Wondering if you can add PayPal to your ClickFunnels sales funnel for quick and easy payment? The answer is yes! If you want to learn how to integrate ClickFunnels with Paypal, read on.
ClickFunnels is an intuitive tool for building sales funnels, providing you with everything you need to market and sell your online services and products. One of the only things that ClickFunnels doesn’t provide is a method of receiving payments or a payment gateway. A payment gateway is what allows businesses to accept payments, so you must have one set up! You need to choose and set up a process that offers users a convenient way to pay on your order pages, like PayPal.
In this article, we’re going to be looking at PayPal, one of the biggest online payment systems in the world, which is a great choice for your ClickFunnels web pages. With a few simple steps, you can integrate PayPal into your ClickFunnels sales funnel for taking payments from your online store.
Why Use PayPal?
PayPal has around 300 million customers, meaning that many online shoppers are already using PayPal to make online purchases. Using PayPal as one of your payment options on your order pages makes it incredibly quick and easy for these users to buy from you.
Even better, you can integrate PayPal with ClickFunnels so that it is a standalone payment method (integrated through API), or as a means of integrating a 3rd party payment option. This gives you the best of both worlds and provides your website visitors with different payment options.
We particularly like PayPal because it offers two different methods of integration, which each offer their own benefits. The two methods available are:
- Method 1: Use PayPal API
- Method 2: Integrate a 3rd party product
If you choose to use PayPal API, PayPal directly processes payments from your funnel pages. If you choose a 3rd party product, you can use both PayPal and another integrated payment gateway to accept payments. Compatible 3rd party products include Stripe, which is growing in popularity as an online payment tool. Do note that with 3rd party product integration, you can’t implement one-click upsells as you can with API integration.
Here we’ll walk you through the two different ways of integrating PayPal with ClickFunnels. Follow these step-by-step guides to set up your PayPal payment options.
Getting Started
There are a couple of things you need to check before you get started. For both methods of integration, you will need:
- A PayPal Business account (not a personal account)
- A ClickFunnels account
- A little time to set things up
Note: this guide is for people that already use ClickFunnels, rather than those who haven’t set up their web pages yet.
If you intend to use Method 2 – which integrates a 3rd party product – you’ll need to have an account with the 3rd party provider and make sure that it’s compatible with ClickFunnels.
Method 1: PayPal API Integration
PayPal API Integration allows you to connect your order pages directly to PayPal as a method of payment. Here’s a two-step method of setting it up.
Step 1. Locate your PayPal API Credentials and Secret Key
To be able to Integrate ClickFunnels with PayPal, you’ll need two key pieces of information: your Secret Key and your Client ID. To get started, head over to PayPal and log in. Follow the steps below to obtain your Secret Key from PayPal.
- Once you’ve logged in and opened up your PayPal dashboard, click on ‘Developer Applications’ in the left-hand column.
- Locate ‘Rest API’ apps in the menu, and then click ‘Create App’
- Enter a name for the App.
- Next, you need to view your live API Credentials – click on the ‘Live’ tab to view.
- Scroll down the page to ‘Secret’ and hit ‘Show.’ This will display a Secret Key, which you should now copy. Also, copy your Client ID, as you’ll need it in the next step.
Step 2. Integrate with ClickFunnels
Now that you’ve located your Secret Key and Client ID, you need to open up ClickFunnels and log in. Once you’ve done that you should:
- Locate ‘Payment Gateways’ tab (under ‘Account Settings’).
- Select ‘Add New Payment Gateway.’
- Click on the ‘PayPal V2’ option.
- Paste your Client ID from PayPal.
- Paste your Secret Key from PayPal.
- Click the ‘Create PayPal V2 Account’ button.
When you’ve completed the above steps, your PayPal payment gateway should successfully integrate with ClickFunnels. You should see a success message displayed in the top right-hand corner of your ClickFunnels dashboard, and you should also see ‘PayPal V2’ in your list of payment gateways.
Now you can add PayPal to your order pages as a method of payment. Do remember that to process live payments, you need to connect to your live account.
Method 2: Use a 3rd Party Product
3rd party product integrations with PayPal mean that you are able to include both PayPal and other payment gateways. This gives customers a choice of payment methods and is quick and easy to set up. Follow this process to begin offering more payment options today.
Before you start, check that ClickFunnels is compatible with the 3rd party product that you’ve chosen. Information can be found on the ClickFunnels help pages.
