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# PayPal

You can use the PayPal connector from the CData Sync application to capture data
from PayPal and move it to any supported destination. To do so, you need to add
the connector, authenticate to the connector, and complete your connection.

## Add the PayPal Connector

To enable Sync to use data from PayPal, you first must add the
connector, as follows:

<ol>
  <li>Open the **Connections** page of the Sync dashboard.</li>
  <li>Click **Add Connection** to open the **Select Connectors** page.</li>
  <li>Click the **Sources** tab and locate
  the **PayPal** row.</li>

  <li>
    Click the **Configure Connection** icon at the end of that row to open
    the **New Connection** page. This action opens the
    **Add Connection** dialog.

    **Note:** If the **Configure Connection** icon is not
    available, click the **Download Connector** icon to install
    the PayPal connector.
  </li>

  <li>Enter a name for your connection in the **Add Connection** dialog.</li>
  <li>Click **Add** to open the **Settings** tab for your connector.</li>
</ol>

For more information about installing new connectors, see
[Connections](https://docs.sync.cdata.com/26.4/en/connections/connections.md).

## Authenticate to PayPal

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.

CData Sync supports connecting to two PayPal APIs. Select your API below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.

* [**REST**](#rest)
* [**SOAP**](#soap) (default)

### REST

To connect to the REST API, specify the following properties:

* **Schema:** Select **REST**.
* **OAuth Client Id:** Enter the client Id that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.
* **OAuth Client Secret:** Enter the client secret that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.

### SOAP

To connect to the SOAP API, specify the following properties:

* **Schema:** Select **SOAP**.
* **User:** Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your PayPal account.
* **Password:** Enter the password that you use to authenticate to your PayPal account.
* **Signature:** Enter your API signature.

  To generate the API signature:

  1. Log in to your PayPal business account and select **Profile > My Selling Tools**.
  2. Locate the **Selling Online** section and click **Update** for the **API Access** item.
  3. Generate the API signature by clicking **Request API Credentials** on the **API Access** page. Then select **Request API Signature** and click **Agree and Submit** to generate the API signature.

## Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:

1. For **Use Sandbox**, select whether you want to enable the sandbox. By default, the **Enable** checkbox is not selected.
2. Define advanced connection settings on the **Advanced** tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)
3. Click **Create & Test** to create your connection.

## More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Sync and PayPal, see
[PayPal Connector for CData Sync](https://cdn.cdata.com/help/BPN/synch/default.htm).


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