ActionPayPalUpdated September 2026

How do I create a PayPal refund?

Short answer: You can paypal create refund in PayPal by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the PayPal PayPal Create Refund action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

PayPal Create Refund in PayPal — start free All 4 PayPal actions

PayPal Create Refund in PayPal — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Capture ID captureId	string	Required	Capture ID
Refund Amount amount	number	Optional	Leave empty for full refund
Currency currency	string	Optional	Currency
Reason / Note note	string	Optional	Reason / Note. e.g. "Customer requested refund"

Sample request

{
  "captureId": "{{trigger.captureId}}",
  "amount": "{{trigger.amount}}",
  "currency": "{{trigger.currency}}",
  "note": "Customer requested refund"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "REF-123",
  "amount": {
    "value": "99.99",
    "currency_code": "USD"
  },
  "status": "COMPLETED"
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for PayPal Create Refund.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → PayPal

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → PayPal

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about PayPal Create Refund.

What does the PayPal Create Refund action do in PayPal?

Refunds a payment — full or partial. For "support refund approved → execute" automation or for "fraud detection → auto-refund" workflows.

What inputs does PayPal Create Refund require?

Required: Capture ID. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if PayPal returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message PayPal returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does PayPal Create Refund support batch operations?

Run PayPal Create Refund inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within PayPal's rate limits.

More actions

Other PayPal actions.

Action

PayPal Capture Payment

Captures a previously-authorised payment. The standard "buyer approved + we've verified the order → capture funds" step.

Action

PayPal Create Payment

Creates a payment/order for the buyer to approve. Returns an approval URL the customer visits to authorise. For "checkout via custom flow" e-commerce workflows.

Action

Get PayPal Order

Returns order details by ID — buyer, amount, status, payer info. The standard lookup for fulfilment workflows that need richer order context.

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