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How Bounce Integrates with PayPal

Bounce integrates with PayPal specifically for recurring payment failures. Works with: Absolute - Renewals Holistic - Renewals

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Standard PayPal Recurring Payment Flow

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Merchant creates a subscription and buyer confirms it with PayPal
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PayPal attempts to charge the buyer on the payment due date. If the payment fails, PayPal makes two additional attempts at 5-day intervals.
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After PayPal’s retry attempts end, the system:
  • Adds unpaid amount to buyer’s outstanding balance (if configured)
  • Sends a failed subscription payment webhook
  • Disables the subscription

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Enhanced Flow with Bounce Integration

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Merchant creates a subscription and buyer confirms it with PayPal
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PayPal attempts to charge the buyer on the payment due date. If the payment fails, PayPal makes two additional attempts at 5-day intervals.
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Bounce receives PayPal’s failed payment webhook
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Bounce analyzes the transaction and, if recovery probability is high, creates and executes a retry schedule to capture the outstanding amount.

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Optional Bounce Webhooks

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Successful Retry Notification

Bounce sends a webhook notification when it successfully charges a previously failed subscription payment.

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Transaction Abandoned Notification

Bounce sends a webhook notification when it will no longer attempt to retry a failed subscription payment. This occurs in two scenarios:
  • Initial analysis shows low recovery probability or high chargeback risk
  • Bounce has completed all planned retry attempts without success