Offer configuration stays visible
Use Offers to decide what PayPal receives: product, price, buyer, checkout mode, invoice, and automation context.
What it does
- PayPal, Venmo, and Pay Later
- 200+ markets supportedPayment optionsCurrencies
- One-touch checkoutPayPal integrationPayment options
Product surfaces
Where PayPal fits in the buying workflow
Integrations work best when the checkout surface, payment state, invoice record, and post-purchase automation all point at the same commercial object. These product screens show the Plandalf controls that should be configured before PayPal receives checkout, payment, tax, or workflow context.
Checkout layout and selling blocks stay editable
Before PayPal enters the stack, operators still need checkout templates, products, prices, coupons, order bumps, upsells, and branded offer content they can inspect.
Purchase events can start follow-up
PayPal should fit into the work after checkout: fulfilment, records, CRM updates, support context, webhooks, and sequences.
Payment methods and processor setup
PayPal handles the charge while Plandalf keeps checkout, payment state, invoice, tax, and follow-up context together.
Builder paths
Stack guides that use PayPal
Use these stack guides when a builder needs the whole path: sales surface, Plandalf offer, payment handoff, automation, fulfilment, records, and downstream integrations.
The Affiliate Tax LaunchConnect affiliate sales, payment options, live tax calculation, and post-purchase reconciliation.The StudioClose international clients who insist on PayPal, then drop the signed deal straight into the project tracker.
PayPal stack recipes
Find full stack guides that pair PayPal with checkout, payment, automation, fulfilment, records, and downstream integrations.
Offers overview
Use Offers to package products, prices, checkout pages, invoices, coupons, payment options, and follow-up context.
Hosted checkout
Use hosted checkout when PayPal should hand the buyer to a branded Plandalf checkout page.
SDK checkout
Use SDK checkout when PayPal belongs inside an app, custom site, or API-first stack.
Webhooks
Route checkout events, purchase events, payment state, invoices, and customer context into another tool.
Checkout completed fulfilment
Turn a completed checkout into access, receipts, CRM updates, support context, and records.
Plandalf vs PayPal
Compare how PayPal fits beside Plandalf Offers, checkout, payment state, invoices, automation, and integrations.
PayPal alternatives
Compare how PayPal fits beside Plandalf Offers, checkout, payment state, invoices, automation, and integrations.
Overview
Add PayPal alongside Stripe (or as your sole processor). Setup is a short form — paste your PayPal Client ID + Secret from your PayPal developer dashboard, and we’ll wire up checkout buttons across every offer.
Automation graph
Connecting PayPal
How PayPal participates in Plandalf sequences: what events it exposes upward, and what actions Plandalf can perform on it.
Triggers from PayPal
Events Plandalf can subscribe to through webhooks, API work, checkout state, payment context, and connected integrations.
paypal.payment_succeeded- Fires when PayPal confirms a successful charge.
paypal.payment_failed- Fires when a charge is declined or fails.
paypal.subscription_canceled- Fires when a customer cancels a recurring subscription.
Actions on PayPal
Things Plandalf sequences can do after checkout, payment, invoice, customer, or deadline events.
trigger: paypal.payment_succeeded
actions:
- plandalf.grant_entitlement: ${product_slug}
- email.send_receipt:
to: ${customer.email}
- notify_team:
channel: "#sales"Pair it with
Connect PayPal with…
Platforms whose roles complement PayPal inside a Plandalf sequence.
PayPal + HubSpot
Sync paying customers into HubSpot the second checkout completes.
PayPal + Kajabi
Sell a course through Plandalf, drop the student into Kajabi.
PayPal + ActiveCampaign
Sync paying customers into ActiveCampaign the second checkout completes.
PayPal + beehiiv
Sync paying customers into beehiiv the second checkout completes.
PayPal + Kit (ConvertKit)
Sync paying customers into Kit (ConvertKit) the second checkout completes.
PayPal + Customer.io
Sync paying customers into Customer.io the second checkout completes.
Integration methods
How PayPal connects to Plandalf
Each method below is the minimum viable setup. Pick the one closest to how you already use PayPal with checkout, payments, invoices, webhooks, API work, SDK checkout, and integrations.
- Method 1
Connect your account
Plandalf links to PayPal via OAuth — pick the PayPal account to use, accept the scopes, and you'll be bounced back. Plandalf never sees your secret key, and every offer in your org can charge through that account without per-offer wiring.
Plandalf → Settings → Integrations → PayPal → Connect ↳ Redirects to https://www.paypal.com ↳ Authorize Plandalf ↳ Redirected back, account live
FAQ
Common questions about the PayPal integration
Do I need a paid plan to use PayPal with Plandalf?
PayPal has its own account requirements — Plandalf doesn't add any. Any PayPal plan that supports OAuth + the Charges/Subscriptions API will work, which is every paid plan.
How long does setup take?
Under 10 minutes — paste a webhook URL into PayPal, point it at the Plandalf endpoint, and trigger a test event to confirm.
Can I disconnect PayPal later without losing data?
Yes. Disconnecting only revokes the credentials — historical events Plandalf fired stay in your sequence logs, and PayPal's own records are untouched. You can reconnect any time and resume from the last seen event.
Does Plandalf store PayPal data?
Plandalf stores the PayPal customer ID, the charge IDs, and the metadata needed to reconcile orders. Card numbers never touch Plandalf — they go straight from the customer to PayPal.
What if my payment need isn't covered by the actions or triggers listed here?
Drop into the Plandalf REST API and call PayPal directly from your sequence's HTTP action. Anything PayPal's public surface exposes is reachable.
Is there a usage limit?
Plandalf doesn't rate-limit PayPal calls beyond what PayPal itself enforces. Your PayPal plan's API rate limit is the practical ceiling.
Where do I find PayPal's own documentation?
PayPal's homepage at https://www.paypal.com links to their developer docs. For Plandalf-side questions about the PayPal integration, see the Plandalf docs.