook URL, and select the event types you want.
- Point it at your endpoint. Paste the URL of your own server, script, or automation tool's webhook receiver — no signup, no app to install.
Under the hood: PayPal webhook signature verification requires an authenticated round-trip back to PayPal's API, which this connector doesn't perform yet — so it relies on your webhook URL staying private, the same way many lightweight PayPal integrations work.
Events you can forward
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED
PAYMENT.CAPTURE.REFUNDED
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.CREATED
BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.CANCELLED
CHECKOUT.ORDER.APPROVED
Questions
Why doesn't ZestyGlue verify PayPal's signature like it does for Stripe?
PayPal's webhook verification requires an authenticated call back to PayPal's API for every event. Instead, this connector relies on your webhook URL being unguessable — the same approach many lightweight integrations use.
Can I use this for Payouts as well as Checkout?
Yes — any PayPal webhook event type can be pointed at the same URL, including Payouts, Subscriptions, and Disputes events.
Do I need to write my own server to receive this?
Yes — this destination expects your own endpoint (or a tool like a serverless function, a script, or another automation platform's webhook trigger) to receive the POST. If you don't have one yet, pick one of ZestyGlue's built-in destinations instead.
What happens if my ZestyGlue subscription lapses?
Events are silently dropped rather than causing errors on PayPal's side — PayPal never sees a failure response, so it won't retry aggressively or flag your webhook as broken. Your dashboard will simply stop showing new events until you resubscribe.