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Testing PayPal Website Features
This chapter describes PayPal products features you can test in the Sandbox without PayPal
APIs:
 Website Payments with Buy Now Buttons: Use the Sandbox to test accepting PayPal as a
payment mechanism on a website.
 Shopping Cart Purchases: Use the Sandbox to test the purchase of multiple items in a
single transaction using a single payment.
 Instant Payment Notification (IPN). Use the Sandbox to test IPN for updates and
payment notifications.
 Refunds: Use the Sandbox to test refunding payments from a test buyer.
 Subscriptions: Use the Sandbox to test subscription buttons.
IMPORTANT: To execute test transactions on Sandbox you need to complete a purchase as a
test buyer with your buyer test account. Typically, you go through your
website purchase flow as a buyer. You must ensure that you execute your test
on www.sandbox.paypal.com instead of www.paypal.com.
Website Payments with Buy Now Button
You can use the Sandbox to familiarize yourself with the PayPal Buy Now button, with which
you can associate PayPal with a specific item you sell on your website.
To create a test Buy Now button:
1. From the Test Accounts tab, select a business account and click Enter Sandbox Test Site.
2. Go to the Merchant Services tab.
3. Select the Buy Now Buttons link under the Key Features heading to get to the Button
Factory. You can also search the Help for “Button Factory.”
4. Follow the online instructions to create a Buy Now button. For more information, see the
PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide.
5. Copy and paste the code into your web page file wherever you would like the button image
to appear. Typically, the button should be located next to the description of the item or
service. Your web page does not have to be published to your web server for you to check
the button placement; it can be on you own local hard drive.