2012
Table Of Contents
- Sandbox User Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Overview to the PayPal Sandbox
- Accessing the PayPal Sandbox
- Setting Up Test Accounts
- Testing PayPal Website Features
- Testing an Express Checkout Integration
- Sandbox Test Tools
- Testing Error Conditions
- Testing Payment Review
- Technical Support
- Revision History
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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Documentation Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 1 Overview to the PayPal Sandbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
At a Glance: Differences between the Sandbox and Live PayPal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2 Accessing the PayPal Sandbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Signing Up for Sandbox Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Welcome to the PayPal Sandbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Test Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3 Setting Up Test Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Planning the Types of Test Accounts You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Managing Test Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Creating a Preconfigured Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Verified Account Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Resetting a Preconfigured Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Creating a Test Account Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Creating a PayPal Payments Pro Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding a Funding Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Changing or Adding Additional Bank Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adding Credit Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Generating a Credit Card Number to Test PayPal Account Optional . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 4 Testing PayPal Website Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Website Payments with Buy Now Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Encrypted Website Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Testing Payments with Buy Now Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Verifying a Test Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Handling Pending Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29