I am using Paypal recurring payments and direct payment.
I tested it using beta-sandbox and works fine.
Now I want to make to real paypal account.
I have been given real paypal account, and I login with it on https://www.paypal.com/, but I don't know how can I generate API Credentials ?
this looks completely different from sandbox environment.
Check out this guide to Obtaining API Credentials from PayPal. You will find how to create/view/remove your API signature/certificate in PayPal's live setting.
Update
As per the comment, the previously held answer is out of date. To obtain your API credentials, log in here.
If you want to retrieve the api user name, api password and api signature for live then you can get it directly by log in to this url from Paypal.
Log in to Paypal. Click Tools or hover over Tools and click All Tools from the drop down menu. Sort alphabetically and API Credentials will be the first one.
Login to PayPal, go to Profile and then Selling tools. Click the update link on API access and request API credentials. Refer to this link for a detailed step by step guide.
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I already build a paypal account and then
I created Sandbox Test Accounts in "https://developer.paypal.com/developer/accounts/",
1 personal account and
1 business account.
now I want to use below credential where can I find these.
PAYPAL_USERNAME
PAYPAL_PASSWORD
PAYPAL_SIGNATURE
PAYPAL_MERCHANT_ID
PAYPAL_BUSINESS
PAYPAL_CERT_ID
please help me out, I am new in paypal api
PayPal is having pretty good documentation.
To create API Username, API Password, Signature follow the steps
Select Profile on the right side of page -- Select Profile and settings
From left menu, select My selling tools
In selling online section, click Update link for API access item
Click on Request API Credentials on the API Access page
Select Request API signature and click Agree and Submit to generate the API signature
more details here
The only things you should need are a client id and secret. This will enable you to make REST api calls. If you're new to PayPal APIs, the REST api is where you should be starting.
Please see https://developer.paypal.com/docs/integration/direct/make-your-first-call/
How to check the user's Paypal account has been verified or not.
We have used the below link to check the status of Paypal account,
https://www.paypal.com/verified/pal=
But this link is not working now.
So, can you help me how to check the verified status of the Paypal account.
You could use the getVerifiedStatus API to verify the specific account's status.
However you need to submit your application request to make the API call.
Please refer the guide for adaptive accounts.
The detailed parameters for getVerifiedStatus API can be found here.
This link is working in 2018
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_status
You should be logged in first, after that open this link ...
Thanks
I have tested my paypal payment with sandbox account using my API details. Now I want to use Clients API details for sandbox and changed code accordingly. But it still redirects me to the previous store.
Any idiea what is wrong i am doing.
it looks like your code didn't change the API credentials in some way. Try to check again the new APIs that you want to use and replace the previous one.
Usually, for example in ExpressCheckout, when you initially call the SetExpressCheckout you provide the API credentials of the seller so that when the checkout is displayed you can connect to the seller shop to pay and all the money will be directed there.
Hi I need to get PayPal account type (personal, pro, merchant, etc) using some sort of API call. I am looking into GetAdvancedPersonalData API, however in the documentation I don't see account type as a info I can retrieve.
First of all, is this possible?
If not what are my options?
Thanks
You need to be either pro or merchant holder to be able to use APIs.
If you are a personal account holder you can not authorise another provider to access your account through API
In your paypal account (sandbox or live) go to Profile > My Selling Preferences, If you do not see an API link there, means you need to upgrade your account to either a pro or merchant
I'm trying to implement recurring payments with PayPal in PHP. I found this example, which I'm looking into, but I need some API credentials. I created a PayPal sandbox account, and from there I created a merchant account. I'm trying to get the API credentials for that sandbox merchant account to replace the values in the example, but I can't find where. All the guides I find point to non-existant parts of the sandbox user interface. Does anyone know where I can find the API credential details for sandbox merchant accounts?
Thanks.
I'm beginning to I loathe PayPal. Spent an hour on their site looking for this, only to find it here on SO (works as of Oct-2014):
Live: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-api-run
Test: https://sandbox.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-api-run
To get API credentials in sandbox you must use the API Credentials menu in sandbox itself, instead of logging into the sandboxed account.