PayPal StrawberryMonth-end reconciliation, done as a read
Every transaction for the period with fees separated out, matched against what the store recorded, with each difference named. Four hours, returned.
The store says one number, the bank says another, and the difference is fees, a refund processed on the wrong side of midnight, a currency conversion, and one payment that came in through a link somebody sent from their phone. Finding it takes four hours and the answer is always mundane.
A companion takes those four hours, working an account you connect: the period’s transactions with fees separated, matched against the store, differences named. Switch the money-moving actions off once and what remains is a reporting connection you can leave in place.
Why switch every money-moving action off?
Because a refund is recoverable through a conversation and a payout to the wrong email address is a support case with a payment processor, with the amount gone in the meantime. The convenience and the downside are not close.
The Permissions block on the PayPal entry under `strawberry://settings/integrations` settles it: payouts, refunds and anything else that moves money, switched off, once. The Available tools list on the same page shows which actions exist and which are read-only. Read it, switch off the write half, and leave the connection in place without thinking about it.
What are the reads good for?
Reconciliation and dispute prep. Transactions for a period with fees separated out, matched against what the store recorded, differences named. That is the four hours, and it is mechanical once somebody has decided what counts as a match. The monthly version is ai for finance teams work, and ai for accountants covers the sign-off.
Then disputes. A chargeback arrives with a reason code and a deadline, and the response needs the order, the delivery confirmation, the support conversation and the terms the customer agreed to. Assembling that is browser work across four systems, and doing it well decides whether you win. Account reconciliation checks covers the monthly version.
- Transaction reads with fees separated: the reconciliation that eats a finance afternoon.
- Dispute evidence assembly across the store, the support tool and the shipping record.
- Payouts, refunds and money movement: switched off, and not revisited.
- Sandbox credentials if you want to understand behaviour without touching a live account.
What a person still signs off
A companion produces the matched list and names every difference.
Somebody who understands your revenue recognition signs it off, in minutes rather than the four hours the matching used to take.
Account-level matters stay with PayPal: reserves, holds and account limitations arrive by email and resolve through their support flow. This connection covers the numbers inside the account, which is where the recurring work is.
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