PayPal
Integration Guide

Receipt API for PayPal Payments

Generate professional receipt images for PayPal transactions. Create thermal POS-style receipts with authentic fonts, or clean modern formats. Perfect for e-commerce, donations, and subscription businesses using PayPal.

Key Features

Transaction Triggers

Auto-generate receipts for PayPal payments, subscriptions, and donations.

Professional Receipt Styles

Choose from thermal POS-style or modern receipt formats.

Brand Customization

Add your logo and branding to create professional receipts.

Global Currency Support

Handle receipts in any currency PayPal supports.

What You Get

Professional Receipt Images

  • Thermal POS style: Authentic dot-matrix fonts, paper textures, and realistic thermal print appearance
  • Modern clean style: Professional layouts for digital documentation
  • Customizable: Add logos, adjust colors, custom fields and layouts

Hosted Receipt URLs

  • Public URLs: Each receipt is hosted and accessible via unique URL
  • Embed anywhere: Perfect for emails, dashboards, expense reports
  • 30-90 day storage: Receipts hosted based on your plan tier

Use Cases

1

E-commerce Orders

Generate receipts for online store purchases paid via PayPal.

2

Donation Receipts

Create tax-deductible receipts for PayPal donations to nonprofits.

3

Subscription Payments

Send receipts for recurring PayPal subscription charges.

4

Freelance Invoices

Generate receipts when clients pay PayPal invoices.

How to Connect

1

Connect PayPal

Link your PayPal Business account via Zapier, Make, or webhooks.

2

Set Payment Triggers

Configure triggers for payment received or subscription payment events.

3

Map Transaction Data

Map PayPal transaction details to receipt fields.

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Don't write JSON from scratch! Design your receipt visually in our receipt generator, then click "API Payload" to copy the exact JSON structure. Use that payload as your template—just swap in dynamic data (amounts, dates, customer names).

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API Quick Reference

# Generate a receipt

POST https://www.easyreceiptmaker.com/api/v1/receipts

# Headers

Authorization: Bearer erm_sk_your_api_key

Content-Type: application/json

# Response

{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://receipts.easyreceiptmaker.com/api/abc123.png",
  "expires_at": "2025-01-05T00:00:00.000Z"
}

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