Paypal webhooks events are not triggered in sandbox - paypal

Question

Hello I am using the following setup
Created paypal merchant and customer sandbox accounts
Configured paypal REST API app
Added a webhook url to my server and have validated that it works using the webhook simulator
Used the Express Checkout javascript implementation found here
I am able to make successful payments when viewing the notifications in sandbox but no webhook is ever triggered???
Below is a sample of my javascript implementation that I have used, please not that it's embedded in a coldfusion script file hence the use hashtags.
`
var items = #paypalItems#;
// Render the PayPal button
paypal.Button.render({
env: '#application.config.paypal.bSandbox ? "sandbox" : "production"#', // sandbox | production
commit: true,
//style the button
style: {
label: 'pay'
},
// PayPal Client IDs - replace with your own
client: {
sandbox: '#application.config.paypal.sandbox_key#',
production: '#application.config.paypal.live_key#'
},
// Wait for the PayPal button to be clicked
payment: function(data, actions) {
// Make a client-side call to the REST api to create the payment
return actions.payment.create({
payment: {
transactions: [{
amount: {
total: #trim(numberFormat( application.oCart.getTotal(bDiscount=1,bShipping=1) , "99999999.99" ))#,
currency: "AUD",
details: {
subtotal: #trim(numberFormat( application.oCart.getTotal() - application.oCart.getAmountGST( amount=application.oCart.getTotal(bDiscount=1), addGST=false ), "99999999.99" ))#,
tax: #trim(numberFormat(application.oCart.getAmountGST( amount=application.oCart.getTotal(bDiscount=1), addGST=false ), "99999999.99" ))#,
shipping: #trim(numberFormat( application.oCart.oShipping.getCartShippingAmount(country=session.fcbshoppingCart.order.shippingCountry), "99999999.99" ))#
}
},
invoice_number: "#orderNumber#",
item_list: {
items: items,
shipping_address: {
recipient_name: "#session.fcbshoppingCart.customer.firstName# #session.fcbshoppingCart.customer.lastName#",
line1: "#session.fcbshoppingCart.order.shippingAddress1#",
line2: "#session.fcbshoppingCart.order.shippingAddress2#",
city: "#session.fcbshoppingCart.order.shippingSuburb#",
country_code: "#paypalCountryCode#",
postal_code: "#session.fcbshoppingCart.order.shippingPostCode#",
state: "#session.fcbshoppingCart.order.shippingState#"
}
}
}]
}
});
},
// Wait for the payment to be authorized by the customer
onAuthorize: function(data, actions) {
console.log( "Paypal Authorize:", data );
// Execute the payment
return actions.payment.execute().then(function(payment) {
console.log( "Paypal Response:", payment );
//payment has been accepted so we can now generate an order
$.ajax({
type: "get",
url: "/apps/paypal/createOrder.cfm",
data: {
transactionNumber: "#orderNumber#",
payPalPaymentId: data.paymentID
},
dataType: "json",
success: function( res ) {
console.log('edharry create order data', res);
if( res.BPAYMENTPROCEED ) {
$('##paypal-message').addClass("show success").text('Payment Successfully Complete!');
//lets redirect to the checkout success page.
window.location.href = window.location.origin + '/shop/checkout/confirmation?productOrder=' + res.PRODUCTORDER.OBJECTID;
} else {
//need to handle a failed transaction
$('##paypal-message').addClass("show failure").text('Payment did not complete on server!');
}
},
error: function() {
//lets show an error
$('##paypal-message').addClass("show failure").text('Payment did not complete on server!');
}
})
$('##paypal-message').addClass("show success").text('Payment Successfully Complete!');
});
},
onCancel: function(data) {
console.log('The payment was cancelled!');
}
}, '##paypal-button-container');`

Answer 1

This is an ongoing issue with Paypal. They are aware of this issue and are currently working to resolve this.