PayPal

aid: paypal
name: PayPal
description: PayPal is a global online payment system that lets individuals and businesses send and receive money electronically.
  PayPal exposes a broad surface of REST APIs covering payments, orders, subscriptions, invoicing, payouts, disputes, payment
  tokens, shipping tracking, transaction reporting, partner referrals, payment experience, and webhook notifications.
kind: contract
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Billing
- Commerce
- Disputes
- Invoices
- Orders
- Payments
- Payouts
- Subscriptions
- Tokens
- Webhooks
created: '2024-04-14'
modified: '2026-05-30'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paypal/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
- aid: paypal:paypal-billing-subscriptions-api
  name: PayPal Billing Subscriptions API
  description: The PayPal Billing Subscriptions API enables businesses to create and manage subscription plans, activate,
    suspend, cancel, capture, and revise customer subscriptions, and track recurring payments.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/subscriptions/v1/
  tags:
  - Activate
  - Billing
  - Cancel
  - Capture
  - Plans
  - Subscriptions
  - Suspend
  - Transactions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/subscriptions/v1/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-billing-subscriptions-openapi-original.yml
  - url: graphql/paypal-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: paypal:paypal-products-api
  name: PayPal Catalog Products API
  description: The PayPal Catalog Products API lets merchants create and manage product definitions used across orders, subscriptions,
    and invoicing.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/catalog-products/v1/
  tags:
  - Catalog
  - Products
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/catalog-products/v1/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-catalog-products-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-orders-api
  name: PayPal Orders API
  description: The PayPal Orders API lets merchants create, update, authorize, capture, and manage orders for accepting payments
    through PayPal Checkout.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/orders/v2/
  tags:
  - Checkout
  - Orders
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/orders/v2/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-checkout-orders-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-disputes-api
  name: PayPal Customer Disputes API
  description: The PayPal Customer Disputes API allows merchants to retrieve, respond to, escalate, and settle disputes raised
    on transactions, including providing evidence and managing dispute lifecycles.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/disputes/integration-guide/
  tags:
  - Disputes
  - Evidence
  - Resolution
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/disputes/integration-guide/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-customer-disputes-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-partner-referrals-api
  name: PayPal Partner Referrals API
  description: The PayPal Partner Referrals API enables platforms and marketplaces to onboard merchants onto PayPal, generate
    referral links, and track partner account creation status.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/partner-referrals/v1/
  tags:
  - Onboarding
  - Partner
  - Referrals
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/partner-referrals/v1/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-customer-partner-referrals-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-invoicing-api
  name: PayPal Invoicing API
  description: The PayPal Invoicing API allows merchants to create, send, schedule, track, and manage invoices, including
    reminders and payment status.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/invoicing/v2/
  tags:
  - Billing
  - Invoices
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/invoicing/v2/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-invoicing-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-notification-webhooks-api
  name: PayPal Notification Webhooks API
  description: The PayPal Notification Webhooks API lets developers subscribe to and manage webhook event notifications for
    payments, refunds, disputes, and other PayPal account activity.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/webhooks/
  tags:
  - Events
  - Notifications
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/webhooks/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-notification-webhooks-openapi-original.yml
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-webhooks-asyncapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-payment-experience-api
  name: PayPal Payment Experience API
  description: The PayPal Payment Experience API lets merchants create web experience profiles to customize the look, feel,
    and flow of PayPal checkout pages.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/payment-experience/
  tags:
  - Checkout
  - Customization
  - Experience
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/payment-experience/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-payment-experience-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-payments-api
  name: PayPal Payments API
  description: The PayPal Payments API lets businesses authorize, capture, refund, void, and reauthorize payments, supporting
    credit and debit cards as well as PayPal and Venmo wallets.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/
  tags:
  - Authorizations
  - Captures
  - Payments
  - Refunds
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-payments-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-payouts-api
  name: PayPal Payouts API
  description: The PayPal Payouts API lets businesses send mass payments to multiple recipients with a single API call, useful
    for marketplaces, affiliates, rewards programs, and contractor payouts.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/payments.payouts-batch/v1/
  tags:
  - Mass Pay
  - Payouts
  - Transfers
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/payments.payouts-batch/v1/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-payouts-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-reporting-transactions-api
  name: PayPal Transaction Search (Reporting) API
  description: The PayPal Transaction Search API provides access to historical transaction details, balances, and account
    activity for reporting, reconciliation, and accounting use cases.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/transaction-search/v1/
  tags:
  - Reconciliation
  - Reporting
  - Transactions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/transaction-search/v1/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-reporting-transactions-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-shipping-tracking-api
  name: PayPal Shipping Tracking API
  description: The PayPal Shipping Tracking API lets merchants attach, update, and retrieve tracking information on PayPal
    transactions for faster dispute resolution and improved buyer transparency.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/tracking/tracking-api/
  tags:
  - Carriers
  - Shipping
  - Tracking
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/tracking/tracking-api/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-shipping-tracking-openapi-original.yml
- aid: paypal:paypal-payment-tokens-api
  name: PayPal Vault Payment Tokens API
  description: The PayPal Vault Payment Tokens API lets merchants securely store and reuse customer payment instruments as
    tokens for repeat billing and one-click checkout flows.
  humanURL: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/payment-tokens/v3/
  tags:
  - Tokens
  - Vault
  - Wallet
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/payment-tokens/v3/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/paypal-vault-payment-tokens-openapi-original.yml
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/paypal
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/paypal
- type: Website
  url: https://www.paypal.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.paypal.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/authentication/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.paypal-status.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.paypal.com/us/business/paypal-business-fees
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/useragreement-full
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full
- type: Features
  data:
  - 'PayPal Checkout: 3.49% + $0.49 per transaction'
  - 'Standard Credit/Debit Card: 2.99% + $0.49'
  - 'QR Code Transactions: 2.29% + $0.09'
  - 'POS Card Present: 2.29% + $0.09'
  - 'POS Manual Entry: 3.49% + $0.09'
  - 'Invoicing ACH: 1% (capped $10)'
  - 'International transactions: +1.50% surcharge'
  - 200+ markets, 25 currencies
  - REST API at api-m.paypal.com
  - OAuth 2.0 client credentials
  - Sandbox at 20 req/min for testing
  - Webhooks for payment events (signed)
  - Smart Payment Buttons (JS SDK)
  - Hosted Card Fields and Advanced Credit/Debit Card
  - Subscriptions and Recurring Billing
  - Buyer and Seller Protection programs
  sources:
  - https://www.paypal.com/us/business/paypal-business-fees
  updated: '2026-05-04'
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developer.paypal.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com