Current REST APIs
Create and manage your site's payment functions using PayPal API collections.
Most PayPal payment processing uses the Orders v2 API.
Note: If you don't see your API listed here, check Deprecated resources.
| API | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Catalog Products | Build a product catalog that powers subscription offerings, enabling recurring revenue streams with minimal customer friction. |
| Disputes | Respond to and resolve payment disputes such as chargebacks and bank reversals, protecting revenue while maintaining customer satisfaction. |
| Identity | Enable users to create an account for your website or app and log in using their PayPal credentials, or link an existing website account to PayPal. |
| Invoicing | Create professional invoices that simplify payment collection, providing your business with faster payments and automated reconciliation. |
| Orders v2 | Create flexible payment flows that adapt to your business needs, supporting everything from immediate payments to complex authorization-then-capture scenarios. |
| Partner Referrals | Onboard sellers to your platform with a streamlined PayPal connection process, which can increase merchant adoption and enable marketplace transactions. |
| Payment Experience | Create web experience profiles to customize payment flow experiences from cart to buyer payment. |
| Payments | Use with the Orders API to authorize payments, capture authorized payments, refund payments that have already been captured, and show payment information. |
| Payment Method Tokens | Saves payment methods so payers don't have to enter details for future transactions. |
| Payouts | Send funds to multiple PayPal or Venmo recipients in a single batch operation to help reduce operational costs for commissions, rewards, or marketplace disbursements. |
| Referenced Payouts | For marketplaces and platforms, transfer funds from buyer payments to your sellers automatically, simplifying marketplace operations and reducing manual payment handling. |
| Subscriptions | Create subscriptions to process recurring PayPal payments for physical or digital goods, or services. |
| Transaction Search | Access comprehensive transaction history for a PayPal account to simplify reconciliation, reporting, and customer support. |
| Webhooks | Receive real-time event notifications that trigger your business logic automatically, enabling seamless integration with your systems. |