How to enable to enable live credentials for REST

Question

I seem to be unable to enable Live credentials to accept direct credit card payments for Paypal REST API. Here is what I do:

1. Log into http://developer.paypal.com
2. Go to application tab and click on my application name

3. In the ACCEPT PAYMENTS section it shows: Accept credit cards directly Enabled for test only How to enable live credentials? I click on 'How to enable live credentials' link, which further opens up the following:

   Important Live credentials are disabled for this feature. To enable direct credit card processing, please provide addition information about yourself and your business.

   To meet regulatory requirements, we need to collect your business details. This may include:
   U.S Business owner Social Security Number, date of birth, and other personal details.
   U.S Business Tax ID (EIN, ITIN) and other business information.
   

   Get started

4. I click on the 'Get Started' Link and am only taken back to the My APP section of the Application tab.

After step 4 I went to go about trying to find a direct link to how to get the process started and came up with the following:

1. Followed the the following instructions: https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/classic/lifecycle/goingLive/

While I do now have API Signature Credentials including, API username, API password, and Signature, it still only shows that for "Accept credit cards directly" I am only "Enabled for test only"

I would greatly appreciate any advise or alternative solution to get this fixed.

Thanks!

Sev

Answer 1

If you have US Personal PayPal Account in Live , You will not be able to Direct Credit Card Payments in Live . This is currently a Limitation. You need to upgrade to Business Account with Mobile Payment Library or Website Payments PRO Account as mentioned below. There is no ALternative available at this time

https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/integration/direct/rest_api_payment_country_currency_support/

Direct Credit Card Payments The PayPal REST API supports direct credit card payments, which are credit card payments without a separate web approval flow, in the following countries:

Canada* United States United Kingdom* * Direct credit card payment outside the US requires a Website Payments Pro account (available in the UK and Canada):

Website Payments Pro (UK) Website Payments Pro (Canada) In supported countries, the PayPal REST API allows direct credit card payments that use the following currencies:

Currency Currency Code United States dollar USD Pound sterling GBP Canadian dollar CAD Euro EUR Japanese yen JPY