Step 1: Create Your PayPal Button
- In your PayPal Business account, locate the ‘Tools’ tab at the top and click ‘All Tools’ from the drop-down menu.
- Select ‘Integrate PayPal’ and then ‘PayPal Buttons.’
- From here, you can browse PayPal button options. Choose the button you want to appear on your pages – you have different options such as ‘Buy it Now’ or ‘Add to Cart.’ Make sure it matches what you’re offering (e.g., single or multiple purchases).
- Input the item name and Item ID.
- Fill out further details, such as pricing and shipping options.
- Go straight to ‘Step 3’ in the ‘Customize Advanced Features’ section.
- Select ‘No’ for the first three variables (can be edited in ClickFunnels).
- Enter two URLs: one for the page that customers are sent to when they complete check-out, and another for the page that customers are redirected to when they cancel their check-out.
- Keep the page open!
You now need to head your ClickFunnels account to create your product. You must leave your PayPal account open, as you’ll need to come back to finalize your button settings.
Step 2: Add Product in your ClickFunnels
- Go to the relevant funnel and click ‘Settings.’
- Locate the ‘Third Party Membership Access’ area at the bottom of the page.
- Select ‘Add Product.’
- Input product name and choose PayPal as your ‘Billing Integration’ in the drop-down menu that appears. Enter price and currency.
- Options for ‘Bump’ and price display overrides will appear. Choose to skip, or fill-in if this suits your business needs.
- Go back to PayPal to find Item ID and enter it as the ‘Cart Product’ in ‘3rd Party Cart Integration’.
- Next, highlight and copy the Webhook URL – you’ll need this later.
- Select ‘Create Product.’
- ‘Max Quantity’ and and ‘Product Quantity Limiter’ options will appear. If this applies to your business/products, fill them in accordingly. Otherwise, skip this step.
- Head back to PayPal, which should be open on ‘Customize’ advanced features, step 3.
- Locate and tick the ‘Add Advanced Variables’ checkbox. In the text field, write ‘notify_url=,’ and then paste the Webhook URL that you copied earlier from ClickFunnels.
- Click on ‘Create Button.’
Once you’ve completed these steps, you’re ready to go. You should be able to add the PayPal button to your order pages. Using this method, you can accept payments through PayPal, as well as through a different payment integration according to what you’ve chosen. One of the most popular payment gateways that work with ClickFunnels is Stripe.
FAQs and Helpful Tips
Does ClickFunnels have its own payment gateway?
No, ClickFunnels doesn’t offer its own payment gateway at current, which is why you need to integrate with other products. Using PayPal as a means to do this gives you the option of integrating through API, or using a 3rd party payment method as well.
Should I offer different payment methods?
It’s up to you and depends on the size and scale of your business. Many customers like the option of different ways to pay, and it means that more customers can pay in the most convenient way for them. For example, if you only offer PayPal payments, those without a PayPal account won’t be able to make a purchase. That’s why you should consider 3rd party product integration with PayPal.
Do I have to use PayPal as my payment method with ClickFunnels?
There is a range of supported API gateways that you can use with ClickFunnels, so you don’t have to stick with just PayPal. ClickFunnels supports Apple Pay and EasyPayDirect, for example.
Is the number of payment gateways on my ClickFunnels account limited?
ClickFunnels offers different price plans, so the number of payment gateways you can offer depends on your subscription. On the $97/month plan, you are limited to one payment integration. On the Platinum Plan ($297/month), you are entitled to three payment gateway integrations.
Note that even on this plan, you are still limited to one of each Third Party Cart Integration options.
Bottom Line
ClickFunnels offers two different ways of integrating PayPal payments into your sales funnels. The PayPal V2 API integration method allows you to use the API as your payment gateway and is quick and easy to set up. Meanwhile, the 3rd party product integration means that you can offer users different payment methods, such as Stripe, which enables them to pay by credit card.
Whichever method you choose, make sure that it fits with your business needs and makes life as easy as possible for the customer. You don’t want to lose potential customers at the final hurdle by overcomplicating the payment process, or not offering convenient payment options.
Customers expect smooth and seamless sales processes when they shop online, so you must provide simple and easy payment options. That’s why PayPal is a great solution; the service team does its best to keep the setup process simple for you to use and receive payments with.
We hope that after reading this guide, you feel more confident getting set up with PayPal as your trusted payment method for your online store.