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Can't login to paypal sandbox [duplicate]

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I am trying to login with a business test account at paypal sandbox it keeps redirecting to this URL https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-submit and the page contains one line saying "Please login to use the PayPal Sandbox features" with "PayPal Sandbox" being an anchor pointing to developer.paypal.com and when I click on it I go to the developer site which I am already logged in at with a live paypal account.

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Yasmine Avatar asked Mar 17 '13 13:03

Yasmine


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This is how you get access to your test account's page:

  1. Go to developer.paypal.com
  2. Go to Applications
  3. Click on Sandbox accounts
  4. Choose Log In with PayPal (use your regular account - not the Sandbox one)
  5. (Optional) Import your old accounts from your former Sandbox account after the redirect to the accounts page
  6. Click on the account you want to log in to
  7. Choose "Sandbox site"
  8. Log in to that site using your test account

Hope it helps

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Tim Avatar answered Nov 17 '22 13:11

Tim