Import saved PayPal payment methods

Learn how to import saved payment methods from PayPal.

You can import PayPal billing agreements created outside of Stripe and reuse them through the Stripe integration.

Before you begin

Follow the instructions in Set up future PayPal payments to enable recurring payments.

Import PayPal billing agreements to Stripe Server-side

You can use the billing_agreement_id parameter of a Setup Intent to import an active PayPal billing agreement to Stripe. The resulting PaymentMethod allows you to charge your existing customer’s PayPal account without the customer needing to reauthorize the billing agreement. This guide shows the steps you need to follow.

PayPal will only send cancellation webhooks for billing agreements created through Stripe.

Caution

Deleting a Stripe Customer or detaching an imported PayPal payment method from a Customer cancels the associated billing agreement at PayPal. Don’t delete the Customer or detach the payment method if you need to continue using that agreement outside Stripe.

Create a Customer Server-side

Create a Customer object when your customer creates an account on your business. Associating the ID of the Customer object with your own internal representation of a customer lets you retrieve and use the stored payment method details later. If your customer hasn’t created an account, you can still create a Customer object now and associate it with your internal representation of the customer’s account later.

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Attach a payment method Server-side

After you create a customer, attach a payment method by creating a Setup Intent.