c9 provides integration support into PayPal as a payment gateway for c9 based websites. Paypal provides key features which are essential for this industry.  The key challenge with webshopping is that in this industry it is not possible to know the final price at point of checkout on the website.  Issues surrounding freight issues and parts interpretation require an order to be vetted before it is billed.  c9's integration into PayPal works similar to a hotel booking,  the amount is only reserved at point of checkout.  Point of sale operations in c9 will communicate with PayPal and finalise final payment amount capture.

 Step 1 : get a verified merchant account with PayPal

To configure PayPal, you need to enable merchant services with PayPal and get your merchant details verified. This process can take a few weeks, contact PayPal to arrange.  Once done, the following steps show you how to get c9 integrated into PayPal.

 Step 2 : get PayPal API keys

Following screens walk you through process of getting API keys from paypal

 

Goto account summary and click on the drop down menu item labeled 'Tools' and click on the 'All Tools' option.

On the left hand side select the option labeled 'Integrate PayPal'. Then click 'API Credentials'.

Click the option 'NVP/SOAP API integration (Classic)'. Then click show on each of the items in the list.

 Step 3 : configure API keys into c9

Go to Setup -> Main Setup Screen

Go to EFTPOS/PAYPAL tab

Copy in PayPal details into the screen, make sure option 'Live' is selected

 

Once this is done, contact c9 to get the backend integration tool enabled and PayPal should start working from there.