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| ^Credential Set ^Credential Names | | ^Credential Set ^Credential Names | | ||
| - | |//Signature// set | | + | | \\ \\ \\ Signature Set \\ | \\ API Username \\ \\ API Password \\ \\ Signature \\ | |
| - | * API Username | + | | \\ \\ \\ Certificate Set \\ | \\ API Username \\ \\ API Password \\ \\ Certificate \\ | |
| - | * API Password | + | |
| - | * Signature | + | |
| - | |//Certificate// set | | + | |
| - | * API Username | + | |
| - | * API Password | + | |
| - | * Certificate | + | |
| While you can use either set to authenticate requests to the Classic API platform, for security reasons, PayPal recommends you use Certificate credentials. For more on Certificate credentials, see [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#certs|Managing Certificate Credentials]]. | While you can use either set to authenticate requests to the Classic API platform, for security reasons, PayPal recommends you use Certificate credentials. For more on Certificate credentials, see [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#certs|Managing Certificate Credentials]]. | ||
| **Note:** You authenticate calls to the //Adaptive// APIs (Adaptive Accounts, Adaptive Payments, the Invoicing service, and the Permissions service) using these same credentials. However, all Adaptive platform APIs require that you also supply an ''appID'' in addition to your Signature or Certificate credential values. | **Note:** You authenticate calls to the //Adaptive// APIs (Adaptive Accounts, Adaptive Payments, the Invoicing service, and the Permissions service) using these same credentials. However, all Adaptive platform APIs require that you also supply an ''appID'' in addition to your Signature or Certificate credential values. | ||
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| ===== Creating Classic API credentials ===== | ===== Creating Classic API credentials ===== | ||
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| ==== 3. Generate the Certificate set ==== | ==== 3. Generate the Certificate set ==== | ||
| - | - | + | 1.Click **Request API Credentials** on the **API Access** page: |
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| - | Click **Request API Credentials** on the **API Access** page: | + | |
| {{https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/developer/docs/api/classicApiCerts/requestApiCreds.png?nolink&}} | {{https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/developer/docs/api/classicApiCerts/requestApiCreds.png?nolink&}} | ||
| - | **Note:** If you’ve already generated a set of API credentials, you’ll have to delete your existing set before you can generate a new set of credentials. | + | **Note:** If you’ve already generated a set of API credentials, you’ll have to delete your existing set before you can generate a new set of credentials. |
| - | - | + | 2.Select **Request API signature** and click **Agree and Submit** to generate a set of Signature credentials. |
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| - | Select **Request API signature** and click **Agree and Submit** to generate a set of Signature credentials. | + | |
| Here’s an example showing a set of Signature credentials (for [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#certs|Certificate]] credentials, see the section below): | Here’s an example showing a set of Signature credentials (for [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#certs|Certificate]] credentials, see the section below): | ||
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| Certificate credentials are much like the Signature credentials described above, however there are differences in the way that you generate and use the credentials. | Certificate credentials are much like the Signature credentials described above, however there are differences in the way that you generate and use the credentials. | ||
| - | **Note:** If your API Certificate is expiring, skip ahead to [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#renew|Renewing an API Certificate]]. | + | **Note:** If your API Certificate is expiring, skip ahead to [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#renew|Renewing an API Certificate]]. |
| You create an API Certificate much like create Signature credentials. The steps below describe the differences: | You create an API Certificate much like create Signature credentials. The steps below describe the differences: | ||
| - | - | + | 1.On the **Request API Credentials** page, select the **Request API Certificate** radio button, then click the **Agree and Submit** button (see [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#step3|Step 3]] above for more details).{{https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/developer/docs/api/classicApiCerts/createCert.png?nolink&}} |
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| - | On the **Request API Credentials** page, select the **Request API Certificate** radio button, then click the **Agree and Submit** button (see [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#step3|Step 3]] above for more details). | + | |
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| - | {{https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/developer/docs/api/classicApiCerts/createCert.png?nolink&}} | + | |
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| - | The **Download or Remove API Certificate** page displays. | + | |
| - | - | + | The **Download or Remove API Certificate** page displays. |
| - | Click **Download Certificate**. \\ The certificate is downloaded to a file named ''cert_key_perm.txt''. Be sure to save the file to a secure location. | + | 2.Click **Download Certificate**.\\ |
| + | The certificate is downloaded to a file named ''cert_key_perm.txt''. Be sure to save the file to a secure location. | ||
| - | PayPal formats the API Certificate file in PEM format. The file contains both your //public certificate// and the associated //private key//. Although the PEM certificate is not human readable, the file is not [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#encrypt|encrypted]]. | + | PayPal formats the API Certificate file in PEM format. The file contains both your //public certificate// and the associated //private key//. Although the PEM certificate is not human readable, the file is not [[https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/apiCredentials/#encrypt|encrypted]]. |
| ==== Renewing an API certificate ==== | ==== Renewing an API certificate ==== | ||
admin_dashboard/system_admin/system_settings/create_sandboxpaypaladaptiveapi.txt · Last modified: 2015/08/24 01:12 (external edit)
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