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Pay Affiliates with PayPal Auto Payouts

Requirements

  • A PayPal Business account
  • Payouts enabled on that account
  • A PayPal payout method saved for each affiliate you'll pay this way

Part 1: Set up PayPal

Step 1: Open the PayPal developer dashboard

Go to the PayPal Developer site and click Log into dashboard.

Step 2: Enable Payouts

  1. Open My Account.
  2. In the Permissions table, check that Payouts has a green check mark under Live.
  3. If not, click Enable and follow PayPal's steps.

Step 3: Create an app

  1. Click Apps and Credentials and select Live.
  2. Click Create App, name it (for example "Affiliate Payouts") and click Create App.

Step 4: Copy your credentials

Copy the app's Client ID and Secret Key. Keep them private.

Step 5: Connect PayPal

  1. Go to Payments → Integrations and select PayPal.
  2. Enter the live Client ID and Secret Key.
  3. Save.

Part 2: Pay affiliates

  1. Go to Marketing → Affiliate Manager → Payouts.
  2. Review and approve eligible payouts.
  3. Open Approved for Payout and select the payouts to pay.
  4. Click Pay.
  5. Review the details and click Pay Now.
Paid payouts move to the Paid tab.

Part 3: Add an affiliate's PayPal account

Each affiliate needs a PayPal email address saved as their payout method. Double-check it before you pay: PayPal doesn't validate the address, so a typo sends money to the wrong account.

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