How to create a paypal account: step by step guide

Paypal account creation

Users can create a new Paypal account by entering the required details or entering with existing ones, as shown in the snapshot below.

After entering PayPal’s login credentials, the admin will be directed to the next page, where they have to choose Account Settings Options, as illustrated in the snapshot below.

Users must navigate to PayPal developer dashboard by clicking Developer and then go to Testing tool >> Sandbox accountAs shown in the snapshot below.

Here, users will click See and edit Account button, as shown in the snapshot below.

After clicking, they will be directed to Account details Pages, where they can see and modify details related to their Paypal account, as shown in the snapshot below.

1. Login Info

Sand box url: Web address used to access the Paypal Sand Box Testing environment.
E-mail: Take the test email id to your Sandbox business account.
Password: Use a strong password with special characters to ensure safe sand box access.

2. Rest API Application

This section includes the Sandbox Rest API application created under this account. Each application contains:

Application name: Identifying applications made in the PayPal developer dashboard.
Client ID: Unique identification used to authenticate fire requests with paypal.
Confidential: Secret keys paired with client IDs for safe fire authorization.
Date and time: Shows when you make or finally modify the application.

3. Credential API NVP/SOAP Sandbox

This is an old fire credential (username, password, and signature) that is used to integrate Paypal via NVP or SOAP protocol in sandbox mode.

Last name: Unique API username, usually ends with .business.example.comused for NVP/SOAP integration.
Password: Hidden credentials needed to authenticate fire demand in NVP/SOAP.
Signature: Hidden digital keys used to sign and validate soap -based fire calls safely.

4. Sandbox account info

Name: Full name related to the Sandbox account (eg John Doe).
Telephone: Enter the telephone number, active.
Country: Countries connected to accounts, in this case, the United States.
Account type: Demonstrate an account is a type of business, with options to increase to pro.
Account ID: Unique identification for accounts, hidden for security.
Status: Shows that accounts are verified and active.
Credit card: Enter your credit card details, including numbers, expiration date, and CVV.
Bank: Enter your bank account information, such as account number and bank name.
Paypal balance: Displays the editable sand box balance available in the account (for example, $ 5,832.57).

5. Settings

Settings that allow or disable the function of testing certain sand boxes.

Payment review: When activated, it allows the Manual Review of the Sand Box Transaction before it is approved.
Negative testing: Allows the fire error simulation to test the handling of application errors.
Paypal credit: Activating or deactivating PayPal credit options in a sandbox environment.

Paypal Sword ID: ID traders produced when setting payments on the PayPal website.

How to set the IPN key?

Because the module supports the recurring profile feature, you need to configure Instant payment notification Arrangement.

Thus, first, enter your Paypal account as shown in the snapshot below.

In account settings, the admin must navigate Business profile >> Announcement.

This section opens the page where you can take the required paypal account ID, as shown in the snapshot below.

To get full access to the PayPal portal, you must enter the IPN key, which you can get from the IPN (Instant Payment Notification), as shown in the snapshot below.