When I try to change the password of my paypal sandbox test account, for security, it asks me to enter either a full credit card number or full bank account number. It gives me the last few digits of these accounts, as in the image below:
So the basic problem is this credit card number and bank account number were auto-created by the sandbox when I created these account. I have no idea what either of these numbers actually are. Here's what I have tried:
tried creating a new credit card from a valid test card #, tried making it primary. That all worked, but when I go back to the verification screen, my new card doesn't show up -- it's just the same default one.
tried googling to find what that test credit card number, or the test bank account numbers are. No dice.
For the security challenge, tried choosing secret questions instead of account numbers. There's a glitch in paypal and it won't even take me to that screen, still takes me to cc/bank.
Tried resetting password from "forgot password", but the email never comes, because it's sandbox.
I just want to change my password. How can I do this?
You can change your sandbox account password from developer.paypal.com.
Go to developer.paypal.com and log in
Click "Applications"
Click "Sandbox accounts"
Select one of your test accounts, then click "Profile"
Click "Change password"
Enter a new password, then click "Save"
NOTE: If you're trying to change the password and see the error message "please try again" after clicking "Save", make sure the new password has these characteristics:
between 8 and 20 characters
mix of uppercase, lowercase, letters, numbers, and symbols
Hope this helps! Let me know if you run into any issues.
Thanks,
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PayPal says:
When you register as a PayPal developer on the Developer site, the Sandbox automatically creates a Business test account for you (such as pp.merch01-facilitator#example.com) and its associated NVP/SOAP API test credentials. A default Personal account (such as pp.merch01-buyer#example.com) is also created automatically
That's great from PayPal, but where are their passwords? These accounts are pretty much useless without passwords. Have PayPal devs really forgot to include passwords for those accounts? Because there is neither links nor options nor fields nor anything to get or assign passwords for them.
For the test accounts you already have, if you go to Sandbox Test accounts you will see a list of accounts. Click any and you will see 2 options "Profile" | "Notifications". If you click on Profile you will see the option to change the password.
PD: From the image you show, click any account to see the "Profile" option. In there you can change the password (without inputting the old one)
Try the password for your regular PayPal account. You can always just create new test accounts from the Sandbox test site. If you create new accounts from there, it will let you enter your own password for the accounts.
Having just had this issue myself, the existing answers are no longer correct as of August 2019. PayPal no longer gives you the option to set a sandbox account's password when you first create it, nor does clicking on an account give you a list of options.
Instead, there's now a menu handle in the rightmost column (circled below). Hover over it, then select "View/Edit Account". This will open a popup window listing, among other things, the "System Generated Password" of the account. You can also change the account's password from here, if you so desire.
It seems it was easy at one time to create a sandbox button but now I'm going round and round on the paypal site and keep ending up the same place. All I would like to do is create and test a paypal sandbox button.
I've created my test accounts in the sandbox but that's as far as I've got (can I login to paypal using these accounts as so far it appears not)??
Help would be very welcome.
Neal
If you have created a sandbox account, you should be able to login to https://www.sandbox.paypal.com with the sandbox's account email address and password. Once logged in, use this shortcut link to get to the 'My Saved Button' page: https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_button-management. (You can also navigate through the account but it varies on the type of sandbox account you have). From there, you can create PayPal button as usual.
P/S: If somehow you cannot login to sandbox.paypal.com, then you can create a new one in PayPal Developer dashboard. Refer to this link for the steps: https://ppmts.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/744/kw/sandbox
I specified an amount that was too low for my testing needs, when creating a personal paypal sandbox account. Is there any way to add money to an account, after it has been created?
If you need actual funds in that account you could use Send Money from another sandbox account and pay the account you want to fund.
You really don't need funds in the account to test payments, though. As long as the account is verified and confirmed it'll fall to "Instant Transfer" and you won't have any problems sending payments using that account.
Login using your developer PayPal account https://developer.paypal.com/
Go to 'My Account' on the top right section of the page.
Go to Accounts under Sandbox.
See your sandbox account and click on the Clone link.
Fill the details and mention the amount you want to have and click on Create.
This is helpful in case if the amount in the existing sandbox account is exhausted.
