# PayPal integration

**PayPal** allows you to pay your affiliates in a few seconds. Before we begin, please remember that a PayPal Business Account is required for integration, and this integration does not offer automatic payouts. [<mark style="color:blue;">**Learn more**</mark>](https://developer.paypal.com/docs/payouts/#enable-payouts) about **PayPal Payouts**.

All steps are compulsory and none should be skipped. A tutorial video can be found here.

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## Step 1: Log in to [<mark style="color:blue;">your PayPal account</mark>](https://www.paypal.com)

Log in using your **PayPal** account's email address and password.

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Here, click on this button to access your **PayPal Developer Dashboard**.

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## Step 2: Enable PayPal Payouts

Visit **My Account**, scroll down, and click **Contact Us** in the **Live** column.

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To get this certified, you need to contact **PayPal** (it can take from hours to days). You'll be redirected to the [<mark style="color:blue;">**PayPal Customer Service team**</mark>](https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/contact-us). On the **Contact** page, scroll down and click on **Call us** or **Message us**, then initiate a chat with their team so they can assist you further.

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Based on your discussion with **PayPal**, they will send you an email to let you know that your request is being reviewed. Once you've been approved, the **API** will be marked with a <mark style="color:green;">**check mark**</mark>, indicating that the **Payouts API** is live.

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## Step 3: Create your app

Go to **Apps & Credentials,** switch from **Sandbox** to **Live** mode, and then click **Create App**.

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Keep in mind that you must switch to **Live** mode. If you don't, the credentials attained from the app you create will be deemed **invalid**.
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Next, fill in the app name (**BixGrow**) and click **Create App**.

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Now, you will see your **Client ID** and **Secret**, which will be used in the next step.

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## Step 4: Integrate with BixGrow

Return to **BixGrow** > **Settings** > **Integration** and click the **Connect** button.

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Then, enter the **Client ID** and **Secret** in **Step 3** and create a strong **Payment Password** that will be required to fill in when you process payments. It secures your credentials since we don't have access to your money. To keep your payouts safe, every access to your **Payouts API** will require this **Payment Password**.

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This is where you set up a **Payment Password** *dedicated to **PayPal Payouts** inside **BixGrow** only*. Do **NOT** input your **PayPal** account's password.
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For your own payment security, we don't have access to your **Payment Password**, nor can we retrieve it when it's lost or forgotten. If you don't remember it, you'll have to **re-configure** your **Payouts API** with **BixGrow** by entering your **Client ID & Secret** again and setting up a new **Payment Password**.
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Also, check the two boxes to agree that our app will securely store your information and use these credentials to transfer money outside of your **PayPal** account. Finally, click **Save**.