PayPal Website Payments Pro and Express Checkout Setup

Paypal Express Checkout requires a Business/Premier Standard Account from PayPal.

PayPal Website Payments Pro requires a PayPal Merchant Account


Enable PayPal Pro and Express:   If you have a Website Payments Pro Account select
Website Payments Pro and Express together.Otherwise select Express Checkout Only.
  
API Username:   See instructions below to obtain an API Username
API Password:  
API Signature:  
  
Live Account or Sandbox:   Use Live for real transactions and the Sandbox for testing.
  
Sandbox Username:   See Instructions below.
Sandbox Password:  
Sandbox Signature:  
  
Payment Action:  
  
Return URL:   The return page on your site. Full URL including http://
Cancel URL:   The cancel page on your site. Full URL including http://
  
  
Enable 3-D Secure:   Set to Yes to enable 3-D secure. Requires an Account from
Cardinal Commerce.
3-D Secure Merchant ID:  
3-D Secure Processor ID:  
3-D Secure Transaction Password:  
  
Click to Save Changes:  



You can use either a Live Account or a Sandbox Account. Sandbox accounts are available from http://developer.paypal.com and are used for testing.

If you are not using a sandbox or test account, you can leave the sandbox username, password and signature blank.

The payment action can be set to Sale or Authorize. The default value is Sale.



Obtaining your API
Username, Password and Signature


Login to your PayPal account.

If you have a live account, login to https://www.paypal.com.

If you have a sandbox test account, log in to Developer Central at https://developer.paypal.com/. Launch the Sandbox and then log in to that.

For both Live and Sandbox accounts.

Click on "My Account" then "Profile".

Look under the "Account Information" section

Click on "API Access"

Click on "Request API Credentials"

You can select "Request an API Signature" or "Request an API Password".

Select "Request API Password"

Click on the "Submit and Agree" button.

PayPal will then create and display an

API Username, Password and Signature.

You can then cut and paste these into the shopping cart setup program.