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Video: How to find your API transaction credentials for PayPal

NinjaBryan July 19, 2009

 

 

<li>Log into your PayPal account. You must have a PayPal Website Payments Pro account.
 <li>Click Profile at top of the My Account screen
 <li>Click Request API Credentials (about mid-way down)
 <li>Click "Set Up PayPal API credentials and permissions"
 <li>Click "View API Certificate"
 <li>Select "Request API signature" and click "Agree"
 <li>Your three needed credentials are listed on the page: username, password, and signature.
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<br/><b>Note:</b> If you don't see a "Signature" in the final screen, click the "Remove" button, then follow steps 4-6 again.
  1. Log into your PayPal account. You must have a PayPal Website Payments Pro account.
  2. Click Profile at top of the My Account screen
  3. Click Request API Credentials (about mid-way down)
  4. Click "Set Up PayPal API credentials and permissions"
  5. Click "View API Certificate"
  6. Select "Request API signature" and click "Agree"
  7. Your three needed credentials are listed on the page: username, password, and signature.

Note: If you don't see a "Signature" in the final screen, click the "Remove" button, then follow steps 4-6 again.