It's the email address you use to login to your PayPay Account with.
If you're concerned about displaying this address in your item button code or on the PayPal Screens.
First, you need to upgrade your PayPal Account to a Business Account. A Business Account allows you to display a Business or Group Name or a Business Logo Graphic on the PayPal Screens. Business Accounts also offer a feature called Multi-User Access. This is useful if you have a business partner or assistant who needs controlled limited access to your PayPal Account. Personal and Premier Accounts do not have these features.
Next, to prevent your email address from being displayed in your item button code, one option would be to either use "hosted" or "encrypted" code. If you are using "clear text" item button code, you can use your PayPal Business ID or Merchant Referral ID instead of your verified email address. To find your PayPal Business ID or Merchant Referral ID:
Login to your PayPal account.
Click on the "Profile" link.
Under Profile Summary, look for Secure Merchant Account ID.
You should see something formatted similar to this text: WRDDZE4N3E3M2
Copy the WRDDZE4N3E3M2 text.
Replace the value of "business" variable with it in your button code.
Before:
<input type=
"hidden" name="business" value="yourmail @ youremail.com">
After:
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="WRDDZE4N3E3M2">
Another way to find your PayPal Business ID or Merchant Referral ID:
Login to your PayPal account.
Click on the "Products and Services" Tab.
Scroll down to the bottom.
Click on "Referrals" in the bottom list of menu choices.
Next page is displays the Merchant Referral Bonus Program.
You will see a link something like this:
https://www.paypal.com/uss/mrb/pal=WRDDZE4N3E3M2
Copy the WRDDZE4N3E3M2 part.
Replace the value of "business" variable with it in your button code.
Before:
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="yourmail @ youremail.com">
After:
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="WRDDZE4N3E3M2">
Yet another way to see the PayPal Business ID or Merchant Referral ID is choose to not host your item button code or encrypt it. Simply create a test button. What you need to do is "uncheck" the option for "Save Button At PayPal" in Step 2 of the process. Then after you "Create" the button code, in the window that displays the code there is a link that says "Remove Code Protection". Select this link. Your code will be changed to clear text. Just look for the "business" variable value.
Regards,
skier
