[zoom4267]

i am really confused about pay pal pro. i have to install API, i have no idea how, has anyone done this and can offer me some help?

thanks alot

[zeke]

Here it is, briefly:

Website Payments Pro (Direct Payment)

In order to use the Website Payments Pro suite of products, you must have a business account.

I. I do not have an existing PayPal account:

1. Go to https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_registration-run
2. Choose to create a Business account
3. Choose country and click on Continue
4. Business Account Sign Up:
a. Fill out your business information
b. Fill in the business owner contact information
c. Fill in your business owner address and click on Continue
d. Enter in your email address
e. Choose your security questions
f. Accept the user agreement and legal policy
g. Type in your security measure
h. Click on Sign Up

5. Be sure to confirm your address by adding a credit card to your funding source
6. Verify your email address by checking your email address and follow instructions in the PayPal email address
7. Add a bank account to your funding source to be a Verified member. This process may take several business days. 
Follow the instructions on the PayPal site to add a bank account.
8. Go to section "Checklist for Website Payments Pro Sign Up" to setup your account configuration

II. I have an existing Personal or Premier account with PayPal

1. Go to https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_registration-run
2. Click on the Upgrade your Account link
3. Click on the Upgrade Now button
4. If your account was a personal account, you will get a choice to upgrade to a Premier or Business account.
5. Choose to upgrade to a Business account and follow instructions.
6. If you were a Premier account holder, you will be sent to the Business account upgrade. Follow the instructions.
7. Follow Steps 5-8 in Section I if you have not done so
8. Go to section "Checklist for Website Payments Pro Sign Up" to setup your account configuration

III. Upgrading to a Business Account

1. Cut and paste this URL into your browser: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_dcc_hub-inside
2. If you do not have a business account with PayPal, you will see a Upgrade to Business Account link
3. Click on the link and follow the process for upgrading

IV. Applying for the Website Payments Pro application

1. Cut and paste this URL into your browser: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_dcc_hub-inside
2. Click on the Submit Application link on the page
3. Fill out your information. You will be required to have a social security number for this application
4. Submit your application. Approval will take between 24-48 hours to approve. You will get an approval email or you 
can visit the sign up page again: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_dcc_hub-inside
5. Once you are approved, go to his site again: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_dcc_hub-inside
6. You should see a Complete Billing Agreement link on the page. Click on that link and agree to the billing information.
7. You will be taken back to the Direct Payment API page where you can choose to download a certificate. Check with 
your cart provider to see if you will need to.


Checklist for Website Payments Pro Sign Up

1. Get a verified business account
• If you do not have a PayPal account, sign up for a PayPal account:
- Point your browser to this URL: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_registration-run
- Choose Business Account and click on Continue.
- Sign up for an account and follow instructions for verifying your email address.
- Please also add a bank account to confirm your address, instructions should be available during the process.
- Once you have been approved for a business account, go to step 2.
• If you have a personal PayPal account, upgrade it to a business account:
- Point your browser to this URL: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_registration-run
- Click on the "Upgrade your Account" link in the yellow box towards the upper right hand corner:
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|Already have a |
|PayPal account? |
|Upgrade your account|
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- Click on the Upgrade Now Button on the following screen.
- Follow instructions for the upgrade process
- Once you have been upgraded to a business account, go to step 2.

2. Log into your account at https://www.paypal.com
3. Cut and paste this URL into your browser:
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_dcc_hub-inside
Click on the Submit Application link on the left hand side of the page.

4. Fill out your information and submit the application.
- After you submit your application, it will take between 24-48 hours to get approval. Please wait and check your email 
for the approval notice.

5. Go back to this URL:
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_dcc_hub-inside
- You must wait to receive your approval email from PayPal before you go back to this site. You may have to log into 
your PayPal account when going to this PayPal site.
- You can also return to this link to see if you have been approved. If you have been approved, you should see 
the "Complete Billing Agreement" link, go to step 5.

6. Click on the Billing Agreement link on the left hand side of the page.
- This is the billing agreement for the $20/month flat fee that you will be charged for using the 
Website Payments Pro product.

