Why is there a warning sign in paypal app profile - accept payments? - paypal

Hi there!
I recently created a paypal app in paypal developer, I entered informations on the app but still a warning is shown in the 'accept payments' area (see picture). Whats the error? ...there's no description at all!

There is an issue currently where users aren't able to submit new apps on Developer.PayPal.com. There are a couple potential workarounds that you may want to check.
Ensure that your Developer.PayPal.com account has a first and last name associated with it and that you have a "facilitator" account saved in the "Sandbox accounts" section. If you don't have a "facilitator" account you can add one by just creating a new account with the e-mail address formatted like this - xy-facilitator#domain.com
I'll update this thread again when a fix is released or if more information is provided.
Edit: The issue where valid accounts were unable to submit an application should be fixed now. Make sure that the account you're requesting an app for is on this list and you should be good to go: https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/integration/direct/rest_api_payment_country_currency_support/

I recently done this on developer paypal portal.i had also this mark on my app but after filling the information and we need to include mass payment in our app so we just contacted paypal to enable this feature as this is disabled by default and developer needs to contact paypal to enable this.So now i have approved status on my app and no alert mark for any info.

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Error creating Paypal sandbox buyer/seller accounts

I am struggling to get a PayPal Sandbox up and running.
I am following the PayPal tutorial
Every time that I create an account, in both personal and business modes, the status is error and the profile notification says
Your sandbox account could not be created. Delete it and try again.
This even happens for the standard buyer/seller account which the Sandbox website creates when you register on the site.
Has anyone experienced something similar?
I am also just now working on setting up paypal integration. The developer portal's create account is just flat out broken is all i can conclude. go to sandbox.paypal.com and create an account, then in your developer portal under accounts instead of clicking create account, underneath it, their should be some text with a link in it to link a sandbox account by logging into it, click that. now that it's linked to your developer account you can duplicate the account to add funds to it.
Good luck getting it verified though, as i'm struggling to figure out how to actually link a bank account. Hopefully this gets you started.

Creating sandbox paypal pro account

i have some difficulties creating test account in sandbox. I found some similar topics but i still can't understand what to do.
For example this one "How to create test account with PayPal Payments Pro (Use to represent yourself as a merchant using Pro) option selected in sandbox?"
It says login in developers site, ok, done with that. Then "click on the link Preconfigured". What link? I can't find it. It just does not exist on that page and on any other that i searched.
Why i cannot login to https://www.sandbox.paypal.com with my seller account from sandbox, but it's possible to login using clients accounts (personal) from sandbox.
Do i need to apply to Paypal Payments Pro after i registered my sandbox account, and if i need why do i get "Service is not responding due to an internal error. Please contact customer service at +1-888-883-9770.". Also what social security number do i have to use(i just want to check integration with paypal, i dont have any bank accounts or social security numbers. i'm not even from usa)?
Do i need to accept licence agreement and where can i find it? According to this document https://ppmts.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/642/kw/10501 it's located somewhere inside the "Merchant Services" tab. After about an hour of search i found it in old interface. When i click it i'm being redirected to "My account".
Please, help me somebody. I'm sick and tired of that buggy, laggy and terribly designed paypal's site.
Once you are logged into developer.paypal.com, click "Applicatons", then click "Sandbox accounts". You see a blue button at the top of the page that says "Create Account". When you create a business account, you will automatically be signed up for PayPal Payments Pro.
You can then grab your API credentials by clicking the "Profile" link from developer.paypal.com.
Edit:
Updating answer with additional information about creating test accounts.
https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/classic/lifecycle/ug_sandbox/

Import to new Paypal Developer Broken

I have logged into the new paypal developer site and clicked import to bring over my old account data which is listed here:
https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/applications/accounts
When I click on the business TEST account and view the profile of the account, the API credentials (username and password) are blank. Then when I click the link to the Sandbox Site and try to log in with said test account, it says "Please login to use the PayPal Sandbox features.", in which I am already logged in, even if I click the link back to the sandbox. So basically I am stuck.. I need to use the classic API for now and cannot test because the sandbox is evidently broken.
If you have not already tried this, please try clearing all of your cache and cookies prior to accessing the developer.paypal.com site. Also try using a different browser other than IE. If you can then log in, try to navigate to the test sandbox account and log into your test seller account and view the API credentials from the profile. There are some issues that are currently being looked into with the launch of the new developer site, and they are being addressed as quickly as possible.
Also as a work around, I am not sure of the testing that you are needing to do specifically but you could try using the API credentials that are included with the SDK. You would be able to make API calls with those credentials. However, you would just not be able to sign into the seller account to see those transactions.
If you have not already done so, you may also want to file a ticket with PayPal Merchant Technical Services at www.paypal.com/mts so that they can look into your issue if it is not already being looked into. By filling out a ticket, this will help to gauge the number of merchants being effected by a particular issue, and this allows you to be notified once the issue is resolved.

s2Member subscription modification button not working in PayPal SandBox mode?

