Hello everyone!
Context
I am helping a small non-profit setup an automated workflow which would record their paypal donations into their airtable database.
IPN seems to be the correct tool for the task, so I set out to test how difficult the integration would be.
I am using this documentation page to guide my setup. So far here are the things I've done:
* obtain an airtable webhook URL which will trigger the automation
* use paypal IPN silumator tool to parse out necessary information
everything was going well!
Next, I'd like to setup a sandbox scenario which would allow me to test a few sample transactions. Here's where I am running into issues.
I've setup one business account in sandbox and one personal account in sandbox.
Based on my understanding of how to enable IPN, the flow looks something like:
Paypal -> Account Settings -> Seller Tools -> Instant Payment Notifications
(I was able to turn on IPN notification on my personal account; but, alas, it does not get enough traffic for testing)
However, when I attempt to go into Account Settings while logged in as the business sandbox account, I get a 503 error.
Browsers tested: Firefox, Brave
Questions
* Could you confirm that logging as a business account into the paypal sandbox does/does not fail with a 503 error? Is this typical behavior?
* If behavior is expected, how can I configure IPN for the sandbox business account? (my understanding this is my last stage of testing before trying to make actual transactions and running tests with the customer)
* I understand there is a handshake (I don't have the capability to implement anything custom of airtable side); however, the simulator tool seemed happy enough with sending the message/flagged it as successfully received. Can I assume this means the handshake validation passed?
Thank you for your help!
Best,
~Liza
