PayPal
Hosted payment platform whose REST APIs, JavaScript SDK and server SDKs let websites and apps accept PayPal payments.
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PayPal’s developer platform, documented at developer.paypal.com, provides REST APIs, a JavaScript SDK, a React SDK and server SDKs that let a website or app accept PayPal payments. The REST APIs authenticate with OAuth 2.0 access tokens, and the sandbox guide describes a testing environment with the same API feature set as the live service.
The platform is run by PayPal, Inc., a Delaware corporation in the United States, which names PayPal Holdings, Inc. as its parent.
Worth knowing
The user agreement on paypal.com applies to U.S. PayPal accounts only. The Developer Agreement names PayPal, Inc. as the contracting entity for the United States.
Identity
Sources
- 2026-11-03: links
developer.paypal.com/ - 2026-11-03: links
developer.paypal.com/api/rest/ - 2026-11-03: Maintainer, Headquarters
www.paypal.com/legalhub/paypal/xdeveloper-full - 2026-11-03: Owned by
www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/useragreement-full - 2026-11-03: Categories
developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/ - 2026-11-03: links
www.paypal.com/us/business/pricing