How do I get an Access Token?
Begin with creating a PayPal app to obtain the required access token.
- Log in to PayPal Developer.
- Go to the My Apps & Credentials page and toggle to Sandbox or Live, depending on which environment you want to work in.
- In the REST API apps section, click Create App.
- Enter an App Name and click Create App.
- Review and edit the app details.
- Click Save.
Here is how to get the access token:
- Make a /token call with your app’s OAuth client_id and secret keys for the basic authentication values. In the request body, set grant_type to client_credentials.
- Run the command. PayPal generates and returns an access token.
Sample access token request:
curl -v https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/oauth2/token \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Accept-Language: en_US" \
-u "EOJ2S-Z60oN_le_KS1d75wsZ6y0SFdVsY9183IvxFyZp:EC1usMEUk8e9ihI7ZdXLF5cz6y0SFdVsY9183IvxFyZp"
-d "grant_type=client_credentials"