Connect PayPal to Cal ID using your Client ID and Secret Key so bookers can pay for paid event types with a PayPal account or supported card.
Connect PayPal to Cal ID to accept payments while bookers book your events. When someone selects your event, they must pay to confirm the booking, and once payment succeeds the meeting is scheduled automatically.
You’ll need a PayPal Developer account to generate the Client ID and Secret Key used in setup. Cal ID uses PayPal to let you receive payments when someone books your paid event type.
Click Install. A page will appear where you have to enter the Client ID and Secret Key of your PayPal account.To obtain the Secret Key and Client ID:
Log into your PayPal Developer account and create a new app here.
Choose a name for your application.
Click on the Create App button.
Go back to the dashboard and click on the new app created.
Copy the Client ID and Secret Key using the copy buttons one by one.
Paste them in the required fields and save them.
You should be all set up after this.
Where your PayPal credentials go
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Confirm the installation
On Save, you will be redirected to the Cal ID page, where you can see that the PayPal app has been installed. Now you can add the PayPal app as a payment method to any of your event types, whether it is a new or an existing one.
Go to Event Types, select the event type you want to add PayPal to, and click Edit.
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Turn on PayPal
Go to the Apps tab of the event type and switch the PayPal toggle to ON.
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Set the amount and save
Enter the amount you want to collect for this event type, then click Save.
Now your booking page looks like this:
What bookers see at checkout
Once the booker fills in the required questions, they need to click the Pay to Book button and complete the payment. After the payment is successful, the meeting will be scheduled.
That’s it. You will receive payments as soon as someone books you using this event type.
