PayPal Express for Magento 2 REST API using Orders v2 User Guide

For a shopper-friendly overview of features and setup, see the Magento 2 PayPal Express Orders v2 User Guide - REST API Checkout on the storefront. This wiki page remains the full technical documentation.

This is a Toweringmedia Magento 2 extension guide for the current admin extension catalog.

• PayPal Express for Magento 2 REST API using Orders v2 (SKU toweringmedia-paypal-express)

This extension adds a PayPal Express payment method to Magento 2 built on PayPal's current REST Orders v2 API rather than the legacy NVP/SOAP integration. It supports sandbox and live environments and a configurable capture intent.

• PayPal Express checkout using the PayPal REST Orders v2 API.
• Separate sandbox and live environment settings.
• Configurable checkout intent (authorize or capture).
• Standard Magento payment method controls including title and availability.

• Magento 2.4.x (Open Source or Adobe Commerce).
• PHP: >=8.1 <8.5 (as declared by the published package).
• A current Toweringmedia license and Composer credentials for https://composer.toweringmedia.com/.
• A PayPal REST application providing a client ID and client secret for each environment you intend to use.

Install and validate in a staging environment before production rollout.

cd /path/to/magento
composer require toweringmedia/module-paypal-express
 
bin/magento module:enable Toweringmedia_PaypalExpress
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento setup:di:compile
bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
bin/magento cache:flush

Currently published versions at the time of writing:

• toweringmedia/module-paypal-express — 0.1.11

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General installation notes that apply to every Toweringmedia extension are in the installation guide.

• Stores > Configuration > Sales > Payment Methods > Toweringmedia Express Checkout (config section payment).
• Fields include enable/active, title, environment, checkout intent, client ID, and client secret.

1. Start in the sandbox environment with sandbox credentials and place a full test order end to end.
2. Confirm the order, invoice, and PayPal transaction all reconcile before switching the environment to live.
3. Switch to live credentials only after a successful sandbox order.

• This package is published at a pre-1.0 version. Test a complete order in sandbox before enabling it on a live store.

• bin/magento module:status shows the module(s) as enabled.
• Extension configuration saves without errors in Admin.
• The admin screens listed above are reachable and load without error.
• Expected storefront/admin behavior is present after a cache flush.
• No critical PHP/JS errors appear in var/log/ during the primary test flow.

• Composer cannot find the package: confirm the https://composer.toweringmedia.com/ repository and your credentials are present in auth.json, and that your license covers this package.
• Feature not visible: verify module status, flush cache, and redeploy static content.
• Admin setting not applying: clear cache and confirm the config scope (default / website / store view).
• Unexpected behavior: retest with only the required related modules enabled.

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