Make a PayPal Sandbox Account For Woocommerce (Payment testing)

I’ll show you how to make a PayPal Sandbox Account for Woocommerce so you can test your orders and transactions. And at the end of the video, I’ll show you where you can create test credit cards for PayPal.
We will set up a personal account; with this, you can pay for test products and a business account, which is the one that you need to have on your webshop, so you can receive test payments.
How to set up PayPal with Credit Cards:
Setup PayPal test account in Woocommerce (WordPress) in summary:
1. Signup for PayPal developers account - for this you will need an existing account.
2. Create a personal PayPal sandbox account which you can then use to pay for test orders.
3. Set up a business sandbox account, which you will need to link it to the Woocommerce test environment.
4. Then we will install the API keys from PayPal to Woocommerce.
5. I’ll show you how to generate credit cards in PayPal and use them to do a test order.
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[@nut__cracker]

Keep up the good work Bob! This was the best tutorial I've seen regarding PayPal sandbox.

[@tipswithpunch]

happy to hear that!

[@stephaniegarde5004]

I was finally able to use the sandbox, thanks to this video!

[@tipswithpunch]

Glad I could help!

[@ericamarchi2699]

Thank you so much, paypal documentation is so chaotic. this video is perfect!

[@tipswithpunch]

I agree paypal documentation is not very helpful! Glad I could help

[@birdbrainsolutions6112]

Oh fine, I'll watch the other video
lol hahaha
Seriously though, thank you for the video, will check the other video as well. Have a great day Robert! :)

[@tipswithpunch]

😅

[@MrBonbatong]

beautiful, thanks for this clear tutorial

[@tipswithpunch]

You’re welcome 😊

[@t-dude7372]

Thanks for video! I was able to get it working by following the manual setup you went through. The automatic setup wasn't working for me.

[@tipswithpunch]

Glad it helped, yeah the automatic wasn't working for me either :(

[@DisplayingWays]

I don’t have a default application for the client Id what do I do?

[@moh-hv8lq]

very informative clear and thank you

[@tipswithpunch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Red-brickstudio]

how can i see what is on the receipt I am sending out?

[@SuperIce6374]

Many thanks for this, the Merchant ID thing was killing me.

[@tipswithpunch]

yeah took me ages to find it too 😅

[@alyssamaesoria3066]

is this a paypal plugin o default on woo?

[@iraj4328]

Very informative thanks. I setup similar test, payment was accepted by PayPal sandbox but the order status shows "On hold". Shouldn't it be "Competed" like your test did.

[@tipswithpunch]

yeah it should be "completed"

[@iraj4328]

@@tipswithpunch Thanks, do you have any idea why it shows on hold? And should I see any transaction in my sandbox account because I don't see any.

[@wannurfatihahwanzamri9695]

hi, i have to do my fyp that have payment module, can i integrate this into my coding?

[@tipswithpunch]

sorry it's not clear what you mean. You can use sandbox in your code. And when you go live you need to swap it with real merch account.

[@KopaBill]

well explained, thank you

[@tipswithpunch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SportsTalpakan]

I need quick help please please please, I just did it but mine says "Processing"? what should I do. thank you

[@tipswithpunch]

it's not clear where you see this? But in any case reachout to paypal, they should be able to help.

[@sweetgrindstone829]

Something doesn’t look right. Your payment to this merchant can’t be completed using PayPal. Choose another way to pay.
This is what it says when I'm trying to check out. Please help

[@tipswithpunch]

sorry I haven't seen this error before :(
Sounds like paypal is not active or something is off...

[@varuun.doda00]

after testing, should it need to turn off or not required?

[@tipswithpunch]

in woocommerce turn it off, otherwise you won't get real money :)

[@varuun.doda00]

@@tipswithpunch but i did not finding the option, now days settings are totally changed.

[@michaelngosa4437]

amazing video💯,

[@tipswithpunch]

Glad you liked it!

[@nut__cracker]

Hey Bob. I have a question. In order for me to purchase a product from the sandbox, do I need a sandbox account as a buyer?

[@tipswithpunch]

yeap :) that's the other accoutn we create this video.

[@nut__cracker]

@@tipswithpunch You know what, ignore that last question. I'm just not thinking properly! But thanks again Rob/Bob

[@carlmenger4964]

hvala vam

[@tipswithpunch]

thanks

[@hummingmusicstudio]

Can I connect in Shopify?

[@tipswithpunch]

Not sure, I haven't tried. From quick google search it doesn't seem to be possible.