Enable recurring billing in sandbox account
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Please enable recurring billing in this sandbox account so that I can test subscriptions.
Merchant ID: MSR4AVVCNLU36
With thanks
Dave

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Thank you for posting to the PayPal Sandbox Community. I tried to add Reference Transactions to the sandbox account, but I found that it is Premier account and not a Business account.
Here is how to create a Sandbox Business Account:
https://developer.paypal.com/tools/sandbox/accounts/#create-a-business-sandbox-account
Log into the PayPal Developer Dashboard at https://developer.paypal.com (your live PayPal credentials)
- Click on Testing Tools
- Click on Sandbox Accounts
- Click Create account
- Click Create to the right of to "Do you want a more customized account?"
- Click Business
- Choose the country
- Input an email
- Input a password
- Input a balance of at least 5000.00
- Leave everything else at default
- Click Create Account
Once the account is created you should be able to click on it and scroll down to Sandbox account info. The Account ID is what we need to enable Reference Transactions. If you do not need Reference Transactions you can use Subscriptions API with a business account.
Here is the details:
https://developer.paypal.com/docs/subscriptions/
Thank you,
Jennifer
MTS
PayPal
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Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for your reply.
I've created a new sandbox account, using the instructions you provided. The account ID is
6UTZNQ6PYXH7Q
For context, what I'm trying to do is test the creation of a subscription, in order to integrate the Paid Memberships Pro Wordpress plugin.
With thanks
Dave

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Thank you for creating the new Business Sandbox Account. I have confirmed that Reference Transactions is enabled. You should be able to integrate with Paid Membership Pro and test in sandbox.
Thank you,
Jennifer
MTS
PayPal
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Please enable recurring billing in this sandbox account so that I can test subscriptions.
Account ID: 82K94KYQ7C9JC
Thank you in advance,
E.

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Hello @Filtrado
Thank you for posting to the PayPal Merchant Community.
I confirmed that Reference Transactions is enabled on this sandbox account: 82K94KYQ7C9JC
Thank you,
Jennifer
MTS
PayPal

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