PayPal
active EC / commerce platformPayPal offers payments, checkout, and payouts APIs; commercial use is the core model; prohibited category list excludes adult, firearms, certain digital goods.
PayPal provides consumer wallet, merchant checkout, Braintree (advanced payments), and payouts APIs. Acceptable Use Policy prohibits many categories including adult content, regulated firearms, and some digital goods. Checkout is hosted but embeddable as buttons.
Basics
- slug
paypal- type
- EC / commerce platform
- status
- active
- last checked
- 2026-04-18
- official site
- https://www.paypal.com
- official docs
- https://developer.paypal.com/docs
Rights
→ full Rights page| Key | Value | Condition | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
adult_content_allowed |
no | PayPal Acceptable Use Policy | 2026-04-18 | |
commercial_use_allowed |
conditional | Permitted for most lawful commerce; extensive prohibited list in AUP. | PayPal Acceptable Use Policy | 2026-04-18 |
Constraints
→ full Constraints page| Key | Value | Condition | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
api_available |
yes | PayPal Developer Documentation | 2026-04-18 | |
checkout_customization_available |
conditional | Via Braintree or embeddable buttons; hosted Checkout has limited customization. | PayPal Developer Documentation | 2026-04-18 |
webhook_available |
yes | PayPal Developer Documentation | 2026-04-18 |
Primary sources
→ full Sources page-
Primary official_terms · PayPalPayPal Acceptable Use PolicyChecked: 2026-04-18
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Primary official_docs · PayPalPayPal Developer DocumentationChecked: 2026-04-18
FAQ
Q. Can I accept adult-content payments through PayPal?
No. Adult content, services, and similar categories are on PayPal's prohibited list under the Acceptable Use Policy.