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Track PayPal transactions and send Discord channel messages for new merchant activity
Automation is key to modern business efficiency. Platforms like PayPal and Discord are essential tools for merchants, and keeping track of PayPal transactions in real time can provide insights into business health. While Zapier offers easy automation solutions, it can become quite expensive, especially as your task volume increases. AWS Lambda, on the other hand, is an almost-free alternative that scales effortlessly. In this article, I’ll show you how to track PayPal transactions and send notifications to a Discord channel using AWS Lambda webhooks.
Why Use AWS Lambda Webhooks Instead of Zapier?
Zapier charges based on task volume. For instance, if you are on the free tier, you can only process 100 tasks per month. Upgrading to the Professional tier costs $29.99 USD/month for 750 tasks, while handling more complex automations requires plans that start from $69 USD/month for 2,000 tasks, with larger scale automations costing up to $3,299 USD/month. With AWS Lambda, you only pay for compute time, meaning if the Lambda function runs for a few milliseconds, you will pay next to nothing, even for high volumes of tasks.
Let’s dive into how to set up this integration using AWS Lambda, PayPal webhooks, and Discord.
