Add the PayPal Connector
Authenticate to PayPal
After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties. supports connecting to two PayPal APIs. Select your API below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.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.
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Signature: Enter your API signature.
To generate the API signature:
- Log in to your PayPal business account and select Profile > My Selling Tools.
- Locate the Selling Online section and click Update for the API Access item.
- 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:- For Use Sandbox, select whether you want to enable the sandbox. By default, the Enable checkbox is not selected.
- Define advanced connection settings on the Advanced tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)
- Click Create & Test to create your connection.