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.

Credentials

When setting up PayPal in the Dashboard, you will need to configure the following credentials, which are obtained from PayPal:

Client ID

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

PayPal Client ID

Client Secret

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

Merchant ID

The PayPal Merchant ID can be found in the PayPal’s Merchant Account under the My Apps & Credentials -> Business Information section.