This transaction cannot be processed. The merchant's account is not able to process transactions.
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Hi,
I'm working on a website, configured the credentials but getting the Message "This transaction cannot be processed. The merchant's account is not able to process transactions." Below is the response thanks. Please help.
{"TIMESTAMP":"2022-02-18T15:28:51Z","CORRELATIONID":"81fd9509d5e6a","ACK":"Failure","VERSION":"85.0","BUILD":"56068150","L_ERRORCODE0":"10548","L_SHORTMESSAGE0":"Invalid Configuration","L_LONGMESSAGE0":"This transaction cannot be processed. The merchant's account is not able to process transactions.","L_SEVERITYCODE0":"Error","AMT":"1.00","CURRENCYCODE":"USD"}
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According to PayPal's error documentation:
The merchant account attempting the transaction is not a business account at PayPal.
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