Unsupported payee currency

Returns from the Payments v1 API.

UNSUPPORTED_PAYEE_CURRENCY indicates that the payee's PayPal account does not support the currency specified in the transaction, and the payee cannot accept payments.

Note: If an issue persists or if you have further questions, you can reach out to paypal-techsupport.com.

Cause	Account restrictions: The payee account restrictions permit only transactions in certain currencies. Disabled currency: The payee did not enable the specified currency in their account settings. Region limitations: Certain regions do not make available specific currencies for the merchant account, resulting in a currency mismatch during a transaction.
Impact	Failed payment attempt: The transaction cannot be completed using the specified currency. Customer dissatisfaction: Unprocessable payments can cause inconvenience for both the payer and payee.
Resolution	Verify supported currencies: Change the currency code in your API request to a supported currency for the payee account. Contact payee: Communicate with the payee to confirm their account settings and the currencies they enabled.

Returns from the Payments v1 API.

UNSUPPORTED_PAYEE_CURRENCY indicates that the payee's PayPal account does not support the currency specified in the transaction, and the payee cannot accept payments.

Note: If an issue persists or if you have further questions, you can reach out to paypal-techsupport.com.

Cause	Account restrictions: The payee account restrictions permit only transactions in certain currencies. Disabled currency: The payee did not enable the specified currency in their account settings. Region limitations: Certain regions do not make available specific currencies for the merchant account, resulting in a currency mismatch during a transaction.
Impact	Failed payment attempt: The transaction cannot be completed using the specified currency. Customer dissatisfaction: Unprocessable payments can cause inconvenience for both the payer and payee.
Resolution	Verify supported currencies: Change the currency code in your API request to a supported currency for the payee account. Contact payee: Communicate with the payee to confirm their account settings and the currencies they enabled.

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