To use PayPal as a payment method with aiva, the Myma.ai team will need your PayPal Client ID. As the merchant, you’ll have to pull this information from your PayPal account and add it to the aiva Dashboard.
Luckily, it’s simple to do. All you need is a PayPal account and a web browser through which you can access the PayPal Developer dashboard. This guide will walk you through each step—with screenshots to help guide the way.
Step 1: Log in to the PayPal developer dashboard
On a desktop or laptop computer, use this link https://developer.paypal.com/home/ and log in to PayPal with your username and password.
Step 2: Create a new app
Next, look at the menu bar that runs along the top of the developer dashboard. Click on “Apps & Credentials.” (It may appear as “My Apps & Credentials” on a mobile device). You should see a “Default Application” listed under “REST API apps.” You can ignore this.
Click on the blue “Create App” button to proceed. A short form will appear.
Start by assigning a PayPal app name as "aiva Voucher System".
If asked, select App Type as "Platform".
Click on the Create App button.
Step 3: Copy the Client ID
Look under “Sandbox API Credentials” and locate the field titled “Client ID.” You’ll see a long string of numbers and letters—this is what you’ll need to copy into aiva Dashboard or share with aiva team to add.
Step 4: Paste the Secret ID in aiva Dashboard
Log into the aiva dashboard at https://app.getaiva.com/
Go to Connect
If you have existing PayPal integration click on Edit
If you are creating new PayPal integration, click on Connect to PayPal
In the form that will appear:
Start by assigning an Integration name e.g. "aiva PayPal".
Paste the Secret ID copied from PayPal
Select the property you are enabling the integration for
Click on "Create New Integration"
Guest Experience
Once activated, following are some screens of how the guest experience will look like while checking out with PayPal
