Paypal - Add-ons - Easy Forms

# PayPal Add-on ¶

## Introduction ¶

> The PayPal Add-On is a premium one, you can buy it on our landing page. Thank you!

Easy Forms Paypal Add-On allows you integrate Easy Forms with Paypal. With this add-on you can create payment forms by using the new PayPal REST API to perform transactions using HTTP verbs and a RESTful endpoint structure.

## Install PayPal Add-On ¶

The Paypal Add-On installing process is very simple, same to any other Add-On. To install the paypal Add-On follow the documentation to install an Add-On from the Add-On Manager.

## Create a Payment Form ¶

Forms are created through the Form Builder. You just need to drag and drop the fields your form needs. Then, from the paypal Add-On interface you can select the fields that will collect the necessary information to make the payment in Paypal. For example, price, quantity, shipping, etc.

## Get data from your PayPal account ¶

Now that you have a form, let's integrate it with your Paypal account. For this you must perform the following steps:

1. Log in https://developer.paypal.com/developer/applications/
2. Under “REST API apps”, click the "Create App" button
3. Enter the following information:
   - App Name: Easy Forms
   - Sandbox developer account: Email by default
4. Click "Create App"

Next you will see the the account information you'll need to set up the payment forms.

> Note: Two buttons will appear at the top of the page: Sandbox and Live. You should use Live when putting your form into production and Sandbox if you are going to make tests.

## Set Up Payment Forms with your PayPal account ¶

To create a PayPal configuration, you must perform the following steps

1. Go to the Add-Ons Manager and click on Paypal.
2. Click on the Create Paypal Configuration button.
3. A form used to configure the WebHook will appear:
   - Form: Required. It is the form you'll integrate with your PayPal account.
   - Client ID: Required. Api Credential.
   - Client Secret: Required. Api Credential.
   - Return URL: Required. Your buyers are redirected to this URL immediately after clicking the Pay button on the Paypal Confirmation page.
   - Cancel URL: Required. This link appears on the Paypal page to allow your buyers return to your site without finishing the payment.
   - Message: This message is displayed to inform the user that he will be redirected to the PayPal page.
   - Mode: This message is displayed to inform the user that he will be redirected to the PayPal page.
   - Status: Allows to disable the PayPal configuration.
   - Items: Each item represents a product or service that will be detailed on the PayPal website. It's composed of:
   - Description: Describes your product or service.
   - Price: It's the form field used to collect the product price.
   - Quantity: It is the form field to collect the amount of products. The amount of product is multiplied by the price of each product, to get the sub-total transaction. If you don't select any fields, the amount used is going to be 1.
   - Currency: It's the currency that will be used for your transaction. We recommend using "United States dollar'".
   - Shipping: It's the form field to collect the product shipping. This value is added to the subtotal.
   - Handling: It's the form field to collect the product handling. This value is added to the subtotal.
   - Tax: It's the form field to collect the product tax. This value is added to the subtotal.
   - Payment Description: Brief description of the transaction.
4. Click Create.