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# Connecting PayPal to Albato

Last update:  
22/5/2026 · 3 min read

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PayPal is a faster, safer way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account.

**PayPal integration options**

Available actions and triggers:

-   Sale completed
-   Sale status changed from "pending" to "refused"
-   Sale status changed to "pending"
-   The seller returned the sale
-   PayPal cancelled the sale
-   Payment capture completed
-   Payment capture prohibited

**How to connect PayPal to Albato**

In the Albato top menu select the **Apps** tab and click the **Add a connection** button. Find the service in the list or use the search bar.

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Set the name for your connection, enter your PayPal Client\_id in the **Login** field and PayPal Secret in the **Password** field. How to get these values is described below. Click the **Continue** button.

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Sign up to PayPal Developer to get your Client\_id and Secret value. You can access it with a verified PayPal account. Open the My apps and credentials menu, and go to the Live tab. Click the Create App button.

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Set the name for your connection.

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The parameters you need will be on the next page.

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Copy and paste these parameters in the Albato setting fields. The connection is ready. You can find it in the list on the **Connections** tab.

**How to create an automation**

Let’s imagine you need to integrate PayPal and Google Sheets. Open the **Automation** tab and click the **New** button.

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The first step is to set up the sending app. Select:

-   from - PayPal
-   event - Sale completed
-   connection

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The next step is to set up the receiving app. Select:

-   where - Google sheets
-   action - new sheet row
-   connection

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This step is to specify in which Google sheet column Albato will transfer the PayPal data. Click the **Continue** button.

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In the Automation builder tab, you can add steps to the scenario or change its name.

The automation is ready. Click the **Start** button to run it. When an event happens in PayPal, the trigger will start the scenario and the data will be transferred to the Google spreadsheet.

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