Getting Http response code 500 error when trying to create billing agreement for paypal - PHP

Question

I am facing an error while creating billing agreement in laravel. Here is the error.

Got Http response code 500 when accessing https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/billing-agreements/.

{"name":"INTERNAL_SERVICE_ERROR","message":"An internal service error has occurred","information_link":"https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/api/#INTERNAL_SERVICE_ERROR","debug_id":"*********"}

Here is my code:

$payerInfo = new PayerInfo();
$payerInfo->setFirstName($user->first_name)
          ->setLastName($user->last_name)
          ->setEmail($user->email);

$payer = new Payer();
$payer->setPaymentMethod('paypal')
      ->setPayerInfo($payerInfo);

$newPlan = new Plan();
$newPlan->setId($plan_id);

$agreement = new Agreement();
$agreement->setName($plan[0]->name.' Subscription')
           ->setDescription($plan[0]->name." Subscription")
           ->setStartDate(gmdate("Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z", time()+60))
           ->setPayer($payer)
           ->setPlan($newPlan);

try {
    $agreement->create($api_context);
} catch(PayPal\Exception\PayPalConnectionException $e) {
    echo $ex->getCode(); // Prints the Error Code
    echo $ex->getData(); // Prints the detailed error message 
    die($ex);
}

Can any one guide where I am going wrong?

Marc Giroux Marc Giroux · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-14T13:30:38

Paypal sometimes throws error 500 when using frequently used test CC like the one you are using, so try another one or just try with a real CC number as long as you are in sandbox mode it won't charge you or anything like that.

Getting Http response code 500 error when trying to create billing agreement for paypal - PHP

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