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What happens in the case the secondary receiver in my transaction doesn't have a Paypal account. Will he receive a notification asking him to create a Paypal account, or will the API call not succeed?

I have little way to know if the user selling services has got a Paypal account when he registers to my platform.

Also, does it have to be a Business account in order to receive money, or can it be a personal account? Freelancer mostly will be using this on a one-time basis.

Thanks a lot.

jhagege
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The application owner must have a PayPal Business account. Senders and (secondary) receivers are not required to have PayPal accounts initially. PayPal prompts a sender to create an account before a payment can be completed. A receiver must create an account to receive the funds after the payment completes.

Also, GetVerifiedStatus API will help you determine what type of account the user has and if it is verified or not.

Vimalnath
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