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Braintree (PayPal)4018
PayPal Pending Payments Not Supported
Technical
System or connectivity issues
Do Not Retry
Retry will not succeed
Description
PayPal returned a pending sale or refund response which is disallowed by Braintree. This failure is likely due to a misconfiguration in your PayPal account.
Recommended Action
Contact Braintree Support to resolve the PayPal account configuration.
Common Causes
- PayPal pending payment setting misconfiguration
Recovery Tips
- Contact Braintree Support
Quick Reference
Code
4018
Category
Technical
Retryable
No
Source
Braintree
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