Payment Completed

Trigger a workflow when a Gravity Forms payment is processed.

Overview

The Payment Completed trigger fires when a payment through Gravity Forms is successfully processed. This works with PayPal, Stripe, and other Gravity Forms payment add-ons.

When It Fires

PayPal payment confirmed
Stripe payment successful
Authorize.net transaction complete
Any payment add-on confirms payment

Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
Form	select	Yes	Select the form with payment
Payment Method	select	No	Filter by payment gateway
Minimum Amount	number	No	Minimum payment amount

Available Data

Payment Information

Variable	Type	Description
`{{Trigger.payment_amount}}`	string	Amount paid
`{{Trigger.payment_status}}`	string	Payment status
`{{Trigger.payment_method}}`	string	Payment gateway used
`{{Trigger.transaction_id}}`	string	Gateway transaction ID
`{{Trigger.payment_date}}`	string	Payment timestamp

Entry Information

Variable	Type	Description
`{{Trigger.entry_id}}`	integer	Entry ID
`{{Trigger.form_id}}`	integer	Form ID

All Form Fields

All submitted field values are available via {{Trigger.fields.*}}.

Example Workflows

Payment Receipt

Send payment confirmation:

Trigger: Payment Completed
Action: Send Email
- To: {{Trigger.fields.email}}
- Subject: Payment Received - ${{Trigger.payment_amount}}
- Body: Transaction details and receipt

Event Registration

Confirm registration after payment:

Trigger: Payment Completed
- Form: Event Registration
Action: Send Email
- To: Registrant email
- Subject: Registration Confirmed!
- Body: Event details and ticket info

Accounting Entry

Record in accounting system:

Trigger: Payment Completed
Action: Create accounting record
- Amount: {{Trigger.payment_amount}}
- Transaction: {{Trigger.transaction_id}}
- Description: Form name + entry ID

Team Notification

Alert team of payments:

Trigger: Payment Completed
- Minimum Amount: 500
Action: Send Email
- To: finance@yoursite.com
- Subject: Payment received: ${{Trigger.payment_amount}}

Payment Statuses

Status	Description
`Paid`	Payment successful
`Processing`	Payment pending
`Failed`	Payment failed
`Refunded`	Payment refunded

Best Practices

Send immediate payment confirmations
Track payments in accounting system
Set up high-value payment alerts
Create records for financial reporting