I'm working on a php project that needs to integrate Paypal API's. I've chosen REST API's. But I've a business account(sandbox). Is it possible to call REST API's using this account type?
You need to log into developer.paypal.com using any live PayPal account, via https://www.paypal.com/signin?returnUri=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.paypal.com%2Fdeveloper%2Fapplications
If you don't have a live PayPal account, create one.
Once logged in, the number of REST API apps and corresponding sandbox accounts that you can manage is unlimited.
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In order to integrate PayPal with my ASP.NET website using C#, I was told that "Sign up for a PayPal developer account and obtain API credentials. I will need to create a Sandbox account to test my application."
At present, I hope to use Live Mode of Paypal instead of Sandbox Mode, must I upgrade Paypal account to business account ?
To process live payments, you need a live business account. There is no reason not to upgrade, having one is free.
I would like my website to be able to process PayPal payments on behalf of merchants. The merchants will have their own PayPal accounts and will need to give me permission to do so.
Permissions API Deprecated
PayPal have a "Permissions API" which allows a third-party such as a hosted shopping cart to process on behalf of PayPal merchants. See: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/archive/permissions-service/integration-guide/PermissionsUsing/
The above page says:
Adaptive Accounts and Adaptive Payments are no longer available for
new integrations. PayPal provides documentation for these APIs to
support existing integrations.
PayPal REST API
Are these things possible using the PayPal REST API:
perform a handoff from my site to PayPal, have the merchant grant my site permissions to act on their behalf,
process payments on behalf of the merchant using the credentials obtained from the first step
Every merchant can obtain ClientID/Secret credentials from the Live tab of a REST API App via https://www.paypal.com/signin?intent=developer&returnUri=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.paypal.com%2Fdeveloper%2Fapplications , and enter them into their config interface on your platform.
It's is possible to use the PayPal "Marketplaces and Platforms" API to achieve this:
https://developer.paypal.com/docs/platforms/seller-onboarding/
I see in executing the ruby sample from the github.com/paypal/adaptivepayments-sdk-ruby/blob/master/README.md that tests against the App ID APP-80W284485P519543T will succeed, no matter what credentials are configured.
Moreover, I gather from the 'FOR APP TESTING' message at the bottom of the welcome page to the Adaptive Payments Developer Apps portal, www.paypal-apps.com/user/my-account/applications, that it is not possible to set up a PayPal NVP test account with dummy user accounts:
Does this mean, then, that transactions from sandboxed use of PayPal NVP services cannot be configured to show at developer.paypal.com/developer/dashboard/sandbox?
In developer.paypal.com dashboard => Sandbox=>Transactions, it only list REST API transactions. There is no place to show NPV service API calls in developer website. you need to login sandbox.paypal.com to check the transaction list.
All the users on my site have a personal account. I would like to add paypal as a payment method to fund a user account. Upon a fund the user account will be credited so he will be able to pay for the services I provide. Is it possible?
Yes, this is possible you can write a script that after the users payment several lines of code get executed that activates your service and credits your account.
The easiest way of doing this is by using a payment provider that sits between paypal and your site. They can deliver you directly the scripts and API you need.
Ofcourse you can also make them yourself. Not sure if the PayPal API already includes this functionality.
I hope that this is of any help
Paypal provides an API to integrate and customize its payment platform to your website.
For starters this limk will give you a breakdown on what you can do with the api.
https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/gs_PayPalAPIs/
try this link if you are keen on developing that part of your site.
https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/
I have a Java application that has just been updated with e-commerce features that use the Paypal REST API (https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/).
I have multiple customers who run this application, each of them can log in to their own admin panel and manage their store and other features.
The Java client for Paypal REST API is working, I have tested it in the Sandbox of my own Paypal account and also in the live environment.
Question: Will each customer have to go into their Paypal account and activate the REST API to generate their key/secret for use in the Java app or is their a way for me to pay multiple PP acounts from the App/key/secret that is already active for my own PP account?
The only thing the Java app is doing with the PP API is creating and executing a payment.
If each customer has to create their own key/secret is there a quick way for them to do this from their PP admin panel? Currently the only way I know is to go into the developer.paypal.com section of the site, which doesn't seem very intuitive for a non techy.
At this time the PayPal REST API does not support third party payments in that way. The customer would need to use developer.paypal.com as you suggested to get their own PayPal REST credentials.
You can collect money and send it out using your own REST credentials but this would make you the liable receiver for the purchase.
PayPal has solutions outside of the REST API that might work for you here: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/marketplace-split-payments/
The Classic API does have a subject option, the subject is the third party. You do need permissions for some of the API calls; however, the permissions API can ease that process.