Paypal Integration

This article shares step-by-step information on how to get started with Paypal as a payment gateway, connect your Paypal account with Knorish to automate payment collection and assign courses.

Note: Paypal India Business has shutdown hence INR currency will not be processed, USD currency will continue to work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Setting Up Your Paypal Account
• Integrating your Paypal account with Knorish
• Integrate PayPal webhooks for automation

Setting Up Your Paypal Account

Here's how to set up a paypal acount for connecting with your Knorish account.

1. Go to developer.paypal.com& log in with your PayPal with business account
2. If you don’t have an existing PayPal business account, you can sign up for a free business account on PayPal.
3. Log in to the developer dashboard with your credentials
4. Go to ‘My apps & credentials’
5. Create a new app under the ‘App’ section, for your reference we have created one with the name of ‘Live App’ 
6. Copy the ‘Client ID’ & the ‘Secret’ & follow the steps as highlighted in the next section.

Integrating your Paypal account with Knorish

This is how to integrate the Paypal account with Knorish. Ensure to follow the details step by step for a seamless integration.

1. Login to your Knorish site
2. Go to settings > Integrations > Payment Gateway
3. Copy the Client ID and secret and paste it into the respective sections under the Paypal Payment Gateway in your Knorish dashboard 
4. Click on Connect

Integrate PayPal webhooks for automation

Follow the steps below to add webhooks for automation on your knorish site. 

Follow the steps as highlighted below to integrate webhooks with your PayPal gateway integrated on your website on Knorish:

1. After integrating Paypal with Knorish, scroll down and click on Add Webhook
2. Login to your Knorish dashboard and copy the Webhook URL as in the video 
3. Paste the Webhook URL in the URL section
4. Select ‘Payment Capture Completed’. ( Do not select any other options here)
5. Click on Save 

This would finally complete the PayPal integration process.

Important Considerations: 

• To test the gateway functionality on your site, select Sandbox first and follow the steps below. Once satisfied with the Integration, please select the Live option and repeat the process to ensure proper integration.
• Do make sure to complete your KYC verification with PayPal first and only then will you be able to accept payments from your customers. You can find the guide to complete your KYC verification here