How do I create or renew my API Certificate?
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Prerequisites:
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Your PayPal’s email address must be confirmed.
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You must have a PayPal verified Business account.
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PayPal permits the creation of either an API Signature or Certificate at a time. If you already possess an API Signature, you must delete it prior to creating an API Certificate. However, consult with your developer before removing an API Signature. If it's currently being used in your application, its removal could possibly result in payment failures.
Steps to Create or Renew your API certificate:
- Log into your PayPal Account using your Live credentials.
- Click on Account Settings from the top right corner.
- Under Account & Security, click Account Access.
- Click on Update beside API access.
- Click NVP/SOAP API Integration.
- If you do not have a certificate associated with your account, follow the below steps to create a new one:
- Select API certificate & click Agree & Submit.
- Download your API certificate
- Select API certificate & click Agree & Submit.
- If you already have a certificate, follow the steps to renew your API certificate.
- Click on Renew Certificate. PayPal allows creating 2 certificates at a time. So, you must remove the expired one before renewing another certificate.
- Download your new API certificate.
- Click on Renew Certificate. PayPal allows creating 2 certificates at a time. So, you must remove the expired one before renewing another certificate.
- If you do not have a certificate associated with your account, follow the below steps to create a new one:
Click here to learn more about API Certificates.
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I tried to renew my certificate using the provided instructions but there is no button labeled "Renew Certificate" just ones for "Download" and "Remove". So how do I renew??
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