PayPal
To use PayPal as a payment method in your store, you must have a merchant ID and also generate a PayPal client ID and client secret. Visit the PayPal Developer Dashboard for more information. Once you have the required details,
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Open the Global Menu (
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Select the channel and scroll down to the Payment Methods section.
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Click PayPal.
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Use the Active toggle to activate the payment method and click Save. Two new tabs for Eligibility and Configuration appear.
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Go to Configuration.
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Enter the details from your PayPal Developer Dashboard for the Client ID, Client Secret, and Merchant ID fields.
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In the Mode drop-down, select Live if it’s a live site or Sandbox if it’s a test environment.
The Merchant ID field is only available for business accounts in PayPal.
- Click Save.
PayPal is now enabled for your store.
PayPal Subscriptions
To use subscriptions with PayPal, you must activate the PayPal Subscriptions payment method.
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Open the Global Menu (
) and navigate to Commerce → Channels. -
Select the channel and scroll down to the Payment Methods section.
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Click PayPal Subscriptions.
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Use the Active toggle to activate the payment method and click Save. Two new tabs for Eligibility and Configuration appear.
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Go to Configuration.
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In the Mode drop-down, select Live if it’s a live site or Sandbox if it’s a test environment.
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Liferay DXP 7.4 U3+/GA7+ In the Request Details drop-down, select Request Details Full or Request Details Minimal (see below).
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In the Payment Attempts Max Count field, enter the number of attempts to make payment on a subscription before canceling the subscription.
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Click Save.
Request Details Full: Sends a complete request required for the payment contract mapped to PayPal’s PurchaseUnitRequest.
Request Details Minimal: Sends a minimal request required for the payment contract mapped to PayPal’s PurchaseUnitRequest.
- For more information, read PayPal’s Reattempt failed recurring payments with Subscribe buttons article.