PayPal Sandbox – Testing Your Paypal Buy Now Button

1. Login to PayPal Sandbox

2. Click Create a preconfigured buyer or seller account to create a buyer account

 

3. Enter the required information

 

4. Repeat step 2 and 3 to create a seller account

5. List the created accounts by clicking the Test Accounts on the Sandbox Menu

6. Select the seller account and click Enter Sandbox Test Site

 

7. You will be redirected to the Test Site and log in your seller account

 

8. Go to Merchant Services > Create Buy Now Button
8. Go to Products & Services and click Get Paid under Frequently Used Tools. Then you can find the option Add payment buttons.

 

9. Fill in the information and you will get the button HTML code after submission

10. Put the code in your testing site and now u can try to buy it using the buyer account

Done =)

16 thoughts on “PayPal Sandbox – Testing Your Paypal Buy Now Button”

  1. hi…
    i have followed these steps and create buy now button..
    at first time it works properly but after that it redirect to sandbox.paypal not to sellers account…
    cant i test this button more than one time…????
    thanks..

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    1. Hi nirav,

      After u clicked the buy now button, u should be redirect to a page which will ask for login. Then, u should log in using the buyer account u created in sandbox.paypal.

      Feel free to let me know if u still encounter a problem. =)

      Kit

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  2. hi,
    i have followed these steps and create buy now button..
    but I have a problem with this button. when i click it redirect to log in Sendbox Account first.
    if I want when i click it to redirect to paypal payment without or skip this log in to Sendbox Account page? How could i do………..?
    thanks..

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    1. Hi Bouheang,

      If you have logged in to your Paypal sandbox account (in the same browser in different tab), you will be redirected paypal payment. Otherwise, you will be redirected to paypal sandbox page and ask you to login to sandbox first.

      Hope this help.

      Kit

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      1. hi, I am bouheang
        thank your for your reply me back.i have know this, but if i don’t want to logged in to your Paypal sandbox account first. so what i want? is When i click on buy now button it go to direct to paypal payment page.by your kindly please send me again dear………i am waiting for your answer….your answer is my hope

        bouheang

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      2. i guess there is no way to bypass the sandbox login page in test mode. if you want to go to the paypal payment page directly. i think you could open a real paypal account instead of using the sandbox account. but in that case, you are going to have a real payment in live mode.

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  3. Hi, i am able to make a payment successfully with the sandbox buyer account. However, after the payment, i would like the buyer to be redirected to my website automatically. But currently he has to click on the “Go back..” link.

    Is there a way to bypass this?

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  4. hi…
    i hav followed the steps, but after the login i can’t access the button creation page!! when i click “merchant service” menu item redirctd to login page, when i enter the user name and password error message returned!!! I can”t understand why …..?? I enter the same buyer username and password…. but… can’t get the page…
    plz help me… my several hours going to waste….. THANKS in advance!!!!!

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    1. sir i dont get u… i will explain wht i did..
      1.after i creating a seller and buyer(fake in sans box)
      2.select a seller account and click button “enter sandbox test site”
      3.then another window opened, they ask to login where my email address of the fake seller account shown by default, their i enter the password of fake account entered
      4 then i get a page(in your 7nth step) from their click “Merchant Services” menu bar but i dont get the page to create the “Buy Now Button” . then a page similar of above step(3rd) obtain they ask to
      login where my email address of the fake seller account shown by default, their i enter the password of fake account entered but this time got error message…
      i dont get the page to create buy button…..
      plz help me….

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    2. I just checked the sandbox seller account and i found the the Merchant Service is linked to the real paypal site. that’s y it does not work.

      You can get the buy now button using another path. Go to Products & Services and then click Get Paid under Frequently Used Tools. Then you can find the option Add payment buttons.

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