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Sign-up

PayPal provides a self-service sign-up for a sandbox account. To sign-up for an account visit the sign-up page and fill in the details, ensuring to choose Business Account when prompted.

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Credentials

When setting up PayPal in the dashboard, configure the following credentials, which are obtained from PayPal:

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Client ID

The PayPal Client ID can be found in the PayPal Developer Portal under the Apps & Credentials -> REST API Apps -> Your App section.

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Client secret

The PayPal Client Secret can also be found in the PayPal Developer Portal under the Apps & Credentials -> REST API Apps -> Your App section.

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Merchant ID

The PayPal Merchant ID can be found in the PayPal Merchant Dashboard under Account settings -> Business Information.

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PayPal account configuration

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Payment receiving preferences

By default, PayPal only settles payments automatically if the payment is in the primary currency of the PayPal merchant account. If you need to accept payments in additional currencies, you need to open a PayPal account balance in each of the currencies you intend to accept. Alternatively, you can configure your PayPal merchant account to automatically convert payments into the primary currency. If you receive a payment in a currency that your PayPal merchant account is not configured to accept, the payment enters a pending state and you need to log-in to the PayPal merchant dashboard to trigger settlement, either by opening the required currency balance, or converting the payment into the primary currency of your PayPal account. Please note that payments left in a pending state are eventually reversed by PayPal.