---
title: Payment Method Tokens v3
canonical: https://developer.paypal.com/api/payment-tokens/v3
openapi_schema:
  json: https://developer.paypal.com/api/payment-tokens/v3/schema.json
  yaml: https://developer.paypal.com/api/payment-tokens/v3/schema.yaml
---

# Payment Method Tokens v3 (/api/payment-tokens/v3)

> This is an API reference page. The information below is a summary — the [JSON](https://developer.paypal.com/api/payment-tokens/v3/schema.json) and [YAML](https://developer.paypal.com/api/payment-tokens/v3/schema.yaml) schema are the preferred, authoritative source for exact parameters, request/response shapes, and validation rules.

## Base URL(s)

- https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com

## Authentication

- Oauth2 (OAuth 2.0, clientCredentials)

## Operations

### payment-tokens

- `GET` [List all payment tokens](/api/payment-tokens/v3/customer-payment-tokens-get): Returns all payment tokens for a customer.
- `POST` [Create payment token for a given payment source](/api/payment-tokens/v3/payment-tokens-create): Creates a Payment Token from the given payment source and adds it to the Vault of the associated customer.
- `GET` [Retrieve a payment token](/api/payment-tokens/v3/payment-tokens-get): Returns a readable representation of vaulted payment source associated with the payment token id.
- `DELETE` [Delete payment token](/api/payment-tokens/v3/payment-tokens-delete): Delete the payment token associated with the payment token id.

### setup-tokens

- `POST` [Create a setup token](/api/payment-tokens/v3/setup-tokens-create): Creates a Setup Token from the given payment source and adds it to the Vault of the associated customer.
- `GET` [Retrieve a setup token](/api/payment-tokens/v3/setup-tokens-get): Returns a readable representation of temporarily vaulted payment source associated with the setup token id.

## Full schema

The list above is a summary. Full parameter, request, and response detail for every operation lives in the schema: [JSON](https://developer.paypal.com/api/payment-tokens/v3/schema.json) · [YAML](https://developer.paypal.com/api/payment-tokens/v3/schema.yaml)