A financial agent that can automate the sending of invoices, process payments for goods and services, and manage recurring subscription billing.

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Connect Paypal to Auth0

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Paypal setup

  1. Visit the Paypal Developer account page and sign up.
  2. Create a new App in the Paypal Developer Console.
  3. Give the app a name and choose whether it’s for test (Sandbox) or live.
  4. Click Create App to see the app detail page.
  5. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret.
  6. Enable the appropriate the features.
  7. Click Advanced Settings and configure the Return URL.
    • Return URL: https://YOUR_AUTH0_DOMAIN/login/callback
    You can find the Auth0 domain in the Auth0 Dashboard.You can find this under Applications > [Your Application] > Settings > Basic Information > Domain.If you are using the custom domains feature, your Auth0 domain is the custom domain. You can find this under Branding > Custom Domains.
  8. Select scope attributes for OpenID connect (OAuth2) protocol.
  9. Click Save to save changes.
To learn more about setting up Paypal, read the Paypal Developer documentation.
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Auth0 setup

  1. In the Auth0 Dashboard, go to Authentication > Social.
  2. Select Create Connection, then choose Paypal.
  3. Click Continue.
  4. In General:
    1. Enter the Client ID and Client Secret from your Paypal OAuth app.
    2. Under Attributes, select the scope(s) required for your application. These determine what permissions your application can request from Paypal, whether for authentication (such as accessing basic profile details) or for API access (such as connecting to the provider's APIs).
    3. Add any additional scopes your application requires in the Additional Scopes field.
  5. In Advanced, Enable Token Vault. This lets the connection retrieve and securely store access tokens for third‑party APIs. Learn more in Configure Token Vault.
  6. Click Create.
  7. After creation, you are redirected to the Applications page. Select the application(s) to enable this connection for.
    Note: In a new Auth0 tenant, you can select the Default App.
  8. Once you have created your Paypal social connection, test your connection to ensure the setup is working correctly before using it in your application.
This guide walks you through setting up the Paypal connection in Auth0. For an end-to-end example that shows how to set up your app to call third-party APIs on the user's behalf using a connection like this, read the Call Other's APIs on User's Behalf Quickstart.

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Token Vault configuration example

To configure the Token Vault for your Paypal connection, you can use the following code snippet in your application: 
const auth0AI = new Auth0AI();

export const withPaypalConnection = auth0AI.withTokenForConnection({
  connection: "paypal",
  scopes: ["profile", ...],
  refreshToken: getAuth0RefreshToken(),
});

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Next steps