Developer's Guide

CreateAccount API Operation
CreateAccount Request
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36 May 2012 Adaptive Accounts Developer Guide
salesVenue aa:salesVenueType
The venue type for sales. Required for business accounts in all countries
except Czech Republic and Australia. Allowable values are:
 WEB
 EBAY
 OTHER_MARKETPLACE
 OTHER
IMPORTANT: Do not specify this field for Czech Republic or Australia.
salesVenueDesc xs:string
A description of the sales venue. Required if salesVenue is OTHER for all
countries except Czech Republic and Australia.
IMPORTANT: Do not specify this field for Czech Republic or Australia.
subcategory xs:integer
The subcategory describing the business for which the PayPal account is
created. Required unless you specify merchantCategoryCode. PayPal uses
the industry standard Merchant Category Codes. Refer to the business’
Association Merchant Category Code documentation for a list of codes.
vatCountryCode xs:string
The country for the VAT. Optional for business accounts in the following
countries: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands,
Switzerland, Sweden, and Denmark. For allowable values, refer to “Country
Codes” on page 69.
IMPORTANT: Do not specify this field for other countries.
vatId xs:string
The VAT identification number of the business. Optional for business accounts
in the following countries: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy,
Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and Denmark.
IMPORTANT: Do not specify this field for other countries.
webSite xs:string
The URL for the website of the business in the following format:
http://www.example.com. Required if the salesVenue is WEB; otherwise
optional. The URL must be to a hosted website.
workPhone xs:string
(Required)* The phone number for the business. Not required for businesses in
Mexico.
Field Description