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PayPal MCP Server

Un-Official PayPal MCP Server

PayPal MCP Server

A Python implementation of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for PayPal API integrations. This server enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with PayPal's APIs through function calling.

Features

  • Full implementation of the Model Context Protocol for PayPal APIs

  • Support for all major PayPal API endpoints:

    • Invoices: Create, list, view, send, remind, cancel, QR codes

    • Orders: Create, get, capture

    • Products: Create, list, view, update

    • Subscription Plans: Create, list, view

    • Subscriptions: Create, view, cancel

    • Shipments: Create, track

    • Disputes: List, view, accept

    • Transactions: List and filter

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Installation

From PyPI

pip install paypal-mcp-server

From Source

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/paypal-mcp-server.git
cd paypal-mcp-server
pip install -e .

Using Docker

docker pull ghcr.io/yourusername/paypal-mcp-server:latest

Usage

Command Line

# Using environment variables
export PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN="your_access_token"
export PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT="SANDBOX"  # or "PRODUCTION"
paypal-mcp --tools=all

# Or with command line arguments
paypal-mcp --tools=all --access-token=your_access_token --paypal-environment=SANDBOX

Enable Specific Tools Only

paypal-mcp --tools=invoices.create,invoices.list,orders.create --access-token=your_token

With Docker

docker run -e PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN="your_access_token" -e PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT="SANDBOX" ghcr.io/yourusername/paypal-mcp-server:latest --tools=all

Integration with Claude Desktop

Add the following to your ~/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
   "mcpServers": {
     "paypal": {
       "command": "paypal-mcp",
       "args": [
         "--tools=all"
       ],
       "env": {
         "PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
         "PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT": "SANDBOX"
       }
     }
   }
}

Obtaining a PayPal Access Token

You can generate a PayPal access token using your client ID and client secret:

curl -v https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/oauth2/token \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Accept-Language: en_US" \
  -u "CLIENT_ID:CLIENT_SECRET" \
  -d "grant_type=client_credentials"

Development

Setup Development Environment

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/paypal-mcp-server.git
cd paypal-mcp-server

# Install dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Install pre-commit hooks
pre-commit install

Running Tests

pytest -xvs

Building the Package

python -m build

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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