PayPal Subscription is not working in sandbox environment
adam991
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Dec-10-2018
05:15 AM
I am using the following code to test paypal subscription in sandbox environment.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Title</title> </head> <body> <form action="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <!-- Identify your business so that you can collect the payments. --> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="some-facilitatormail.com"> <!-- Specify a Subscribe button. --> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick-subscriptions"> <!-- Identify the subscription. --> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Alice's Weekly Digest"> <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="DIG Weekly"> <!-- Set the terms of the regular subscription. --> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> <input type="hidden" name="a3" value="5.00"> <input type="hidden" name="p3" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="t3" value="M"> <!-- Set recurring payments until canceled. --> <input type="hidden" name="src" value="1"> <!-- Display the payment button. --> <input type="image" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_subscribe_LG.gif" alt="Subscribe"> <img alt="" width="1" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" > </form> </body> </html>
Note: The @ character is removed deliberately from the business field.
In the PayPal checkout page whenever I click on "Subscribe" button ( not on the PayPal Checkout button). I get the following error:
We’re sorry Things don’t appear to be working at the moment
Is there anything wrong with my code? or It just sandbox problem with sandbox?
Thanks
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indjeff
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Dec-10-2018
06:12 AM
I am having the same issue, however, we have been using the sandbox for months. It just started reporting this recently.
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Dec-10-2018
06:22 AM
Yes, I tested the same code last month it was working perfectly.
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