PayPal is one of the most commonly used providers for processing payments online. Setting up an Integration with this payment gateway is a quick and easy process.
Step 1
If you don't already have a PayPal account, set up an account with PayPal for Education from here: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/education.
Step 2:
After you create the account, click on the Settings button on the Summary Page.
Step 3
Click on the My setting tools > Update button in the API access section.
Step 4:
Scroll down to the section Custom checkout experience. Click on Manage API credentials in NVP/SOAP API integration (Classic)
Step 5:
Click on Show to retrieve Username, Password, Signature key, and Hit done.
Save these details to use in the next steps.
Step 6:
Once you have these details, search for Payment gateway using the global Search 🔍 option on the admin navigation or go to Settings ➡ Payment gateway.
Step 7:
Now, select PayPal as the Type and give a name of your choice to the account.
Step 8:
Add the information you got from PayPal in the ‘Metadata’ box in the format shown below.
Example Format :
{
"merchant_username": "almabase.ab_api1.almabase.edu",
"merchant_password": "25GD8C95MSQNQCVP",
"merchant_signature": "A.Y8xPsdLdqWeepl-8..-ZthCnJZAWLy9eNjI-TIgZPdlijDIlpzvxC5"
}
NOTE: Make sure you've checked the 'is active' box! Once you're done, click Save.
If you have any trouble with this, please reach out to us at help@almabase.com through the chat bubble 💬 if you have any questions. 😄