{"id":2743,"date":"2014-02-28T11:14:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T11:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2014-02-28T11:18:18","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T11:18:18","slug":"how-to-enable-paypal-api-access-and-get-the-api-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/how-to-enable-paypal-api-access-and-get-the-api-details-2743","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable PayPal API Access and Get the API Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following steps (with screenshots) show you how you can enable API access in your PayPal account and get the API details to use in your shopping cart admin\/configuration screen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to your PayPal Business account.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your PayPal account is verified (you need to verify your account before requesting API credentials).<\/li>\n<li>Click on the My Account tab (if you are not there already)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Click on the Profile link.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Click on the My Selling Tools link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2744\" alt=\"paypal-my-selling-tools-link\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/paypal-my-selling-tools-link.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the update button in the API Access row<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2746\" alt=\"paypal-api-access-link\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/paypal-api-access-link.png\" width=\"440\" height=\"33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/paypal-api-access-link.png 440w, https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/paypal-api-access-link-300x22.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>Request API credentials<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2747\" alt=\"paypal-request-api-access-screen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/paypal-request-api-access-screen.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Select the Request API signature radio box.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Click Agree and Submit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2748\" alt=\"api-request-agreement-screen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/api-request-agreement-screen.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/api-request-agreement-screen.png 320w, https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/api-request-agreement-screen-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Copy and paste the API username, password, and signature into your shopping cart&#8217;s configuration or administration screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/us\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=xpt\/cps\/merchant\/wppro\/WPProIntegrationSteps-outside\" target=\"_blank\">this page<\/a> on PayPal for instruction on how to get your API details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following steps (with screenshots) show you how you can enable API access in your PayPal account and get the API details to use in your shopping cart admin\/configuration screen: Log in to your PayPal Business account. Make sure your PayPal account is verified (you need to verify your account before requesting API credentials). 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