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I'm using a Sandbox and I created a paypal plan with Paypal PHP SDK and activated it.

I'm following the integration guide to create a subscription to this plan (https://developer.paypal.com/docs/subscriptions/integrate/#4-create-a-subscription).

But when I clic on the yellow button I have a Javascript Error in the console : 

Error: Create Subscription Api response error:

{
    "name": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "The specified resource does not exist.",
    "debug_id": "23912dc1195d",
    "details": [
        {
            "issue": "INVALID_RESOURCE_ID",
            "description": "Requested resource ID was not found."
        }
    ],
    "links": [
        {
            "href": "https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/api/#INVALID_RESOURCE_ID",
            "rel": "information_link",
            "method": "GET"
        }
    ]
}

I checked if the plan exists and it's OK with the Paypal PHP SDK.

Here is the Javascript code used :

<script src="https://www.paypal.com/sdk/js?client-id=sandbox_paypal_client_id&vault=true"></script>

  <div id="paypal-button-container"></div>

  <script>
    // paypal.Buttons().render('#paypal-button-container');

    paypal.Buttons({
      createSubscription: function(data, actions) {
        return actions.subscription.create({
          'plan_id': 'P-8N6112936N290211KKMN5MZI'
        });
      },
      onApprove: function(data, actions) {
        alert('You have successfully created subscription ' + data.subscriptionID);
      }
    }).render('#paypal-button-container');
  </script>

In the paypal developer dashboard I see the API call for this action, but in orange...

Thanks in advance for your help.

Seb
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I also ran into this problem. My confusion when following the Subscriptions Integration instructions was that I thought the SDK would work with Subscription Plans (API endpoint /billing/plans), but at the time of writing it doesn't (at least the PHP and .NET versions) - the SDK only works with the older Billing Plans (/payments/billing-plans) which are very similarly named (Plans for short).

As @giannisrig says, you have to call the Subscription Plans part of the API directly (/billing/plans). I hope they'll update the SDK soon - this seems like an important missing feature.

Joe Derry Hall
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    The fact that the SDK is out of date for an import feature like Subscriptions is infuriating. – Matt Apr 06 '20 at 19:31
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Use the sandbox business account associated with the sandbox client ID you're using and make the paypal smart subscription or plan through there. The planId and clientId need to belong to the same sandbox account.

Kevin Danikowski
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In addition to what Harvey Kadyanji said make sure that:

  1. The Plan is in active state
  2. That the plan was created through the Subscriptions API and Catalog Products API

If you are following the steps provided from paypal in this link: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/subscriptions/integrate/ you will have to use the Subscriptions API to create the Plans and not the Billing Plans and Billing Agreements APIs.

giannisrig
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I had the same problem and the following solved my issues:

  1. Make sure the sandbox_paypal_client_id provided is valid
  2. Make sure the plan_id exists
  3. Add the plan name in the request e.g.
{
  'plan_id': 'P-8N6112936N290211KKMN5MZI',
  'name': 'Monthly plan'
}
Harvey Kadyanji
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Probably you are loading the button script with "client-id=sb" or no client id specified. In order to work with plans you created via API you need to explicitly set "client-id" to the client-id of your REST SDK app when loading the script. Then the buttons will find your created plan.

I also answered to basically the same problem in the PayPal community forum

IACM-KF
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