Requesting PayPal API Signature

1. To create an API signature, you must have a PayPal Business or Premier Account with PayPal Website Payments Pro (US) service.
   Login to your PayPal Account.
   
   
2. Click the Profile tab in the My Account sub-menu.
   
   
   
3. From the Profile Summary page, click API Access under the Account Information header.
   
   
   
4. From the Setting up PayPal API Credentials and Permissions page, click Request API Credentials in the right-hand box.
   
   
   
5. On the Request API Credentials page.
   1. Click the radio button next to API Signature.
   2. Click Agree and Submit button.
      
6. The View or Remove API Signature page displays your API credentials.
   1. Please note API Username, API Password and Signature. You will enter them later in payment settings of your association.
   2. Click Done button.
      
      
      
7. From the Setting up PayPal API Credentials and Permissions page, click Grant API Permission in the left-hand box.
   
   
   
8. On the Give Third-Party API Permissions page.
   1. • Fill Enter API account username textbox with API username that you requested before.
      • Set checkboxes Direct payment and Express checkout
   2. Click Submit button
      
      
      
9. On the Confirm API Permission page click Give Permission button
   
   
   
10. You have finished PayPal configuration for WildApricot advanced payment options. Click Back to Profile Summary link on Edit or Remove API permission page
    
    
    
    
11. Enter API username, API password and API signature in payment settings of your WildApricot association. Go to Settings / Site Settings / Payment settings
    !sshot-10_cr.png!## Click Online (Credit card) checkbox

    Only paid account are able to set up online payments. See pricing table

    1. Click Advanced radio in Payment option for visitors section.

       Advanced payment option can not be used with recurring payments. Turn off recurring payment for all membership levels (Renewal policy > Automatic renewal) before selecting the Advanced option.

    2. Enter API username, API password and API signature in appropriate textboxes.
    3. Click Check integration button.

       You have to click Check integration button and get a successful valid credentials message, otherwise you will not be able to save your payment setting changes.