PayPal SOAP API

API

Last updated: Aug 15th, 7:52am

Important: NVP/SOAP is a legacy integration method. We accept new integrations and support existing integrations, but there are newer solutions. If you're starting an integration, we recommend our latest solutions.

The PayPal SOAP API is based on open standards known collectively as web services, which include the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Web Services Definition Language (WSDL), and the XML Schema Definition language (XSD). A wide range of development tools on a variety of platforms support web services.

Like many web services, PayPal SOAP is a combination of client-side and server-side schemas, hardware and software servers, and core services.