Dashboard > Directory > PayPal API Profile

PayPal API

PayPal offers online payment solutions and have more than 153 million customers worldwide. The PayPal API makes powerful functionality available to developers by exposing various features of the PayPal platform.

Bookmark and Share Click to vote

PayPal: Highlights

Summary
Online payments
Category
Payment
Tags
Protocols
SOAP, REST
Data Formats
XML
API home
https://developer.paypal.com/ 
This is 1 of
6 APIs by eBay

PayPal: Specifications

Functionality

API Groups
 
Example API Methods
 
Client Install Required
 

Signup and Licensing

Signup Requirements
API Key  
Developer Key Required
Yes  
Account Required
 
Commercial Licensing
Yes  
Provider
paypal.com  
Company
eBay  
Non-Commercial Lic.
 
Data Licensing
 
Usage Fees
 
Usage Limits
 
Terms of Service
 

Security

Authentication Model
 
SSL Support
 
Read-only Without Login
 

Support

Vendor API Kits
 
Community API Kits
 
API Blog
developer.paypal-portal.com/t5/blogs/blogpage/blog... 
Site Blog
 
API Forum
PayPal API Forums 
Developer Support
 

Like the PayPal API?

Click the "Track this API" button on any profile page and never miss an API update, new app, or breaking news for that API again.

 

Mashups, Developers & Source Code

Developers using PayPal[ Add me ]

  • auctionsound
  • daveschappell
  • gauravtechie
  • gya
  • jasonwiener
  • Learn10
  • MrRoyce
  • roelandp
  • actfind
  • blankslate
  • massrefunds
  • miro
  • msgtimeguy

See all PayPal Developers

Source Code for PayPal[ Add a source code link ]

There are no source code libraries or how-to links for PayPal. If you know one why not add it?

More headlines like this

PW Recommends

Comments 

February 14, 2010
at 15:15
Comment by: ento

To get started quickly, I recommend you to just jump into the test site and create a button or two. Their documentation at www.x.com needs reorganizing to better meet the needs of a complete newbie to all of the paypal services.
https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/

August 31, 2008
at 03:47
Comment by: invadereki

You could receive payments to your site using the Paypal Merchant Account: https://www.paypal.com/j1/mrb/pal=79FL3VQ7FJTDW

Read more comments

You must be logged in to comment. Not a PW member yet? Why not register.


1265 of 2123 APIs
Mashery: The Premier API Management Solution
Nokia Developer Summit 2010
SDK Bridge: Let us document your APINavteqTropo: Build great voice appsLaunch your API for free with 3scaleMashery: Etsy gains more customers every day. See how.

Become a ProgrammableWeb Sponsor

Follow PW on Twitter