Before connecting your account:

Not all PayPal accounts have this feature enabled automatically, especially if you are outside the U.S.

Keep in mind this process is only necessary to make payments, for creators to receive payments none of these steps need to be done

How to Switch to a PayPal Business Account

You can easily change your PayPal account to a business account for free. First, log in to your PayPal account at PayPal.com

Setting up PayPal Payouts

You must verify that the Payout API is enabled. This is a required step to continue the PayPal integration.

Go to ➡ https://developer.paypal.com/dashboard/accountStatus
Scroll down and, at the bottom of the column called permission name, make sure that Payouts is ENABLED. You will notice a green check mark indicating the API is active.

If that's not the case:

US merchants — Go to this page for PayPal Standard Payouts, review your prerequisites and once you meet all off them click on “Request access to PayPal Payouts”

Non-US merchants — To enable Payouts, contact your Account Manager or PayPal customer support. Please read this guide and follow the instructions: Enable PayPal Payouts for Non-US merchants (EMEA)

Enable the “Live mode” in the top right corner. This will let you create credentials that do not target a test environment.

Add the App name of your choice. Make sure to name it properly in order to easily identify it. When you are ready, click the “Create App” button. Your app will be created, it will take a few seconds.
When the app is created, you'll see the details required to connect PayPal to Upfluence.

NOTE: We recommend opening up a text editor like Notepad or a Google Doc and copying and pasting those IDs to reference later in this article.

Don't close this page and open Upfluence Integration page to connect your PayPal account.
Paste the following values:
- Client ID ➡️ Client ID
- Secret Key 1 ➡️ Secret

Keep Upfluence opened and go back to PayPal. We will create the second credentials.

Open a new tab and go to NVP/SOAP API management page and select “Request an API signature”. This step is mandatory to access your PayPal balance from Upfluence.

Generate credentials and also, keep this page open. We will paste the last PayPal credentials on Upfluence

Open Upfluence and paste the following values:
- API Username ➡️ Username
- API Password ➡️ Password
- Signature ➡️ Signature

As you previously pasted the previous credentials, you should now be able to confirm the PayPal account addition. Click on “Add PayPal account” to conform.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to us at support@upfluence.com or through the chat!