To configure the PayPal settings:
On the Settings tab, click Payment Processing.
On the Payment Gateways tab, under Payment Gateways, select PayPal.
Under Account information, click Use PayPal.
Enter your PayPal merchant account information.
Click Save.
Account Information
These properties identify your PayPal account. All properties are required.
Property | Description |
|---|---|
Client ID | (Required) The API client ID for your PayPal account. |
Secret Key | (Required) The API secret key for your PayPal account. |
Production | If this setting is turned on, transactions occur on the live PayPal production environment. If this setting is turned off (default), transactions occur on the PayPal Sandbox, a virtual testing environment. |
Capture Payment Action | Specify when PayPal should capture funds: Order Placed: (default) PayPal authorizes payment and captures funds when the order is submitted. Order Shipped: PayPal authorizes payment when the order is submitted but does not capture payment. You are responsible for making sure PayPal captures payment at a later time, ideally, when the order ships. For more information, see Capture Payments Later in the PayPal developer documentation. |
