How to set up PayPal Expanded Checkout?

The Expanded Checkout feature lets ticket buyers pay directly using a debit or credit card without creating a PayPal account. On the checkout page, they’ll clearly see separate options for paying via Debit/Credit Card and PayPal. 

To learn how to set it up continue reading the article: 

Before you start:- 

• You'll require PayPal Business or Premiere Account.
• You would require "Client ID" & "Secret Key", which would be retrieved from your PayPal Merchant Dashboard.
• If your Yapsody account is already set up with PayPal as a payment option, you must first delete the existing setup to enable the new PayPal Expanded Checkout option.
• These article is divided in different parts, that explains how to find required credentials, how to link it your Yapsody account and how the payment options would be displayed to your ticket buyer. 

A) How to find the Credentials from your Merchant Dashboard? 

i) Login to your PayPal Merchant account, Upon accessing Dashboard, click on "Developer" option available at the top right. 

iii) Next, by default the account would be in test mode, enable the "Live" Mode by adjusting the Toggle button displayed at the top right below your account name. 

iv) Once, the account is switched to Live Mode, click on "API Credentials," the option would be available right below "Home" option. 

Note:- Please make sure your account is set to ‘Live’ mode. You can verify this by checking the switch below your account name, a green toggle positioned towards ‘Live’ confirms the account is in "Live" Mode. 

iv) Next, click on ‘Create App,’ enter the name as ‘Yapsody,’ and then click ‘Create App’ at the bottom of the page to complete the setup. 

Note:- If you have previously created API apps, their credentials will be displayed, you can either use the existing ones or click ‘Create App’ at the top right to generate separate APIs for Yapsody. 

v) Now, your “Client ID” and “Secret Key” will be displayed. Click the “Copy” button next to each to copy them.

Note:- In case, you are unable to find the Copy button, click on the 3 dots, right next to date and time, followed by "Edit" to view to complete credentials. 

Ideally the Client ID and Secret Key are 75-100 characters long. 

B) How to Link this credentials to your Yapsody Account? 

i) Login to your Yapsody account, hover the mouse cursor on the Organization Name at the top left and select "Settings" from the drop-down list. 

ii) Next, click "Accept Payments" followed by "Configure" next to "PayPal."

Note:- If you have already enabled "PayPal," please click on the "Delete" icon to remove the existing set up. 

iii) Enter "Client ID" & "Secret Key" followed by "Save" to record the set up. 

Notes:- Payment instructions field is optional, instructions added to that field would be displayed on the checkout page. 

To ensure the set up is successful, you could initiate a "Test Transaction" by clicking on the respective option. 

C) How the options would be displayed on the Checkout Page? 

From the online store's checkout page, when the ticket buyer clicks “Pay with PayPal” they will be prompted to choose whether to pay using a "PayPal" account or a "Debit/Credit Card", as shown in the screenshot below. 

Clicking on "PayPal" will direct the customer to login to their PayPal account to Pay, whereas clicking "Credit/Debit" Card will upon a form to enter card details.