Automate PayPal & Keap

Stop paying for mismatched spreadsheets. Sync data between PayPal and Keap in real-time, so you can manage your operations without the busywork.

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How the Data Flows

graph LR
    subgraph Source ["PayPal"]
        T1(["Billing Plan Webhooks"])
    end
    
    subgraph Middleware ["Enterprise Integration Core"]
        W[CRON API
Poller] --> V{Validation
& Auth}
        V -->|Fail| DLQ[Dead Letter
Queue]
        V -->|Pass| Map[Data Mapping
& Transformation]
        Map --> Retry[Rate Limiting
& Retries]
    end
    
    subgraph Target ["Keap"]
        A1(["Add a Product to an Invoice"])
    end

    T1 -->|JSON Payload| W
    Retry -->|Authenticated API POST| A1

    style Source fill:transparent,stroke:#cbd5e1,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style Target fill:transparent,stroke:#cbd5e1,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style Middleware fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#94a3b8,stroke-width:2px
    style T1 fill:#3b82f6,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    style W fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style V fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style Map fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style Retry fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style DLQ fill:#ef4444,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style A1 fill:#e11d48,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff

When PayPal transactions occur, the sales team often finds themselves manually entering payment details into Keap. This leads to discrepancies in transaction records, as the sales reps might forget to log certain payments or misrecord amounts. For instance, if a customer makes a payment of $150, but the sales rep enters $145 due to oversight, this creates confusion in financial reporting and impacts customer relationship management. The sales team wastes valuable time cross-referencing PayPal and Keap records to ensure accuracy.

Top Ways to Automate PayPal & Keap

Automated Payment Tracking: Instantly sync PayPal transactions with Keap, ensuring that all payment data is accurately recorded and updated in real-time, eliminating manual entry errors.
Streamlined Customer Follow-Up: Automatically trigger follow-up emails or reminders based on payment status, enhancing customer engagement and improving retention rates.
Comprehensive Reporting: Generate detailed reports that combine payment data from PayPal with customer insights from Keap, providing a holistic view of your business performance and aiding strategic decision-making.

How to Build the PayPal → Keap Sync

Set up a PayPal Standard Webhook to listen for the 'PAYMENT.SALE.COMPLETED' event. This will trigger whenever a payment is successfully processed.
In the webhook payload, extract the following data:
- Transaction ID
- Amount
- Currency
- Customer Email
Prepare a POST request to the Keap REST API endpoint: https://api.keap.com/v1/contacts. Use the extracted data to create a new contact or update an existing one in Keap.
Map the extracted data to Keap fields:
- Transaction ID -> Custom Field 'PayPal Transaction ID'
- Amount -> 'Last Payment Amount'
- Currency -> 'Currency'
- Customer Email -> 'Email'
Test the integration by simulating a PayPal payment and ensuring the data appears correctly in Keap.

Developer Warnings & API Gotchas

Ensure that the Transaction ID is unique; if a payment is processed multiple times, it may overwrite existing records in Keap if not handled correctly.
Be cautious with currency conversions; if PayPal transactions occur in different currencies, ensure that Keap can handle or store these variations appropriately.
Validate the customer email format before sending to Keap; invalid emails could cause the API to reject the request, leading to lost transaction data.

Supported API Operations

We leverage official, stable endpoints to ensure secure data transfer. No deprecated legacy routes.

When this happens in PayPal... Billing Plan Webhooks

Do this in Keap Add a Product to an Invoice
When this happens in PayPal... Billing Subscription Webhooks

Do this in Keap Create Company
When this happens in PayPal... Canceled Recurring Payment Webhooks

Do this in Keap Create Invoice
When this happens in PayPal... Failed Payment Webhooks

Do this in Keap Create Note
When this happens in PayPal... List Invoices

Do this in Keap Create Product

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