Configuring PayPal Website Payments
You can use iSpring Learn to sell courses in your account. To accept payments, you should have a PayPal account or register a new one, configure it to accept payments and specify your PayPal account details in iSpring Learn.
How to Register a PayPal Account
To register a new PayPal account, go to https://www.paypal.com and follow the instructions of the payment system.
Here you can create two types of accounts: Personal and Business. You can use any of them to accept payments on the iSpring Learn website. However, if you have a personal PayPal account, you might be asked by PayPal to move to a business account when your sales grow. The Business account types provides more advanced options for merchants.
Here is a short instruction on how to register a new PayPal account:
- Open the page https://www.paypal.com
- Click Sign Up in the right upper corner.
- Choose an account type: Personal or Business and fill out the registration details.
- Follow the instructions for your account type to finish the registration process.
PayPal requires linking your PayPal account to your bank account or debit/credit card. Additionally, it would be necessary to let your bank know in advance that you linked your bank account to your PayPal account.
How to Configure a Personal PayPal Account
You do not need to configure your Personal PayPal account.
- Once you are registered, go to the Account page.
- Copy the Merchant code.
- And finally, paste the code in your iSping Learn account in the Merchant Account ID field.
How to Configure a Business PayPal Account
To do that, you will need to configure PayPal Website Payments.
- Logon to your PayPal account and click the Profile link.
- Click Request API credentials.
- Click the Grant API permission link in the Option 1 pane.
- Enter "pay_api1.ispringsolutions.com" (without quotes) in the Third Party Permission Username field and click Lookup.
- Use Express Checkout to process payments
- Authorize and capture your PayPal transactions
- Obtain information about a single transaction
Select the following checkboxes:
- Click the Add button.
Now your PayPal account is ready to receive payments.
Now configure E-Commerce Settings in your iSpring Learn account, and you are ready to sell your courses.