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PayPal

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This is an example of how to configure the PayPal payment provider.

Step 1: Create a PayPal application​

First, you need to create an application in PayPal. To access the PayPal Developer site, you should have a PayPal business account. If you don't have an account, create one first.

After you create a PayPal business account, log in to the Developer Dashboard using your account and then click on Create App under Apps & Credentials.

create a PayPal application

You can find the Client ID and Secret key in the basic information of your application.

PayPal application details

Step 2: Create a PayPal payment provider​

Next, create a PayPal payment provider in Casdoor. Fill in the necessary information:

NameName in PayPal
CategoryChoose Payment
TypeChoose PayPal
Client IDUse the Client ID obtained from Step 1
Client secretUse the Secret key obtained from Step 1

Step 3: Add the PayPal payment provider for your product​

Finally, add the PayPal payment provider for your product so that users can purchase the product using PayPal.

add PayPal payment provider for product

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The above operations are all performed in PayPal's Sandbox mode. If you want to use it in a live production environment, you need to create an application in PayPal's Live mode and set runmode=prod in Casdoor's configuration file conf/app.conf.