canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/paypal.com/webhooks-management

# Paypal Webhooks Management

The PayPal REST APIs use <a href="/docs/api/notifications/webhooks/"/>webhooks</a> for event notification. Webhooks are HTTP callbacks that receive notification messages for events. After you configure a webhook listener for your app, you can <a href="#webhooks_create">create a webhook</a>, which subscribes the webhook listener for your app to events. The <code>notifications</code> namespace conta. The API exposes 16 endpoints secured with oauth2 authentication.

## For AI agents

Programmatically create webhook, list webhooks. Covers 16 operations with oauth2 authentication.

## Scope

Does not handle payments, crm, or developer tools - use for communications only.

## Capabilities

- Create webhook
- List webhooks
- Show webhook details
- Update webhook
- Delete webhook

## Use cases

### Communications Operations

Use the Webhooks Management to perform communications operations programmatically. The API provides 16 endpoints covering core functionality including create webhook, list webhooks, show webhook details.

Example prompt: Call POST /v1/notifications/webhooks to create webhook

### Automated webhooks Management

Automate webhooks operations by combining multiple Webhooks Management endpoints. Agents can list webhooks and then show webhook details in a single workflow.

Example prompt: Call GET /v1/notifications/webhooks to list webhooks, then verify the result

### AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call Webhooks Management endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle oauth2 tokens manually.

Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'create webhook', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

## Key endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| POST | /v1/notifications/webhooks | Create webhook |
| GET | /v1/notifications/webhooks | List webhooks |
| GET | /v1/notifications/webhooks/{webhook_id} | Show webhook details |
| PATCH | /v1/notifications/webhooks/{webhook_id} | Update webhook |
| DELETE | /v1/notifications/webhooks/{webhook_id} | Delete webhook |
| GET | /v1/notifications/webhooks/{webhook_id}/event-types | List event subscriptions for webhook |
| POST | /v1/notifications/webhooks-lookup | Create webhook lookup |
| GET | /v1/notifications/webhooks-lookup | List webhook lookups |

## Key resources

- **webhooks** — Use the `/webhooks` resource to subscribe your webhook listener to events, list webhooks for an app,
- **webhooks-lookup** — Use the `/webhooks-lookup` resource to create, list, show details for, and delete webhook lookups.
- **verify-webhook-signature** — Use the `/verify-webhook-signature` resource to verify a webhook signature.
- **webhooks-event-types** — Use the `/webhooks-event-types` resource to list available events to which any webhook can subscribe
- **webhooks-events** — Use the `/webhooks-events` resource to list, show details for, and resend event notifications.

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Wiring PayPal Webhooks Management by hand means running its OAuth 2.0 flow, refreshing Bearer tokens, and choosing the right sandbox or live host before you can register or update webhooks. Through Jentic you install once, import Webhooks Management from the API Directory, store the client credentials once, and your agent calls it.
- **Permission scoping:** Webhooks Management puts the webhook id in the URL path (/v1/notifications/webhooks/{webhook_id}), so a rule can pin your agent to one webhook: it can read that webhook and its event types and nothing else. You choose the operations it may call, so creating, patching, or deleting a webhook is not included unless you add them.
- **Credential handling:** Your PayPal OAuth client id and secret are stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, with token refresh handled for you. They never enter the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'create a webhook' or 'list registered webhooks', and Jentic returns the matching Webhooks Management operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Twilio** — Alternative communications API
- **Sendgrid** — Alternative communications API
- **Pusher** — Complementary communications API

## FAQ

### What authentication does the Webhooks Management use?

The Webhooks Management uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

### Can I create webhook with the Webhooks Management?

Yes. Use the POST /v1/notifications/webhooks endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

### What are the rate limits for the Webhooks Management?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

### How do I create webhook through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'create webhook'. Jentic returns the matching Webhooks Management operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

### How many endpoints does the Webhooks Management have?

The Webhooks Management exposes 16 endpoints covering webhooks, webhooks-lookup, verify-webhook-signature operations.

### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Webhooks Management API?

Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which Webhooks Management operations and credentials the agent may use. Since the webhook id sits in the URL path (/v1/notifications/webhooks/{webhook_id}), you can pin the agent to a single webhook so it only reads that webhook and its event types. Creating, updating with PATCH, or deleting a webhook stays off-limits unless you explicitly grant those operations.