7. Certificate download
- Log into your PayPal account
- Click on PROFILE
- Click on API ACCESS under the ACCOUNT INFORMATION column
- Click on the API CERTIFICATE REQUEST link
- Fill out your information and choose a password and hit Continue
- Review your information and hit Generate certificate
- Your certificate will take around 3 business days to get approved, an email will be sent

8. Activate your APIs
- Log into your PayPal account
- Click on PROFILE
- Click on API ACCESS under the ACCOUNT INFORMATION column
- Click on the API ACCESS AUTHORIZATION link
- Click on the ADD button
- Enter in your API Account Name
- Check on the necessary API check boxes. At a minimum, you must check
AddressVerify
SetExpressCheckout
GetExpressCheckoutDetails
DoExpressCheckoutPayment
DoCapture
DoReauthorization
DoVoid
DoDirectPayment
- Click on Save.

[zoom4267]

8. Activate your APIs
- Log into your PayPal account
- Click on PROFILE
- Click on API ACCESS under the ACCOUNT INFORMATION column
- Click on the API ACCESS AUTHORIZATION link
- Click on the ADD button
- Enter in your API Account Name
- Check on the necessary API check boxes. At a minimum, you must check
AddressVerify
SetExpressCheckout
GetExpressCheckoutDetails
DoExpressCheckoutPayment
DoCapture
DoReauthorization
DoVoid
DoDirectPayment
- Click on Save.
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zeke, the intergration is where im stuck, i have the certificate. i dont see the api access authorization link,

when i go to the intergration center ill takes me through the steps, i click on the start now button for the website payment pro, then it takes me to all of these steps, then it tells me to encrypt it but only if you have a bunch of stuff, then to install it but only if you have another bunch of stuff.

this is where im stuck.

thanks so much

[zoom4267]

zeke,

let me back up a minute, i think i see my problem, when i go to the api access in my profile, am i supposed to click on "grant api permission"?? i checked request certificate

if that is so , it asks for an api partner name which is a carts name, cs cart is not there, i should just put it in anyway?
then i see what your talking about. i will try that but please respond and let me know,

thanks alot

[zeke]

Originally Posted by zoom4267

if that is so , it asks for an api partner name which is a carts name, cs cart is not there, i should just put it in anyway?
then i see what your talking about. i will try that but please respond and let me know,

You can just enter your account name there.

[zoom4267]

so thats it?? wow that was easy!!!!! thanks so much,

[taydu]

I don't want to be fancy so i'm going to let Paypal handle everything. My problem is how can you let your customer pay through paypal without signing in or create a new account. According to the demo on pay pal, customer can pay without having a paypal account. But everytime I tried it asked me to either sign in or sign up in order to complete the transaction. Yes I did set it to live mode.

thanks

[The_Store_Connection]

do I name the api_certificate.txt? or is it a api_certificate.pem?

Thank you,
John

[zoom4267]

take a look through your paypal settings. i have it set so the customer does not have to be a paypal customer and dosnt have to sign up. i think you can set that in your profile in pay pal.

_key_pem.txt for the file.

[The_Store_Connection]

Thanks Lisa,

PayPal said it should be api_certificate.pem, but if all of you are using a .txt ext then I'll go along with you guys/gals.

John

[The_Store_Connection]

Nice job on your page Lisa! I'm not there yet but getting things figured out.

John

[zoom4267]

thanks. im still learning.

[The_Store_Connection]

Okay, I got this working, but it does not work in test mode. I had to go live for it to work, and cost me $0.33! I don't know if that's a deal or not, but I can live with it LOL.

Thanks for the help,
John

[Tail's]

5. Be sure to confirm your address by adding a credit card to your funding source

Funding source? Hmm, I want to take money, not give! Must it be a company credit card here? And that credit card needs to be tied to my company address? I don't even have a company card...is it really a must?

On pay pal it just said Id have a 'sending limit' if I didnt credit card verify, then I read about a 'withdrawl limit' and was like uh, they won't let me take my money after a certain amount?

[zoom4267]

you dont need to add the cc. i didnt add one on mine

[Tail's]

thank you

[Tail's]

omg, this is so difficult! Where is:

8. Go to section "Checklist for Website Payments Pro Sign Up" to setup your account configuration

That pay pal webpage just gives me the round around every time, wheres the 'install' button!!

Oh wait, ops, he meant section of his post, duh!

[zoom4267]

how are you doing with that. i had a hard time too and yes the papal web page does lead you around in circles

[Tail's]

In order to process your request, your account must meet the following criteria:
Your account must not be restricted
Your account must be based in the United States
Your account must have a confirmed email address

Im not american! *boink boink*

[zoom4267]

your not????? LOL

i belive pay pal pro is only for the states