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Integrate PayPal payment processing with support for express checkout, subscriptions, and refund management. Use when implementing PayPal payments, processing online transactions, or building e-commerce checkout flows.

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PayPal Integration

Master PayPal payment integration including Express Checkout, IPN handling, recurring billing, and refund workflows.

When to Use This Skill

  • Integrating PayPal as a payment option
  • Implementing express checkout flows
  • Setting up recurring billing with PayPal
  • Processing refunds and payment disputes
  • Handling PayPal webhooks (IPN)
  • Supporting international payments
  • Implementing PayPal subscriptions

Core Concepts

1. Payment Products

PayPal Checkout

  • One-time payments
  • Express checkout experience
  • Guest and PayPal account payments

PayPal Subscriptions

  • Recurring billing
  • Subscription plans
  • Automatic renewals

PayPal Payouts

  • Send money to multiple recipients
  • Marketplace and platform payments

2. Integration Methods

Client-Side (JavaScript SDK)

  • Smart Payment Buttons
  • Hosted payment flow
  • Minimal backend code

Server-Side (REST API)

  • Full control over payment flow
  • Custom checkout UI
  • Advanced features

3. IPN (Instant Payment Notification)

  • Webhook-like payment notifications
  • Asynchronous payment updates
  • Verification required

Quick Start

// Frontend - PayPal Smart Buttons
<div id="paypal-button-container"></div>

<script src="https://www.paypal.com/sdk/js?client-id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&currency=USD"></script>
<script>
  paypal.Buttons({
    createOrder: function(data, actions) {
      return actions.order.create({
        purchase_units: [{
          amount: {
            value: '25.00'
          }
        }]
      });
    },
    onApprove: function(data, actions) {
      return actions.order.capture().then(function(details) {
        // Payment successful
        console.log('Transaction completed by ' + details.payer.name.given_name);

        // Send to backend for verification
        fetch('/api/paypal/capture', {
          method: 'POST',
          headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
          body: JSON.stringify({orderID: data.orderID})
        });
      });
    }
  }).render('#paypal-button-container');
</script>
# Backend - Verify and capture order
from paypalrestsdk import Payment
import paypalrestsdk

paypalrestsdk.configure({
    "mode": "sandbox",  # or "live"
    "client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    "client_secret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
})

def capture_paypal_order(order_id):
    """Capture a PayPal order."""
    payment = Payment.find(order_id)

    if payment.execute({"payer_id": payment.payer.payer_info.payer_id}):
        # Payment successful
        return {
            'status': 'success',
            'transaction_id': payment.id,
            'amount': payment.transactions[0].amount.total
        }
    else:
        # Payment failed
        return {
            'status': 'failed',
            'error': payment.error
        }

Detailed patterns and worked examples

Detailed pattern documentation lives in references/details.md. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.

Testing

# Use sandbox credentials
SANDBOX_CLIENT_ID = "..."
SANDBOX_SECRET = "..."

# Test accounts
# Create test buyer and seller accounts at developer.paypal.com

def test_payment_flow():
    """Test complete payment flow."""
    client = PayPalClient(SANDBOX_CLIENT_ID, SANDBOX_SECRET, mode='sandbox')

    # Create order
    order = client.create_order(10.00)
    assert 'id' in order

    # Get approval URL
    approval_url = next((link['href'] for link in order['links'] if link['rel'] == 'approve'), None)
    assert approval_url is not None

    # After approval (manual step with test account)
    # Capture order
    # captured = client.capture_order(order['id'])
    # assert captured['status'] == 'COMPLETED'
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