Cloud Functions for Firebase - getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND

Trying to make a request to Paypal's API using PayPal-node-SDK

exports.requestPayment = functions.https.onRequest((req, res) => {
    return new Promise(function (fullfilled, rejected) {
        paypal.payment.create(create_payment_json, {}, function (error, payment) {
            if (error) {
                rejected(error);
            } else {
                console.log("Create Payment Response");
                console.log(payment);
                res.status(200).send(JSON.stringify({
                    paymentID: payment.id
                })).end();
                fullfilled(payment);
            }
        });
     });
});

but I'm constantly getting an error:

Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND api.sandbox.paypal.com api.sandbox.paypal.com:443
    at errnoException (dns.js:28:10)
    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup [as oncomplete] (dns.js:76:26)

Things I've tried:

1. Making a request to a totally different host, still ENOTFOUND
2. Wrapping the request with cors(req,res, ()=>{...})
3. Prepending https:// to the host

What is the problem?

Solution 1:

You'll need to be on a paid plan to make external API requests.

Firebase's Blaze plan (pay as you go) has a free allotment for Cloud Functions. https://firebase.google.com/pricing/

Solution 2:

in my situation I had to wait and let what ever lag was happening pass. Now it's fine again.