Paypal Sandbox Test Tool IPN Simulator in Localhost

Question

How to use Instant Payment Notification Simulator in local machine? What will be provided in IPN handler URL? I don't have access to our router.

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question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11469636/paypal-sandbox-test-tool-ipn-simulator-in-localhost

Answer 1

You cannot test IPN on your localhost, as IPN is all about PayPal's server initiating a server-side POST to a URL you define.
As a result, your IPN script must be accessible by the outside world (or you can use a tunnel such as ngrok.me/localtunnel.me).