When you register your application, a PayPal agent reviews it to ensure it meets the criteria outlined by PayPal.

To enable Mass Pay, reference transactions, and AddressVerify on your account, contact PayPal Customer Service. If your application uses the Mass Pay operation, you must allowlist your application before you can move it to the live environment. Review applications with Mass Pay API calls If the review process does surface questions, these must be addressed before you can continue making production calls from your application. If you do not hear from PayPal, either during or after the review period, you can assume your application was reviewed without concern and you may continue using the credentials assigned to you. PayPal will contact you only if there are any questions or concerns raised during the review process. After the review, PayPal grants final approval to your application. PayPal reviews your application within 24 – 72 hours of your submission to ensure it complies with all requirements. If your application makes calls to the PayPal Merchant APIs (such as Express Checkout), you can begin making production calls using the credentials assigned to your PayPal account as soon as you register your application. Review applications with Merchant API calls Note: The PayPal account associated with the application must be a verified Premier or verified Business account.Ĭlick My Apps & Credentials and toggle to the Live tab. Log into the PayPal Developer website by using the credentials of the PayPal account registered to the application owner. To submit your website or mobile application to PayPal: Be sure to read and fully understand this document before you submit your application to PayPal: PayPal Developer Agreement Submit your application The PayPal Developer agreement highlights all the points with which your application must comply. Important: Before you register your PayPal application, make sure the status of the PayPal account used to submit the application is verified. As part of this process, PayPal requires that you register your apps before you can go live and access the PayPal production servers. When you go live, you move from sandbox accounts to live accounts that hold actual balances. As such, one of our main goals is to offer a safe, secure, and reliable environment for all of our users. PayPal is a global leader in online payments. Trade out the sandbox host you've been using for the live host. Tip: Remember, the AppID you use for sandbox testing is not supported by the PayPal production servers. If you have API credentials, you can use this shortcut to review them. Tip: To obtain live PayPal credentials, you must have a verified Premier or verified Business PayPal account. See Register your application with PayPal for more information. PayPal assigns a set of API credentials (a User ID, Password, and Signature) to an account upon request. Every PayPal service request needs a set of API credentials to make the call.

Ensure your application adheres to the PayPal Application Policies and Guidelines.Īll calls to PayPal operations are made through the application account, which is a PayPal account that is controlled by the application owner.

Last updated: October 18th 2021, 3:21:59 pmĪfter you've tested your application in the sandbox, move your application to PayPal's production environment to go live. Reference / Production Environment Move your app to production

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