#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.

To setup PayPal ,
`Explore > Integrations > PayPal Settings`

#### Setup  PayPal

To enable PayPal payment service, you need to configure parameters like API Username, API Password and Signature.

<img class="screenshot" alt="PayPal Settings" src="{{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/setup/integrations/paypal_settings.png">

You also can set test payment environment, by settings `Use Sandbox`

On enabling service, the system will create Payment Gateway record and Account head in chart of accounts having account type as Bank.

<img class="screenshot" alt="PayPal COA" src="{{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/setup/integrations/paypal_coa.png">

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.

<img class="screenshot" alt="Payment Gateway Account" src="{{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/setup/integrations/payment_gateway_account_paypal.png">

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.
<img class="screenshot" alt="Payment Request" src="{{ docs_base_url }}/assets/img/setup/integrations/setup-sanbox-1.png">
 
 - From this account profile you will get your sandbox api credentials
<img class="screenshot" alt="Payment Request" src="{{ docs_base_url }}/assets/img/setup/integrations/sanbox-credentials.png">


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#### PayPal Account API Signature
 - Login to PayPal Account and go to profile
<img class="screenshot" alt="Payment Request" src="{{ docs_base_url }}/assets/img/setup/integrations/api-step-1.png">

 - From **My Selling Tools** go to **api Access**
<img class="screenshot" alt="Payment Request" src="{{ docs_base_url }}/assets/img/setup/integrations/api-step-2.png">

 - On API Access Page, choose option 2 to generate API credentials
<img class="screenshot" alt="Payment Request" src="{{ docs_base_url }}/assets/img/setup/integrations/api-step-3.png">