[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Paypal order "complete" status ## - **[delkins](/forum/user/31766-delkins "View delkins's Profile")** - [![delkins's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/31766-delkins "View delkins's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/31766-delkins) Less More - Posts: 9 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 1 month ago [\#170685](#170685) by [delkins](/forum/user/31766-delkins "View delkins's Profile") *[Paypal order "complete" status](/forum/35-orders-management/870956-paypal-order-complete-status#170685 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.2.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.1 -- PHP version -- : 5.2.3 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : VArious -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : No error message. I have a plugin that I have created that performs third party shipping via an API as triggered by the "onAfterOrderCreate" successfully, but when customers purchase via PayPal these events are triggered before the payment takes place and I don't see where i can have PayPal trigger the process later. Is there a global location where I can trigger these events when an order has been completed as opposed to when it is created? This way i can apply my 3rd party API access to when an order has already been paid for and is completed according to all payment systems, and not just the currently working authorize.net payment platform?")* was created by *[delkins](/forum/user/31766-delkins "View delkins's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 2.2.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.1 -- PHP version -- : 5.2.3 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : VArious -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : No error message. I have a plugin that I have created that performs third party shipping via an API as triggered by the "onAfterOrderCreate" successfully, but when customers purchase via PayPal these events are triggered before the payment takes place and I don't see where i can have PayPal trigger the process later. Is there a global location where I can trigger these events when an order has been completed as opposed to when it is created? This way i can apply my 3rd party API access to when an order has already been paid for and is completed according to all payment systems, and not just the currently working authorize.net payment platform? 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I have a plugin that I have created that performs third party shipping via an API as triggered by the "onAfterOrderCreate" successfully, but when customers purchase via PayPal these events are triggered before the payment takes place and I don't see where i can have PayPal trigger the process later. Is there a global location where I can trigger these events when an order has been completed as opposed to when it is created? This way i can apply my 3rd party API access to when an order has already been paid for and is completed according to all payment systems, and not just the currently working authorize.net payment platform?")* Hi, So you also have to use the trigger "onAfterOrderUpdate" to manage when paypal is confirming an order. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. 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