2006

Setting up Test Users
Managing Test Accounts
22 June 2006
z To create a new account, click the Create Account link in the upper left corner of the list of
accounts.
z To work with the account, select the account by clicking the radio button associated with it
on the left.
You can start the Sandbox for the selected account by clicking Launch Sandbox. When you
logged in to Developer Central, you might have set the Log me in automatically checkbox to
allow direct access to
https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/, in which case you do not have to launch
the Sandbox to access it.
NOTE: The Delete button does not delete the test account. It removes the test account from
your list of accounts, but the email address for the test account is still on file for the
Sandbox. You cannot reuse an email address that is still on file for the Sandbox.
Creating a Personal Account
To create a test user with a Personal account:
1. Log in to Developer Central.
2. Click the Sandbox tab.
3. Click the Create Account link.
4. On the next page, select the Personal Account radio button. Then click Continue.
5. Next, enter the account information for the new test user’s PayPal Sandbox account. The
email address entered on this page serves as the PayPal ID for that test user. Use a fictitious
email address for each new test user, so that the PayPal ID is unique. Remember that
passwords are case-sensitive.
6. Click the Sign Up button.
7. On the next page (confirming email address), click the Continue button. This goes to the
My Account > Overview tab.
To confirm the email address for the new test user, see the steps in “Confirming an Email
Address” on page 23.
Creating a Business Account
To create a test user with a Business account:
1. Log in to Developer Central.
2. Click the Sandbox tab.
3. Click the Create Account link.
4. On the next page, select the Business Account radio button. Then click the Continue
button.