Anyway to give developer access without giving away password/name

[Cme]

I have a developer that has helping me with my site. He has requested I provide him with my login info. I was wondering if it was possible to give them access so they can integrate into our site, but not give them my login info?

Thanks

[skier]

Providing you have a Business Account, you can grant various account access privileges to another person. For example you may have a Business Partner or Assistant or a Developer who only needs limited access to your Account.

To setup the access privileges:

Login to your PayPal Account.
Select "Profile".
Under "Account Information".
Select "Manage Users".
Select "Add User".
Complete the Form.
Save.

When you setup the account for them, you enter their full name, the ID you want them to use and the password you want them to use. Next, assign the privileges and save. You can then logout and test the login ID and password yourself.

Note, the login ID is "not" an email address, it's just a unique user name you make up. The unique user name is used to log in along with the password you assigned.

The privileges listed below are the typical business operations that can be performed on PayPal.

* Send money
Allows users on your account to pay almost anyone with an email address in the countries that accept PayPal, with no fees.
* Request money
Allows users to request that someone send money by email or through invoicing.
* Add funds
Lets additional users add money to your PayPal account from your bank account.
* Issue refunds
Lets your users send a full or partial refund.
* Withdraw funds
Allows the user to withdraw money from your PayPal account to your bank account.
* Cancel payments
Lets the user cancel unclaimed payments for you.
* Distribute mass payments
Lets another user on your account pay large numbers of people using only the recipients' email addresses and the payment amounts.
* Set up recurring payments
Allows the user set up automatic billing cycles for your customers' credit cards or PayPal accounts.
* View balance
Lets the user view the available balance shown on your Account Overview page.
* View profile
Allows another user on your account to view your profile's settings.
* Edit profile
Lets users add, remove, or edit information on your PayPal account for you.
* Discuss account with Customer Service
Gives the user permission to discuss your account with our agents. All you have to do is accept our Account Administrator Agreement after you select this privilege.
* Handle authorizations and settlements
Lets another user perform this task for you daily.
* Activate and authorize APIs
Allows your developer to integrate your website with our products by setting up PayPal secure API credentials and permissions.
* Schedule and download Transaction History, and run Settlement Report
Means when you create a virtual agent on your account, these reports will be run and made downloadable daily.
*Use PayPal shipping
Lets the user buy U.S. Postal Service and UPS shipping labels online and set up shipping charges and tax, too, so that shipping is automated.

Regards,

skier

[petcasketmaker]

Did you ever get it worked out so you could set up automated UPS shipping calculations and USPS shipping calculations?  I would like to do that - but don't know how.

Thanks

[hihihhello]

I have a Business Account.  I followed the above reply to "Manage Users" to allow a developer to ONLY use "Integration: API Activation & Authorization".

But I then was able to use developer's User ID (as email address) and User Name (as password) to log-into PayPal, and the developer would have FULL access to MY ACCOUNT (including SENDING MONEY to other email addresses  )

Was above a PayPal bug ?  I found out that I could NOT add any new user to limited access.  I.E. ALL new users can have FULL access to MY PayPal ACCOUNT by logging-in PayPal with its User ID (as email address) and User Name (as password) 

Please check with PayPal management to see if they can FIX above issue and possible bug, as other PayPal accounts may risk losing LOTs of MONEY if their limited-access users find out that they could send money to just about anyone !

Thanks and best,

HiHiHHello

[BOH]

I too would like to give developer restricted access without giving them the ability to send money from the account.