Paypal Authorization ID not included on ShopifyMeta Orders

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

Topic summary

A reconciliation app integrating PayPal with an ERP system is failing because PayPal transaction IDs are missing from Shopify orders originating from Facebook/Meta.

Core Issue:

  • PayPal Authorization IDs are not appearing on Shopify orders placed through Meta/Facebook channels
  • This prevents proper reconciliation between PayPal payments and the ERP system

Status:

  • The question remains unanswered
  • Seeking guidance on how to retrieve or ensure PayPal Authorization IDs are included on Meta-sourced Shopify orders
Summarized with AI on November 1. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi,

Our Reconciliation App with Paypal and an ERP is failing, because the Paypal transaction ID is not on the Shopify Order from Facebook/Meta.

How do we get the Paypal Authorization ID on these Shopify Orders from Meta/Facebook so we can probably reconcile with Paypal payments?

Thanks,

James