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Setting Up Test Accounts
Depending on the business application you are developing and testing, you need different
types of test accounts. There are two types of test accounts: Personal (or Premier) and
Business.
Planning the Types of Test Accounts You Need
Determine the types of test accounts you need to test the applications you are developing. In
addition, determine the number of different accounts you need. Typically, you create at least
one seller (Business) account and one buyer (Personal or Premier) account. You might need
several different Personal or Business PayPal test accounts to test your application.
When you create a test account, the following information is generated for you:
 Mailing address
 Email address and password for the test PayPal account. You can specify the same
password (not email address) for all your test accounts so that you can more easily
remember it.
 Security questions and answers. You can use the same security questions and answers for
all your test accounts so that you can more easily remember them.
IMPORTANT: Never use real email addresses or live paypal.com passwords for a test
account. Only use fictitious information in your answers to the security
questions. All of this data should be fictional.
 Personal or Business account
 Your agreement to the terms of using the Sandbox
For Business accounts, the following additional information is generated for you:
 Business name and address
 Customer service contact information
 Business owner contact information
 Business owner address
 Social Security Number to sign up for PayPal Payments Pro (previously known as Website
Payments Pro)