PayPal APIs Up and Running

Description

If your web application's success depends on how quickly and easily users can make transactions, then PayPal is a solution you can't afford to overlook. This book helps you determine which PayPal option is best for your situation, and provides step-by-step instructions for implementing the payment method you choose-whether you're accepting money via the Web or mobile devices for products and services, donations, or anything else.

 You'll find sample code written primarily in PHP and Objective-C, as well as use cases for executing options with PayPal's API. By the end of this book, you'll have a clear understanding of PayPal and how you can get the most out of its powerful features, no matter how much API programming experience you have.

* Learn how to work with the PayPal API, and choose the right integration method for your project
* Explore PayPal’s Express Checkout option, including its unique workflow and four methods of operation
* Examine the Website Payment Pro method-with a focus on direct payments
* Consider Adaptive Payments and learn how to set permission levels for their use
* Use PayPal in your iOS or Android-based mobile app with the new Mobile Express Checkout method
* Test your PayPal implementation with the sandbox

CONTENTS:

Preface; Goals of This Book; Who Should Read This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari(R) Books Online; How to Contact Us; Chapter 1: The PayPal API; 1.1 Overview of the PayPal API; 1.2 Getting Started; Chapter 2: PayPal Express Checkout; 2.1 Checkout Process Workflows; 2.2 Express Checkout Flow; 2.3 PayPal Express Checkout API Operations; 2.4 Simple Express Checkout Integration; 2.5 Express Checkout Integration; Chapter 3: PayPal Website Payments Pro; 3.1 Overview of Direct Payment; 3.2 Direct Payment Workflow; 3.3 PayPal Direct Payment API Operations; 3.4 Simple Direct Payment Integration; 3.5 Direct Payment Integrations; Chapter 4: PayPal Adaptive Payments; 4.1 Overview of Adaptive Payments; 4.2 PayPal Adaptive Payments API Operations Overview; 4.3 Adaptive Payments Permission Levels; 4.4 Adaptive Payments Application Workflows; 4.5 Payment Approval and Payment Flows; 4.6 Adaptive Payments API Operations in Depth; 4.7 Adaptive Payments Integration; Chapter 5: PayPal Mobile Express Checkout; 5.1 Mobile Express Checkout Flow; 5.2 Mobile Express Checkout Best Practices; 5.3 Mobile Express Checkout Library for iOS; Colophon;