John Davidson

Message:

I'm having trouble writing a PHP listener script for Paypal notification webhooks. I simply need a script to listen for and request the Paypal json data. I have created one for Stripe successfully, thanks to plenty of online documentation. This is what I have:

<?php require_once('./lib/Stripe.php');

    Stripe::setApiKey("my_secret_stripe_key");



    $input = @file_get_contents("php://input");

    $event_json = json_decode($input);



    // then I request the json data from a Stripe event... //

    $event_json->type == 'charge.succeeded'

    // etc... //

?>

I just need something similar to handle Paypal event json.

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My Answer:
Here is a basic PHP listener script for Paypal webhooks:

php

// Retrieve the raw POST data from the request
$input = file_get_contents('php://input');

// Parse the JSON data
$event_json = json_decode($input);

// Handle the Paypal event based on the event type
if ($event_json->event_type == 'PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED') {
// Handle payment capture completed event
// You can access specific data from $event_json object
// For example: $payment_id = $event_json->resource->id;
} elseif ($event_json->event_type == 'PAYMENT.SALE.COMPLETED') {
// Handle payment sale completed event
} else {
// Handle other Paypal events
}

// Send a response back to Paypal to confirm receipt of the webhook
http_response_code(200);

?>


This script listens for incoming Paypal webhook notifications, parses the JSON data, and then handles different event types accordingly. You can customize the script to handle specific Paypal events based on your requirements. Remember to replace the event types and data access with the actual Paypal webhook event types and data fields.