I want to implement PayPal payment gateway integration.
Currently I use "PayPal checkout" API and it works for me.
Most important thing is to support AMEX.
Now I need subscriptions.
I was choosing between "Payments Pro" API and subscriptions API.
But then I noticed here https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/mpp/payment-solutions
That PayPal pro doesn't support AMEX.
I concerned now, in a subscription section they say nothing about support of AMEX.
Do they support AMEX card in their subscription services?
Technical support gave me the answer.
The answer to the question is yes! We do support American Express with recurring payments!
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Recently, I implemented the PayPal Commerce Platform
How it is different from PayPal Adaptive Chained Payments, using Express Checkout?
That's an open-ended question. Some essential differences are that PayPal Adaptive Payments is no longer supported for new integrations, so it's not really an option anymore. And PayPal Commerce Platform may not yet have an option for chaining payments to multiple receivers.
We are researching a way to automatically pay the developers of e-commerce modules we sell on our web shop. A lot of reading suggest the Paypal Adaptive Parallel Payment should be the solution. But Paypal developer docs seem to say that this API is now restricted and no option. If so, is there a new API from Paypal. The Braintree marketplace is no option for us in Europe
Express Checkout supports parallel payments as well -- https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/express-checkout/ht_ec-parallelPayments/
Actually Adaptive Payments are still supported now. You may try access below page to apply for an APP ID. If your application is approved, you may still continue integrate with Adaptive Payments.
https://www.paypal-apps.com/user/my-account/applications
Does DoReferenceTransaction API work with any PayPal account? I'm trying to implement something similar to the one-click buy option seen in Amazon (not recurring billing). Finance still has to get back to me on the type on account we have (Standard, Pro etc). Does the DoReferenceTransaction API work with all types of paypal accounts?
Also, am a bit confused by the types of accounts PayPal has. On PayPal's site I see only Website Payments Standard and Express Checkout. But I hear a lot of conversation about Payment Pro and Payflow Pro and all that. Not sure which is which.
Any inputs/pointers would be appreciated.
DoReferenceTransaction will work fine with Standard PayPal accounts but only with Express Checkout. If you want to work with credit cards directly you'd have to go with Payments Pro.
If you are going to use DRT with EC then you'll need get it approved by PayPal before it'll be available, but it doesn't cost anything extra.
PayPal has recently made some changes to "Payments Pro" that are causing lots of confusion. "Website Payments Pro" is the "old" version that uses the DoDirectPayment API.
"Payments Pro" (without the Website at the beginning) is the "new" version and it works on the PayFlow Gateway.
Depending on how old your account is and how you go about applying for Pro you'll get put into one or the other. They're trying to get everybody on PayFlow now, but sometimes they can't depending on variables in play.
If you do get into the new version of Payments Pro you would actually have access to every API on PayFlow and the standard PayPal gateway, but you would have to get them to enable everything for you.
I am new to PayPal integrating and need to integrate PayPal recurring for subscriptions. I googled for that, but I am confused with below questions.
Which API should I use with PayPal recurring, WPS or Paypal express checkout? Which one will be good?
Is there any good example or help to integrate this?
Thanks a ton in advance.
Good overview of recurring payments: Handling recurring payments
I'm using the Lionite PHP Paypal class. It's not free, but even if you're not going to use it, read through that page because it contains some useful info that is omitted from the Paypal docs.
If I understand correctly, Express Checkout requires your customer to set up a Paypal account, so Website Payments Standard would be a better option.
Unfortunately the Paypal SDK only has code examples for direct payment. If you want to use Website Payments Pro with Direct Payment, be aware of PCI compliance (which can be expensive and time-consuming) and also be aware that services like BrainTree exist which have transparent redirect, thus helping you to avoid PCI compliance (I haven't used this service however).
Express checkout code example: https://github.com/hrendoh/PayPal-Recurring-Payment-example
Set up your sandbox account at http://developer.paypal.com
Update: IPN for recurring payments is a nightmare. Not only are the recurring payment IPN responses completely undocumented, but none of the support staff I talked to had a clue about them either (in some cases they gave me incorrect answers to questions). Here is a list that others have put together, but all of these resources are incomplete:
https://www.x.com/developers/community/blogs/ppmacole/recurring-payments-ipns?page=1
http://docs.ipn-easy.com/html/T_Rolosoft_IpnEasy_Net_PayPal_TxnType.htm
Unfortunately because of the limits placed on recurring payments with express checkout, direct payment was the only option for me. I strongly suggest that if you need to do direct payment with recurring payments that you find a different payment provider.
I have a basic account with shopify and shopify is allowing me to choose from following paypal solutions
PayPal Website Payments Pro (UK)
PayPal Website Payments Pro (CA)
PayPal Payments Pro (US)
PayPal Payflow Link
PayPal Express Checkout
Is there a particular reason why shopify does not support "paypal website payment standard" ?
I am building an e-commerce solution for a client and am suggesting client to use "paypal website payment standard". Is this a not a favored solution for any reason?
The integration options for PayPal standard aren't as robust as the other PayPal integrations so Shopify does not support it. Any of the options that standard provided should be covered by the other paypal products; you should be able to get the same functionality.
Is there something in particular from PayPal standard that the client needs that the other services don't provide?
It is not about the functionality. It's about the monthly costs that is tied to other paypal plans. Paypal standard does not require any monthly fees. That's the difference and that is why we hope to actually use it on the website.