"verification_status":"FAILURE" always fails - PayPal-Node-SDK

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I've been trying to integrate a PAYMENT.SALE.COMPLETED notification webhook. I searched all over the internet and its always fails with this error code: "verification_status":"FAILURE", status:

const verifyWebHook = (header, body, token, webhookId) => {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    const VERIFY_URL = 'https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/notifications/verify-webhook-signature';
    const webhookObjJSON = '{' +
        '"auth_algo": "' + header['paypal-auth-algo'] + '"' +
        ',"cert_url": "' + header['paypal-cert-url'] + '"' +
        ',"transmission_id": "' + header['paypal-transmission-id'] + '"' +
        ',"transmission_sig": "' + header['paypal-transmission-sig'] + '"' +
        ',"transmission_time": "' + header['paypal-transmission-time'] + '"' +
        ',"webhook_id": "' + webhookId + '"' +
        ',"webhook_event": ' + JSON.stringify(body) +
        '}',

        validationReqOptions = {
            method: 'POST',
            uri: VERIFY_URL,
            headers: {
                'Authorization': token,
                'content-type': 'application/json'
            },
            body: webhookObjJSON,
        }

    rp(validationReqOptions)
        .then((res) => {
            return resolve(res)
        })
        .catch((err) => {
            return reject(err);
        });
  })
}

rp is request-promise (tried with couple requests modules).

This is my request body (webhookObjJSON variable)

'{
   "auth_algo":"SHA256withRSA",
   "cert_url":"https://api.paypal.com/v1/notifications/certs/CERT-360caa42-fca2a594-5edc0ebc",
   "transmission_id":"9f1826f0-a941-11ea-b1e4-55afeaff811c",
   "transmission_sig":"KxQVusuDV2ZtsjALJ/QXdo9L4voX3VmIWGMrAPbzi1phBIr4FEQz5nG6ANIkHKdOhgifO81UA2Y3ljHKQoe/8T8fozRwox+CSXAwxFVKZC63am0YjkzNDWB3DMxVQKnec8q2Yeha26gfssIG/x+lGnr+fmWAl+3OtxpS7rP7T7fckj53J+5aro1NNf+eHkqjZvAGponHJiPx8pZKXcF2aAXGzkcLB+V7FYjbOoW4QgksoyEMVZ9hqxseA/CWda9t43y+VER3xdtFqH+Z6Oyt5KZfRQ4rdAYqlU3iIgJl1RR/IiPi/YlglBqtY4HFBN9i7507uRF67cbh2hcgqIxZuQ==",
   "transmission_time":"2020-06-08T04:36:29Z",
   "webhook_id":"80021663DE681814L",
   "webhook_event":{
      "id":"WH-2WR32451HC0233532-67976317FL4543714",
      "event_version":"1.0",
      "create_time":"2014-10-23T17:23:52Z",
      "resource_type":"sale",
      "event_type":"PAYMENT.SALE.COMPLETED",
      "summary":"A successful sale payment was made for $ 0.48 USD",
      "resource":{
         "id":"80021663DE681814L",
         "create_time":"2014-10-23T17:22:56Z",
         "update_time":"2014-10-23T17:23:04Z",
         "amount":{
            "total":"0.48",
            "currency":"USD"
         },
         "payment_mode":"ECHECK",
         "state":"completed",
         "protection_eligibility":"ELIGIBLE",
         "protection_eligibility_type":"ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED_ELIGIBLE,UNAUTHORIZED_PAYMENT_ELIGIBLE",
         "clearing_time":"2014-10-30T07:00:00Z",
         "parent_payment":"PAY-1PA12106FU478450MKRETS4A",
         "links":[
            {
               "href":"https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/80021663DE681814L",
               "rel":"self",
               "method":"GET"
            },
            {
               "href":"https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/80021663DE681814L/refund",
               "rel":"refund",
               "method":"POST"
            },
            {
               "href":"https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-1PA12106FU478450MKRETS4A",
               "rel":"parent_payment",
               "method":"GET"
            }
         ]
      },
      "links":[
         {
            "href":"https://api.paypal.com/v1/notifications/webhooks-events/WH-2WR32451HC0233532-67976317FL4543714",
            "rel":"self",
            "method":"GET"
         },
         {
            "href":"https://api.paypal.com/v1/notifications/webhooks-events/WH-2WR32451HC0233532-67976317FL4543714/resend",
            "rel":"resend",
            "method":"POST"
         }
      ]
   }
}'

Thank you for your help!

Dump a sample of your resulting request object (headers and body). — Preston PHX, Jun 08 '20 at 00:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 08 '20 at 05:25

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It appears you're trying to verify a mock webhook generated by the simulator at https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api-basics/notifications/webhooks/simulator/

As that page notes, "You cannot verify the simulator-generated events."

answered Jun 08 '20 at 05:25

Preston PHX

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Create a 1 day cycle in sandbox, or verify a one-time (not subscription) payment in sandbox – Preston PHX Jun 08 '20 at 12:12
Update your question with that example, and include the header or sandbox client/secret credentials, then someone else can see what's wrong – Preston PHX Jun 08 '20 at 12:59
So much wasted time trying to verify that test webhook – bmovement Apr 28 '22 at 23:14

"verification_status":"FAILURE" always fails - PayPal-Node-SDK

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