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I received API credentials but I need api application id to send Adaptive Accounts API Requests.

I used their sandbox app id: APP-80W284485P519543T.

now it's time to go live.

David Yell
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    Great Questions. Documentation is kind of lame for this stuff. Happily, StackOverflow always has a great answer. – frosty Jun 07 '12 at 21:27
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    The Paypal documentation is some of the worst I've ever dealt with. Thanks for this question! – Deekor Jun 21 '13 at 05:10
  • Design is changed & document not updated by paypal, every time hard to find details. Thanks for this question! – Kishan Chauhan Feb 08 '21 at 07:56

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In order to go live, you need to register your application with PayPal to obtain an application ID.

When you submit your application to PayPal for review, the application is quickly scanned for the requests to PayPal operations. If no "advanced" operations are found, PayPal issues an AppID for the production servers at the time you submit the application.

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  • This link does not work. Page not found. I think this link is the new one: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/lifecycle/goingLive/ – Nasenbaer Aug 21 '14 at 09:01
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    ah.. the terrible API and it's documentation that everybody is forced to use. – astroanu Dec 15 '15 at 04:36
  • @Josh, the above helped a lot for me and i have developed adaptive payments for paypal with sandbox app id, but i am struggling to get live app id can you please look at my post here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48101484/how-do-i-get-app-id-for-adaptive-payments-paypal – Raju Sharma Jan 05 '18 at 07:49
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Just because PayPal docs are kind of messy like @Deekor said in the comments, I think it would be good to leave the following links in case anybody like me is wondering where the hell do you REALLY get an AppID (e.g.: for adaptive payments).

  • Just go to PayPal Developer, once you log in, go to Create and manage Classic API apps or directly to PayPal Apps.
  • Create an app, once created you get a Sandbox ID which is you AppID and the LiveID as pending.
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  • hi any one can provide clear view how to generate appid and get secreate client id and all.how integrate paypal in android mobile application clearly please. – Harsha Oct 20 '14 at 12:45
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Date: 3/28/16 (new developer.paypal.com Adaptive APPID walk-through)

Hi All - I will update this since it's been a while. Please note this is for the classic Adaptive Payment APP ID (NVP/SOAP APIs) process and not for the REST APP or BrainTree V.Zero SDK.

Do the following:

  1. Go to developer.paypal.com
  2. Log in with PayPal Account email and password
  3. Click the 'Dashboard' tab up top
  4. Click 'My APPs & Credentials' enter image description here
  5. Click 'Create & Manage NVP/SOAP API apps link enter image description here
  6. On the redirect to the classic developer portal, Login to PayPal account you want to apply for the APP ID with (a business PayPal account is highly suggestive for underwriting approval)
  7. For Live APP IDs it takes between 24-48 hours; you should get notified when approved. If you don't, contact business support. The number is in your paypal account / contact us section (pending status)
  8. For SandBox you'll get the APP ID right away, regardless of how you applied; live or sandbox
  9. You should see the APP ID in the classic developer portal in the 'manage your apps' section. enter image description here

For REST APP ID please click here link

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  • paypal now gives me an error when i try to login to paypal-apps.com (classic developer portal) – Ero Aug 23 '17 at 02:28
  • hmm.. See what you mean. I tried with safari and chrome, logged into developer.paypal.com and accessed the url from that site and it failed as well. Sounds like there's an issue with that page. I would submit an inquiry here and ask them. Make sure to send a screen shot. Go here https://www.paypal-techsupport.com/app/home and click contact support @ the bottom. Hope it helps. – GeekNinja Aug 23 '17 at 05:33
  • thanks, i'll come back here after I get a response from them and hopefully can update the answer again – Ero Aug 23 '17 at 13:26
  • Apperently things have changed, they no longer support creation of NVP/SOAP APIs. What to do ? – Xsmael Mar 19 '20 at 17:22
  • Hi Xsmaeil - they do support nvp/soap api's still, however the APPID can no longer be gathered in this fashion. If you want to create a partner commerce like marketplace than you'll want to look into the PayPal Commerce Platform. https://developer.paypal.com/docs/commerce-platform/ – GeekNinja Mar 20 '20 at 18:45