PayPal + ActiveCampaign integration

Plandalf has no native ActiveCampaign steps or triggers, and it does not connect PayPal to ActiveCampaign. A Plandalf sequence can call ActiveCampaign's contact sync endpoint with Send Webhook after a PayPal-paid checkout, and an ActiveCampaign automation can post to a Plandalf catch URL to enrol contacts in a promo.

1. Find your API URL

   ActiveCampaign gives each account its own base address, shown under My Settings, Developer. Do not assume the US address, because accounts differ.

2. Add PayPal to the offer

   Connect the PayPal Business account in Plandalf and enable PayPal on the offer.

3. Start the sequence

   In Automation, My Sequences, create a sequence on Plandalf, Checkout Completed for that offer, and pick a recent checkout as the test sample.

4. Configure Send Webhook

   Use POST, your base address followed by /api/3/contact/sync, and a header called Api-Token holding your key. The Payload is a JSON object with a contact holding email from {{trigger.customer_email}}, firstName and lastName.

5. Test with your own email

   Run the step. A 201 reply means a new contact was created and 200 means an existing one was updated. Only the fields you send are changed.

6. Rehearse with the PayPal sandbox

   Switch on Run on test purchases, approve a sandbox payment, check the Events view and then find the contact in ActiveCampaign. Switch the setting off.

• The sync call needs the add contacts permission to create a contact and the edit contacts permission to update one.
• ActiveCampaign gives each account its own API base address. Copy it from Developer settings rather than guessing the region.
• Plandalf's page says ActiveCampaign automation webhooks send form-encoded data. Plandalf recommends JSON for predictable catch-URL payloads, so test what arrives before you rely on it.
• Updating a contact changes only the fields you send. Leave a field out and its current value stays.
• Plandalf does not send deals or revenue to ActiveCampaign. A PayPal refund does not start Invoice Refunded.

Does PayPal integrate with ActiveCampaign?

Plandalf does not connect them. It can sync PayPal-paid buyers into ActiveCampaign with Send Webhook, calling the contact sync endpoint.

How do I add PayPal customers to ActiveCampaign?

Add a Send Webhook step to a Checkout Completed sequence, post to your account's contact sync address with your Api-Token, and include the buyer's email.

Is there a native ActiveCampaign step in Plandalf?

No. Plandalf has no ActiveCampaign steps or triggers, so everything goes through webhooks or Zapier.

Will the same buyer be duplicated in ActiveCampaign?

The sync endpoint looks the contact up by email, updating when it finds one and creating when it does not.

Checked October 26, 2026 against Plandalf's own setup guides and the vendor documentation: ActiveCampaign API: sync a contact, ActiveCampaign API: base URL.