This question is relevant only for those familiar with the WP plugin "s2Member".
I've been trying to allow a "Free Subscriber" (level #0) to modify her subscription to a paying customer (level #1, for example) using a "Subscr Modification Button" carefully following s2Member's instructions.
In particular, I wanted the user's status to be changed due to the checkout in PayPal.
But the PROBLEM was that instead, the user kept on being redirected (after the PayPal process) to REGISTER for a new username for the site!!! The original existing user who started the process remained a "Free Subscriber" (and the new username, btw, would have a "level #1" access if created, but this is NOT what I wanted -- I wanted to MODIFY the existing user).
p.s. I'm using PayPal in SandBox mode, a feature which s2Member claims to support.
I assume your question is has anyone else experienced this problem? If so, my answer is "yes."
I just tried following the instructions demonstrated by the official video tutorial on my local WordPress installation with PayPal in sandbox mode. I logged in to my local WordPress site as a Level 0 (free) Subscriber and immediately after clicking the "Subscription Modification Button" that I created, I was asked to login to a PayPal sandbox test account. After logging in and paying to upgrade on my PayPal sandbox store, I was returned to my local WordPress install and greeted with the news that my Level 0 user account was not upgraded and this message which appears to indicate that testing subscription modification in sandbox mode is not possible because it requires email confirmation:
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I went ahead and notified s2Member support of this predicament to see if they have anything to say on the matter.
Lastly, I think this question would be better suited on WordPress Answers.

PayPal Web Payment Standard: forcing PayPal account creation now?

Had a nice little custom button with a few parameters I was POSTing to PayPal (and getting POSTed back via IPN) a few years ago working fine. Payments were disabled for several years, but now my client wants to resume subscriptions with their new campaign.
I switched back to the sandbox hostname/merchant accounts, did a sandbox transaction with a test Visa card, and all was well.
Switched it to the live hostname/merchant account, went to do another test with a real Visa, but noticed that not only has the real PayPal site been completely rebranded/redesigned, they now seem to be forcing you to create a PayPal account: on the sandbox, there's a blurb with a link that says "continue" which takes you right to the credit card/billing information (this is identical to what the live PayPal site used to look like a few years ago).
NOTE: The merchant account has changed; I'm not sure if that matters or not and/or if there's any settings in there I need to change.
Question: is this the way it is now with PayPal? I can't seem to find any official information that says yes/no. Besides the Express, is there any other IPN method that'll work here or is this a policy thing at PayPal? I'd hate to rewrite my working/tested code, but this isn't going to fly with my client.
Yahel's answer is incorrect: I called PayPal, and they explained that the following conditions must be met in order to accept non-PayPal payments:
The business email address must be confirmed. You can check by going to Profile > Email.
PayPal Account Optional must be checked:
Go to www.paypal.com.au and log in to your Business account.
Click 'Profile icon' near the top right of the page (next to "Log out" button)
Click "Profile & settings"
Click ‘My selling tools.’
Click ‘Update' beside 'Website preferences.’
Select 'On' under 'PayPal Account Optional' near the bottom of the page.
Click 'Save.'
Yes paypal has been forcing users to create an account for a long time now. Before that you could use a credit card up to 10 times and then it would force you to create an account anyway.
The reason you are seeing the old branding in your sandbox is probably because it is you old sandbox on an old paypal server.
Last I tried there was no way around this new policy.
But djechelon is right, they have an excellent customer service, give them a call.
PayPal does force people to create accounts, even when they want to just make a single payment. I was puzzled by this situation too: I was choosing the option to pay without a PayPal account, but still was forced to provide all the private details enough for PayPal to create an account for me against my wishes. Very sneaky of PayPal! Then I found this page and that explained a lot.
This is the message I received in my PayPal Account:
PayPal Account Optional
When this feature is turned on, your customers will go through an optimized checkout experience. This feature is available for Buy Now, Donations, and Shopping Cart buttons, but not for Subscription buttons.
So you cannot provide a regular "Subscribe" experience to non-PayPal customers. I believe you must pay the $19.99 a month "Enhanced Subscription" for this.
PayPal Has a Purchasing Limit of $3,000 for "Guests".
I ran into this issue as well and #gravyface was bang on with setting your account preferences. However, my customers were still having issues paying without a PayPal account.
I called PayPal and it turns out they have a $3,000 (cumulative) purchasing limit for "guests". My customer's invoice was for $7,000 so even though my preferences were set to make the PayPal account optional, it still would not go through.
Hope that helps others.
JP