Supported Formats, URLs and HTTP Request Headers
Important: Adaptive Accounts is no longer available for new integrations. PayPal provides this documentation to support existing integrations.
Adaptive Accounts methods
Adaptive Accounts provides these methods:
| API operation | Description |
|---|---|
CreateAccount |
Creates PayPal accounts. |
AddBankAccount |
Link bank accounts to PayPal accounts as funding sources. |
AddPaymentCard |
Link payment cards to PayPal accounts as funding sources. |
SetFundingSourceConfirmed |
Set the funding source to confirmed. They can set the account to PayPal Verified status. |
GetVerifiedStatus |
Verify PayPal accounts by matching account holder criteria such as the account holder's email address. |
Adaptive Accounts URLs
The endpoint is determined by the method and the environment in which you want to execute the API operation. For example, if you want to send a CreateAccount request to the sandbox, specify the following URL:
https://svcs.sandbox.paypal.com/AdaptiveAccounts/CreateAccount
You can specify the following URLs:
| Environment | Endpoint |
|---|---|
| Production | https://svcs.paypal.com/AdaptiveAccounts/API_operation |
| Sandbox | https://svcs.sandbox.paypal.com/AdaptiveAccounts/API_operation |
Supported formats
Adaptive Accounts supports both SOAP-based web services and web APIs in JSON, XML, and Name-value (NV) pair formats.
Required HTTP request headers
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
X-PAYPAL-SECURITY-USERID |
Your API user name. |
X-PAYPAL-SECURITY-PASSWORD |
Your API password. |
X-PAYPAL-SECURITY-SIGNATURE |
Your API signature. This header is only required if you use 3-token authorization. Do not pass this header if you use a certificate. To manage API certificates, see Creating and Managing NVP/SOAP API Credentials. |
X-PAYPAL-APPLICATION-ID |
Your application's identification. |
X-PAYPAL-DEVICE-IPADDRESS |
The IP address of the caller. This header is required for CreateAccount requests. |
X-PAYPAL-REQUEST-DATA-FORMAT |
The payload format for the request. Allowable values are:
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X-PAYPAL-RESPONSE-DATA-FORMAT |
The payload format for the response. Allowable values are:
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Optional HTTP request headers
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
X-PAYPAL-SANDBOX-EMAIL-ADDRESS |
The email address that the API caller uses to log in to the sandbox. This is not required outside of the sandbox. |
X-PAYPAL-DEVICE-ID |
Client's device ID, such as a mobile device's IMEI number. This field is required for mobile application and is not used for web application. |
X-PAYPAL-MERCHANT-REFERRAL-BONUS-ID |
When creating a Business or Premier account, this header enables the Merchant Referral Bonus invitation. |
X-PAYPAL-SERVICE-VERSION |
The version of an API operation to use. By default, PayPal executes a request with the current version of an API operation. Note: PayPal recommends that you do not specify a version unless it is absolutely required. |
