[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # PayPal Token ## - **[trinkel](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile")** - [![trinkel's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/46922-trinkel) Less More - Posts: 5 - Thank you received: 0 - - 9 years 9 months ago [\#259029](#259029) by [trinkel](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile") *[PayPal Token](/forum/29-payment-methods/888209-paypal-token#259029 "Other carts and PayPal interfaces that I have used require a PayPal token. I don't see that option in the HikaShop PayPal configuration. Am I missing something or does it not get used? Thanks! Tim")* was created by *[trinkel](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile")* Other carts and PayPal interfaces that I have used require a PayPal token. I don't see that option in the HikaShop PayPal configuration. Am I missing something or does it not get used? Thanks! Tim Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI5LXBheW1lbnQtbWV0aG9kcy84ODgyMDktcGF5cGFsLXRva2VuP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 9 years 9 months ago [\#259042](#259042) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[PayPal Token](/forum/29-payment-methods/888209-paypal-token#259042 "Other carts and PayPal interfaces that I have used require a PayPal token. I don't see that option in the HikaShop PayPal configuration. Am I missing something or does it not get used? Thanks! Tim")* Hi, I'm afraid that "paypal token" is not giving us a lot of details to determine which Paypal "system" you're using exactly. There are a lot of different API for Paypal and several are using Tokens. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI5LXBheW1lbnQtbWV0aG9kcy84ODgyMDktcGF5cGFsLXRva2VuP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[trinkel](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile")** - [![trinkel's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/46922-trinkel) Less More - Posts: 5 - Thank you received: 0 - - 9 years 9 months ago [\#259051](#259051) by [trinkel](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile") Replied by *[trinkel](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile")* on topic *[PayPal Token](/forum/29-payment-methods/888209-paypal-token#259051 "Other carts and PayPal interfaces that I have used require a PayPal token. I don't see that option in the HikaShop PayPal configuration. Am I missing something or does it not get used? Thanks! Tim")* That is a really good question and one that I'm a bit confused about myself. The token is, I believe, an identity token I got from PayPal. I looked through the setup of what I have used in the past and I may not actually be using the token. The interface for the extension (BreezingForms) asks for the "token" and the tooltip says it is used for IPN. I modified the submission process for the extension a few years ago. I believe it was to allow for the submission of several items as opposed to a single payment amount. That said, the URL for submission is [ www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr). In the post, cmd="_cart", upload="1" and rm is a specific confirmation url for the form processor (again BreezingForms) with IPN enabled. The other post items are transaction details (shipping, tax, business name etc) and the individual cart items and prices. It may be that this token is not sent with the cart, but confirmed in the response from PayPal—I'm really grasping at straws with that one though. Does that help? If not I may just have to trial and error my way through some of it until I have a better idea of what to ask. As a side question, do you know what the difference is between using and identity token and not using it is? From what I researched today, it sounds like it may be safer (avoids customer intercepting the response) to use the token. Thanks! Tim Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI5LXBheW1lbnQtbWV0aG9kcy84ODgyMDktcGF5cGFsLXRva2VuP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 9 years 9 months ago [\#259053](#259053) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[PayPal Token](/forum/29-payment-methods/888209-paypal-token#259053 "Other carts and PayPal interfaces that I have used require a PayPal token. I don't see that option in the HikaShop PayPal configuration. Am I missing something or does it not get used? Thanks! Tim")* Hi, My question is : What Paypal API are you using ? Yes, it is really a good question but it would be better to have an answer if we want to go further. So, I recommend you to read carefully my previous message and look for the Paypal API you're using or want to use ; otherwise I'm afraid that analyzing the different Paypal Plugin provided by HikaShop is not a good interest. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI5LXBheW1lbnQtbWV0aG9kcy84ODgyMDktcGF5cGFsLXRva2VuP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[trinkel](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile")** - [![trinkel's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/46922-trinkel) Less More - Posts: 5 - Thank you received: 0 - - 9 years 9 months ago [\#259167](#259167) by [trinkel](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile") Replied by *[trinkel](/forum/user/46922-trinkel "View trinkel's Profile")* on topic *[PayPal Token](/forum/29-payment-methods/888209-paypal-token#259167 "Other carts and PayPal interfaces that I have used require a PayPal token. I don't see that option in the HikaShop PayPal configuration. Am I missing something or does it not get used? Thanks! Tim")* In all honesty, there was not a lot to your previous message. The problem is that I don't really know which of the many terms that they use is the "name" of the API I'm using. That's why I tried to describe it to you. Obviously, I don't know enough about this to be asking the right question. I'll figure something else out. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI5LXBheW1lbnQtbWV0aG9kcy84ODgyMDktcGF5cGFsLXRva2VuP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86287 - Thank you received: 14264 - - 9 years 9 months ago [\#259170](#259170) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[PayPal Token](/forum/29-payment-methods/888209-paypal-token#259170 "Other carts and PayPal interfaces that I have used require a PayPal token. I don't see that option in the HikaShop PayPal configuration. Am I missing something or does it not get used? Thanks! Tim")* Hi, From the URL and parameters you're using, it seems you are using the standard PayPal API. And there is no token needed for it. So I suppose that breezingform is not trying to add an extra security layer by having a token only knowing by it for the IPN URL which it can check. But frankly that's not really useful since it is supposed to check with PayPal for the validity of the IPN upon reception. So there should not be anything to worry about. Just configure your HikaShop PayPal payment plugin with your PayPal account's email address and you'll be good to go. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI5LXBheW1lbnQtbWV0aG9kcy84ODgyMDktcGF5cGFsLXRva2VuP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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