Setting up PayPal

A payment gateway is an e-commerce application service provider service that authorizes credit card payments for e-businesses, online retailers, bricks and clicks, or traditional brick and mortar.

A payment gateway facilitates the transfer of information between a payment portal (such as a website, mobile phone or interactive voice response service) and the Front End Processor or acquiring bank.

To setup PayPal , Explore > Integrations > PayPal Settings

Setup PayPal

To enable PayPal payment service, you need to configure parameters like API Username, API Password and Signature.

PayPal Settings

You also can set test payment environment, by settings Use Sandbox

On enabling service, the system will create Payment Gateway record and Account head in chart of accounts having account type as Bank.

PayPal COA

Also it will create Payment Gateway Account entry. Payment Gateway Account is configuration hub from this you can set account head from existing COA, default Payment Request email body template.

Payment Gateway Account

After enabling service and configuring Payment Gateway Account your system is able to accept online payments.

Supporting transaction currencies

AUD, BRL, CAD, CZK, DKK, EUR, HKD, HUF, ILS, JPY, MYR, MXN, TWD, NZD, NOK, PHP, PLN, GBP, RUB, SGD, SEK, CHF, THB, TRY, USD

Get PayPal credentials

Paypal Sanbox API Signature

  • Login to paypal developer account, PayPal Developer Account

  • From Accounts tab. create a new business account. Payment Request

  • From this account profile you will get your sandbox api credentials Payment Request

PayPal Account API Signature

  • Login to PayPal Account and go to profile Payment Request

  • From My Selling Tools go to api Access Payment Request

  • On API Access Page, choose option 2 to generate API credentials Payment Request