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Preface
This Document
This document, which describes the PayPal virtual test environment called the Sandbox,
replaces the PayPal Sandbox User Guide issued December, 2005.
Intended Audience
This document is written for merchants and developers who want to test their PayPal-based
applications before using them in production.
Organization of This Document
Chapter 1, “Overview to the PayPal Sandbox,” describes the Sandbox in general and lists the
differences between the Sandbox and the production PayPal services.
Chapter 2, “Accessing the PayPal Sandbox and Email,” describes how to gain access to the
Sandbox and your Sandbox email.
Chapter 3, “Setting up Test Users,” describes the different kinds of business roles and
corresponding test accounts you need to set up on the Sandbox for effective testing of your
PayPal-based applications.
Chapter 4, “Testing PayPal Website Features,” describes how you can use the Sandbox
(
https://www.sandbox.paypal.com) to test features that correspond to the features on the main
PayPal interactive site
https://www.paypal.com/.
Chapter 5, “Testing PayPal Web Services API Applications,” is an overview of testing PayPal
Web Services API applications with the Sandbox, API digital certificates, and other related
information.
Notational Conventions
This document uses typefaces to identify the characteristics of text. These typefaces and the
characteristics they imply are described below: