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#Setting up PayPal
A payment gateway is an e-commerce application service provider service that authorizes credit card payments for e-businesses, online retailers, bricks and clicks, or traditional brick and mortar.
A payment gateway facilitates the transfer of information between a payment portal (such as a website, mobile phone or interactive voice response service) and the Front End Processor or acquiring bank.
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To setup PayPal ,
`Explore > Integrations > PayPal Settings`
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#### Setup PayPal
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To enable PayPal payment service, you need to configure parameters like API Username, API Password and Signature.
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You also can set test payment environment, by settings `Use Sandbox`
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On enabling service, the system will create Payment Gateway record and Account head in chart of accounts having account type as Bank.
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Also it will create Payment Gateway Account entry. Payment Gateway Account is configuration hub from this you can set account head from existing COA, default Payment Request email body template.
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After enabling service and configuring Payment Gateway Account your system is able to accept online payments.
####Supporting transaction currencies
AUD, BRL, CAD, CZK, DKK, EUR, HKD, HUF, ILS, JPY, MYR, MXN, TWD, NZD, NOK, PHP, PLN, GBP, RUB, SGD, SEK, CHF, THB, TRY, USD
##Get PayPal credentials
#### Paypal Sanbox API Signature
- Login to paypal developer account, < a href = "https://developer.paypal.com/" > PayPal Developer Account</ a >
- From **Accounts** tab. create a new business account.
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- From this account profile you will get your sandbox api credentials
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#### PayPal Account API Signature
- Login to PayPal Account and go to profile
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- From **My Selling Tools** go to **api Access**
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- On API Access Page, choose option 2 to generate API credentials
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