Accept payments with PayPal on Square Online

Before you begin

Square doesn’t charge any additional transaction fees for using PayPal’s payment processor but PayPal does have its own. To learn more about current PayPal transaction fees, reach out to the PayPal support team.

Step 1: Create a PayPal Business Account

To start setup, you’ll need a PayPal Business account. If you don’t already have one, you can convert your personal PayPal account to a Business account or sign up for a new PayPal Business account.

Step 2: Set up PayPal on your site

To accept payments with PayPal on Square Online:

1. From your Square Online Overview page, go to Settings > Checkout or Shared Settings > Checkout.

2. Under PayPal, select Connect and log in to your PayPal account to authorise the connection.

Note: Your customers will be unable to pay for Square Appointments, Square Gift Cards or local delivery orders using PayPal on your Square Online site.

Set up Troubleshooting

If you run into an error while connecting PayPal to Square Online, you may need to make some changes to your PayPal account settings to complete the setup process. Follow the guide below for troubleshooting steps:

1. Log in to your PayPal account and go to Profile > Website payments. Locate the ‘API access’ section and select the Update link.

2. Select Grant API permission under the ‘Pre-built payment solution’ section.

3. Paste the following text into the Third Party Permission Username field, then select Lookup.

   • info_api1.weebly.com

4. Enable the following options under Available Permissions, then select Add:

   • Use Express Checkout to process payments

   • Issue a refund for a specific transaction

   • Authorise and capture your PayPal transactions

   • Obtain information about a single transaction

   • Issue a refund for any prior transaction

5. Go back to the Checkout tab in your Square Online Overview page to finish connecting PayPal. When prompted, check the box to confirm you’ve granted permission through PayPal and select Done.

Your PayPal account should now be connected and you can begin accepting payments through Square Online.

Note: If you disconnect your PayPal account, you may need to go through this process again before you can reconnect.

Support

If you need assistance with PayPal outside of connecting it as a payment processor to your Square Online site, please contact the PayPal support team.