Paypal - Update Client ID for Past Subscriptions

Question

Previously, I used Paypal Subscription links on my website, clicking which, users can go to Paypal payment page, pay the amount there and become subscriber.

Now, I want to receive webhooks , whenever my subscriber updates or cancels his subscription. Therefore, am using following code to render Paypal buttons via which users can now buy subscriptions. I have setup corresponding webhooks against the below mentioned client-id in My Apps section in Paypal. This is all working for new subscriptions.

<div id="paypal-button-container-P-XXX"></div>
<script src="https://www.paypal.com/sdk/js?client-id=XXXXXX&vault=true&intent=subscription" data-sdk-integration-source="button-factory"></script>
<script>
    paypal.Buttons({
        style: {
            shape: 'rect',
            color: 'gold',
            layout: 'vertical',
            label: 'subscribe'
        },
        createSubscription: function(data, actions) {
            return actions.subscription.create({
                /* Creates the subscription */
                plan_id: 'P-XXX'
            });
        },
        onApprove: function(data, actions) {
            alert(data.subscriptionID);
        }
    }).render('#paypal-button-container-P-XXX'); // Renders the PayPal button
</script>

I want to know, whether there is a way so that I can setup or receive webhooks for my old subscribers as well, which subscribed through the Subscriber Plan link?

Answer 1

Subscriptions are permanently tied to the Client ID they were created with.

You can subscribe to webhooks for that app's Client ID in https://www.paypal.com/signin?intent=developer&returnUri=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.paypal.com%2Fdeveloper%2Fapplications

Verification of such webhooks will be different, so depending on your verfication method (if any) you should send such webhooks to a different URL to be able to tell the difference.