Setting up PayPal REST API (Payment processor)

Here’s how to connect a PayPal REST API account to MeetMax, to process payments at your event.

Where is it?

You’ll enable this integration in the MeetMax Configure tab:

PayPal’s REST API powers several of their products, including PayPal Payments. Be sure to check their documentation for the product you’re using.

We’re assuming here that you already have a PayPal Developer account. That’s where you’ll configure a third-party app for MeetMax.

If you’re already logged into your Developer account, skip to Step 4.

Step 1. In your main PayPal account, access your Settings:

Step 2. On the Settings page, scroll down and choose REST API Integrations:

Step 3. You’ll see a pop-up, showing any other REST API credentials you’ve already created.

To add a new set of credentials for MeetMax, click the link to your Developer account:

Step 4. In your PayPal Developer account:

• Make sure you’re toggled to the Live version.

• In the left menu, choose Apps & Credentials.

• Click the Create App button.

Step 5. You’ll see a pop-up. Give the new app a name. Then click Create App:

Step 6. PayPal then generates a set of API credentials. You’ll copy these to paste these into MeetMax (see the section below):

Step 7. Scroll down to see the settings for this app.

In the Expanded checkout section, make sure the Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments box is checked:

Step 1. In MeetMax, head to the Configure tab. Choose Event Settings, then Enable Features:

Step 2. In the Registration Payments section, choose Yes to have MeetMax process credit card transactions for your event.

That opens up several new fields:

• Set your currency for transactions

• Choose whether to use Pay Later, or not

• Under Will MeetMax hold payments on your behalf, choose No:

Step 3. In the payment processor menu, choose PayPal REST:

• Paste in the PayPal Client ID and Secret you generated in the section above.

• If you plan to use discount codes at your event, choose Yes.

• If you want participants to get a registration confirmation email before they pay, choose Yes.

Step 4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Save button:

Once this integration is connected, you can: