How to connect and accept payments with PayPal

How to connect and accept payments with PayPal


Take full or partial prepayment when a customer places their booking using your eWay account as your payment gateway. 


Step 1: Login to your PayPal account

A merchant account is required from your bank. This is a special kind of bank account that can be linked directly to a payment gateway.

1️⃣ Log in to your Paypal account.
2️⃣ Go to Profile > Profile and Settings.



3️⃣ Under the Business Information section, you will see Seller account ID at the end. This is the value you need to put in Nabooki for PayPal Merchant Account ID.



4️⃣ Go to Tools from the menu and click on All Tools



5️⃣ There you will list all tools available. In the fourth row, first, from right, you see API credentials. Click on it.



6️⃣ Click on Manage API credentials under NVP/SOAP API integration.



7️⃣ It will ask for a security check by sending a code on registered mobile, click Next.



8️⃣ Provide the code and confirm.
 
9️⃣ Click on Show against the API username, API password, and Signature to get the values.



🔟 Copy the Paypal Merchant Account ID from step 3 and username, password & signature from step 9.
 


Step 2: Enabling PayPal as the Payment Gateway in your Nabooki Account

1️⃣ Login to your Nabooki merchant account and use the left-hand side navigation menu to go to Online Payments > PayPal.
2️⃣ Enable the PayPal integration > click Activate PayPal.
3️⃣ Put all the values copied in step 9 and click Update. 
4️⃣ Click Update to save changes made.


Troubleshooting & FAQs

My PayPal payment gateway is not working. What should I do?
  • Check if you have entered the correct Client ID or Secret Key.
  • Ensure that you are using the correct environment. (sandbox vs. production)
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