PayPal Express payment method

The basics about working with PayPal Express can be found in PayPal Express, below. The various fields have the following meanings:
Table 42: parameters for the PayPal Express payment method

Field Name
Description
Field type
Example
Create new PayPal account
Link to live system of PayPal to create a new merchant account
Link
 
Go to PayPal administration
Link to open your PayPal administration
Link
 
User name, API password
Unique name and password generated by PayPal that can only be used for API calls;
These are used in every API call. The API user name and password are not the same as the PayPal user name (e-mail address) and password.
You can find this parameter in your PayPal administration at My Profile >> API access >> Request API access data.
Entry field, alphanumeric
Pre_api1.user.com
Z24DH2RTF9LF3W
Signature
String for secure identification during data transfer;
You can find these parameters in your PayPal administration at My Profile >> API Access >> Request API access data.
Entry field, alphanumeric
ACeyDbq-Yy5qFWAOA2QHhyvP-NP-AGWuwcdlUam
Operational mode
To use the test mode, you need a merchant and buyer account on the PayPal sandbox. The sandbox is a test system. To create a new merchant test account, click Create a PayPal test account on the sandbox system.
Drop-down menu
 
Header image URL
Internet address for an image that the customer is shown on the payment page at PayPal. Here you can show your shop logo, for example.
Entry field, alphanumeric
http://imageserver/_data/index/logo.jpg
Header background colour,
Header border colour,
Payment flow background colour
Use these colours to customise the PayPal payment page to your shop colours.
Enter the colour code directly or click the colour chooser after the entry field. See also Colour selector, above.
Entry field, alphanumeric
#FFF200,
#CC000,
#99CCFF

Save your entries by clicking Save.
Caution: Note that for test operation, the correct access data must be entered for the test system and for live operation, the correct access data must be entered for the live system.
Note: The PayPal Express button is only shown in the shopping basket if you have set the payment method to Visible.