752809 - 'Payment Error' during making an in-app purchase

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Marketplace Graveyard :: Payments/Refunds, defect)

Description

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

Attachment: screenshot

Note: Tester is logged in and has preauth set up

steps to reproduce:
1. Go to http://inapp-pay-test.farmdev.com/en-US/
2. Click on call mozmarket.buy()
3. Click on the purchase button

expected behavior:
in-app purchase is successful

actual behavior:
in-app purchase fails with 'Payment Error'. See screenshot

Hopefully it is some temporary PayPal issue.

Comment 1

[Kumar McMillan [:kumar]]

In the logs I see two errors about expired JWT tokens. This leads me to think that the JSON was cached when you submitted it. This is sort of a design flaw in the tester app but not in-app payments itself. The tester sets the token to expire in 30 minutes from when you load the page. However, if you press the refresh button, it will not regenerate the token. The best way to regenerate a fresh token is to quit and restart if you're running the app. Otherwise, close your tab and re-open it at the same URL. This will ensure you have a fresh token.

Comment 2

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

This was happening since my Paypal accounts for bother seller and buyer were the same.

I can see devs hitting this issue when testing in-app purchases for their apps. But that is an edge-case not worth worrying about.

Comment 3

[Kumar McMillan [:kumar]]

Also, the developer sandbox (bug 734516) will provide informative errors.