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title: PayPal
description: Learn how to connect and configure PayPal connections in Infoveave to manage your payment transactions.
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import { Steps } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

# PayPal

PayPal connection helps Infoveave authenticate with your PayPal account and access payment-related data such as transactions, settlements, and refunds for reporting and workflow automation.

## Adding a PayPal Connection

To create a new PayPal connection:

<Steps>
1. Go to **Administration** > **Connections**
2. Click **New Connection** and select **PayPal** from the available connectors
3. In the **New PayPal Connection** form, provide the required configuration details
</Steps>

## Connection Parameters

When setting up a PayPal connection, you need to provide the following details:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Name** | A unique name to identify your PayPal connection |
| **Service Auth URL** | The PayPal OAuth authentication endpoint |
| **Service Base URL** | Base API URL to access PayPal services (optional) |
| **Client ID** | Your PayPal application's client identifier |
| **Client Secret** | Your PayPal application's secret key |

## Authentication Configuration

Configure how Infoveave should authenticate with PayPal:

- **Add Auth Headers**: Include custom authentication headers if required  
- **Add Auth Form Data**: Add OAuth parameters such as `grant_type` for form-based authentication

## Steps to Validate and Save

<Steps>
1. After entering all configuration details, click **Validate** to verify your PayPal connection
2. If validation is successful, click **Save** to store the connection
3. Your PayPal connection is now ready to use as a Datasource in workflows, dashboards, and reports
</Steps>

## Example Use Cases

With a PayPal connection configured, you can:

- Retrieve payment transactions, refunds, and settlements  
- Generate dashboards for payment analytics  
- Monitor revenue and transaction trends  
- Automate workflows based on PayPal activity  
- Blend PayPal data with other Datasources for unified reporting