Integrate Paypal with ClickSend SMS

Paypal is a global online payment system that enables users to make online payments for selling their products and service. It is an alternative to credit cards, cheques, and money orders as it is a safe and secure mode of payment. Paypal was founded in 1998 by Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, Luke Nosek, and Ken Howery. The company was acquired by eBay in 2002 but was later spun off from eBay in 2015. As of 2018, Paypal has more than 203 million active accounts worldwide and processes more than 14 billion transactions per year. The company has its headquarters in San Jose, California and is traded on NASDAQ.

ClickSend SMS is a cloud-based application that allows businesses to send mass SMS to customers. It is used for sending promotional messages to the customers and for communicating with the customers. For example, if you want to send promotional offers to your customers, you can use ClickSend SMS. In this case, you'll have to create an account on ClickSend SMS and log into the system. You will be provided with a unique API key and a password. You will then have to integrate your website or any other platform with ClickSend SMS. Once the integration is done, you can start sending mass SMS to your customers.

Integration of Paypal and ClickSend SMS

Integration of Paypal and ClickSend SMS could be done through two ways:

API Integration - With API integration, you will be required to integrate your website with ClickSend SMS. This works pretty well when the website that you want to integrate already has an existing user base.

• With API integration, you will be required to integrate your website with ClickSend SMS. This works pretty well when the website that you want to integrate already has an existing user base. Webhooks Integration - If you do not have a website or if you do not have an existing user base, you can choose to integrate with webhooks. The webhooks integration works well for ecommerce businesses because the product information is loaded directly into the ClickSend SMS system from the Shopify store. The integration is done through an app called Shopify.

You can use Paypal for making payments for services offered by ClickSend SMS. For instance, if you are using ClickSend SMS for sending mass SMS marketing messages to your clients, you can pay for such services using Paypal. If you are interested in using Paypal for paying for ClickSend SMS services, you need to fplow the procedure below:

If you have never created a PayPal account before, you should fplow this procedure. Create an account on PayPal.com. Log into your PayPal account and click on "Profile". Select "New Card" option from the drop-down menu under "My Profile". Enter the details like name on card, address etc., select "Credit Card" option from "Type of Card", enter card number, expiration date, CVV code etc., confirm the details and submit it. Now log into your PayPal account again and click on "Account Settings". Select "Go To Secure Area" option under "My Account". Under "Manage Credit Cards", select Manage Your Debit/Credit Card link under "Your current credit card" tab. Then select "Add pre-paid card" option from the drop-down menu under "Select one of the fplowing options" option. Enter the details of your debit/credit card and click on "Add". Now log into ClickSend SMS and go to Settings > Integrations tab > Create New API Key option under API settings section. Then select PayPal as API provider and enter PayPal API key in the text box under "API key field". After creating a PayPal API key, you need to add it at PayPal > Business > Website Payments Pro > Settings > API Key section. Enter PayPal API key and click on "Save Changes". Now log into ClickSend SMS again and go to Settings > Integrations tab > Create New Webhooks option under Webhooks settings section. Then enter webhook URL in the text box under Required Endpoint and click on "Create Webhook". After creating a webhook, you need to add it at PayPal > Business > Website Payments Pro > Settings > Webhooks section. Enter webhook URL under Webhook URL field and click on "Save Changes". Now log into PayPal > Business > Website Payments Pro > Settings > Advanced Settings section and select Outgoing Message Options tab on top of the page. Thereafter, enter Reply URL under Reply URL field and click on "Save Changes". Upon saving changes, verify whether Reply URL is available there or not. Now log into ClickSend SMS again and go to Settings > Integrations tab > Send A Test Message option. Now select Paypal as Payment Provider from drop-down menu under Payment Provider field. Then enter payment amount in the text box under Amount field and click on "Send Message". After sending a test message, check whether you received a successful message or not there or not. If the message is not received successfully, make necessary changes in PayPal settings there until you receive a successful message.

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