Tech Talk: PayPal Toolkit FAQ
Tech Talk: PayPal Toolkit FAQ
This is the FAQ for the Tech Talk: PayPal Toolkit.
How can I incorporate this into my .net/SQL applicaton so I can charge membership on my site with IPN?
There is a .Net SDK available on www.x.com, which you can use to incorporate payments into your application.
What versions will this work with? PE, EE, UE?
EE and UE directly, PE indirectly via partner application.
Can you make bi-directional updates between force.com and Paypal? For example, I assume I have an application built on force.com which tracks payments. Say, I need to give credit back to a customer for $100 for example. Would I be able to give credit back starting from force.com to Paypal and back to customer?
Yes using the "refund" API. Although one thing to note is, since a refund moves the money out of a receiver's account, you would need to have delegated permission from the receiver. They can do so by going to their PayPal.com profile page, and click on API Access page to give you access to refund money on behalf of them.
Can you do PayPal IPN's with Force.com?
Not currently but it's definitely on the road map.
Is there anyway to use paypal x without directing user away from your site? ie, simply charge a credit card.
Not currently. Please be aware that collecting credit card or any payment information in your app would require you to be PCI Compliant. By redirecting the user to PayPal to enter their Payment info, your app doesn't need to be PCI Compliant (PayPal itself is PCI Compliant already).
How is the Force.com transaction to PayPal secured?
Mainly 2 ways - API Credentials to authenticate the requests and transport level security (SSL) to secure the transactions over the wire.
Does the Sender of funds HAVE to have a Paypal Account? Can they enter a Credit Card without having an PayPal Account?
See above on guest Payments.
Is there special pricing for users of Salesforce non profit edition?
No but non-profits in general receive special discounted pricing from PayPal. So please refer to paypal.com for information about how you can apply for non-profit discounted pricing.
Any plans to integrate Website Payments Pro into the toolkit?
Not currently.
When will the new PayPal X fees be available?
If you are talking about the new pricing announced here: https://www.paypal-media.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=421888 - there are no updates to share now, but stay tuned for more information.
How long before guest payments?
Cannot give you the exact date but it will be this month (June, 2010).