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Overview to the PayPal Sandbox
At a Glance: Differences between the Sandbox and Live PayPal
Fraud
detection
Fraud detection is not enabled for the Sandbox. Full protection through PayPal’s fraud detection
Digital
certificates
After you request digital certificates for use with the
PayPal Web Services API, the Sandbox
automatically generates them. They are available
for immediate downloading.
To safeguard your and your customers’ security,
requests for digital certificates for use with the Live
PayPal Web Services API must be verified by
PayPal before they are issued. You are notified in
email when your request has been approved.
PayPal
Merchant
Features
supported
All features of the live PayPal website, except
closing an account, auction features, BillPay,
Anything Points, monthly statements, shipping
preferences, PayPal Shops, and Seller Protection
Policy
Technical
Support
Developer Technical Support is available from
Developer Central. No telephone support.
Customer Service is available either by email or by
telephone. See
“Contacting Customer Service
for Live PayPal Website Help” on page 37
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ABLE 1.1 Differences between Developer Central, Sandbox, and Live PayPal
PayPal Developer Central and Sandbox Live PayPal Website and API Service