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I have connected my paypal express checkout with shopify but it is showing "There was an issue with PayPal. Try again or use a different payment method." during checkout . Please help

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Thank you for posting to the PayPal community.
Please make sure your LIVE PayPal Business account is verified and confirmed without any account limitations. Merchant can't perform self payments, If your trying to perform LIVE payments, please process the payment via valid card which is not linked to your PayPal Business account or from a different LIVE PayPal account.
Here's how:
- Log in to your Shopify admin panel.
- Click Settings.
- Click Payments.
- Select PayPal Express Checkout within the PayPal module.
- Click Activate.
- Once directed to a PayPal login page, log in to your PayPal account and click I Give Permission.
- Click Back to Shopify.
- Under Payment Authorization, select:
- Automatically capture payments for orders (Immediate Sale).
- Manually capture payment for orders (Authorize only).
- Click Save.
https://www.paypal.com/gf/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-integrate-express-checkout-with-shopify-ts1797
If your still facing any issues, please create a MTS ticket via - https://www.paypal-support.com/s/?language=en_US with the detail information and error details.
Note : We recommend merchants to integrate our latest PayPal Checkout (Smart button) product.
Guide link : https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/standard/
Please follow the below steps via your PayPal account.
Login PayPal.com >> Hover on your name at the top right corner >> go to "Account settings" >> Website payments >> PayPal buttons >> select "Smart Buttons" button type >> fill all the required details >> copy & paste the button code on your website with the help of your website developer.
(Or)
Login PayPal.com >> go to direct link "https://www.paypal.com/buttons/" >> follow the above steps
Sincerely,
Chiranjeevi
PayPal/Braintree MTS
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