Don't go to sandbox, go to developer.paypal.com
Log in with your real paypal account (not sandbox).
Go to Sandbox - > Accounts on the left.
Click in the button "Create account"
You will be able to add any amount you want.
Follow these steps:-
Go to https://developer.paypal.com/developer/accounts/
Click on the email address used for the account (email address)
Now two option you will get --> Profile and notification (just below that email you clicked)
Choose profile then a popup will come
Now choose funding tab in popups.
Now at the bottom choose edit button and edit the balance and save.
That's it.
Why not duplicate the sandbox account (to have another name), then delete the orginal, then duplicate the new created one with your original name ?
This seems to work with buyer account, seller are usually used with api key
Just create a new account inside your Paypal developer account and simply enter the number how much you want in your account.
Ok, so I have created my buyer and seller accounts in the sandbox, i select the seller account and press the yellow button at the bottom 'Enter sandbox test site' - a new window opens and says im logged in, i want to go to the merchant services to create a buy now button to test my site, but when i press on the 'Business' tab at the top, it says page not found.
(i have tried logging out and then logging in with the new email, the one with numbers in it which they make, and their password they give you but id doesnt recognise it)
is this a bug or am i doing something wrong?
I was trying to make website payment pro sandbox account. I followed all instructions (from my sellers sandbox account applied for website payment pro, clicked on "save and continue" button after entering all information) but I am getting blank page from PayPal as response.
Does anyone know how to create Paypal Payments pro in Sandbox account ?
Go to https://developer.paypal.com/ and login using a valid PayPal account.
Click on 'Dashboard'
Click on 'Accounts' under the 'Sandbox' heading
Use the following values:
Country: United States
Credit card: Visa
Bank account: No
Balance: Up to you
Password: Use something easy to remember
Create the account and retrieve the API credentials by clicking on the little arrow on the left of the account. Click 'Profile' followed by 'API Acess' in the modal window that opens up.
Create a test Business account.
Navigate to the Profile page of the Business account and click the Upgrade to Pro link.
Click Enable on the resulting screen.
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Note: Once you enable PayPal Payments Pro for a test Business account, the setting is permanent and you cannot undo the configuration for that account. You create multiple Business test accounts with various settings in order to test all the variations you might need to handle with your application.
To create a Sandbox test account:
1. Log in to the Developer site (if you dont' have and id sign up first) at https://developer.paypal.com and navigate to Applications > Sandbox Accounts.
2. Click the Create Account button and populate the following fields:
Account type: Tick either the Personal or Business radio button.
Email address: Enter a valid email address of your choosing.
The email address doesn't need to be a real email address; the Sandbox doesn't send any email outside of the Sandbox environment. Email to Sandbox accounts, generated as a result of your test API requests, are listed on both the Notifications tab on the Developer site, as well as on the Sandbox test site.
Use the assigned email value to reference this test account in your API calls, and to log in to the Sandbox site when you want to review the details associated with the account.
Password: The password must be 8-20 alpha-numeric characters in length.
First and Last names: The optional name fields accept alpha-numeric characters.
PayPal balance: While this field is optional, it's a good idea to create test accounts with positive bank balances. Enter an integer value between 1 and 5000.
Bank verified account: You should create both Verified and Unverified test accounts so you can fully test your application.
Select payment card (Personal account type only): Test payments made with different payment cards by selecting either Discover or PayPal.
Credit card type: You must select a single credit card type for each test account. The Sandbox associates a mock credit card number with the account.
Log in with PayPal (Business account type only): Tick the I want to add Log in with PayPal to my site box and complete the following fields to enable testing the Log In with PayPal functionality: Display name, Return URL, Privacy policy URL, and User agreement URL
Notes: Use the Notes field to keep track of the test account details.
3. Click Create Account after completing the account details.
The new test account is listed with your other test accounts on the Accounts page.
for more details visit: https://www.x.com/developers/paypal/documentation-tools/ug_sandbox#accounts
Login to your https://developer.paypal.com/developer/accounts/.
Click on Accounts under Sandbox.
Open Profile for the account of your business account. and click on Upgrade to Pro.
Hope this helps!