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title: PayPal Pro Credit Card Gateway
description: Thankfully, there's PayPal Pro. This upgrade to PayPal Standard is a fully dedicated payment gateway service that can be integrated with your U.S.
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# PayPal Pro Credit Card Gateway
# PayPal Pro Credit Card Gateway
Written by Jared K
A professional like yourself deserves a credit card gateway that can keep up. Thankfully, there's PayPal Pro. This upgrade to PayPal Standard is a fully dedicated payment gateway service that can be integrated with your U.S. Volusion Store.
Please note that PayPal Pro differs from PayPal Express. To accept payments via PayPal, enable PayPal as a payment option under **Settings** \> **Payments** \> **More Payment Types** in your Admin Area, select [PayPal Express](https://helpcenter.volusion.com/experiment/smart-match/launch-your-business/how-to-accept-payments-with-paypal-express?hsLang=en-us) and enter the required values.
## Important Note
Since you have to set up your PayPal Pro account and obtain your API certificate on PayPal's website, Volusion cannot guarantee that the information below will always be accurate. We will make every effort to update these procedures as we are notified of changes.
If you have questions or need help setting up a PayPal Pro account or getting an API certificate, please visit the [PayPal Help Center](http://www.paypal.com/selfhelp/home).
## Do you have a PayPal Signature?
If you are transferring from another ecommerce platform where you've been using PayPal Pro, you may have been using a PayPal API Signature. Note that the PayPal Express integration in Volusion uses PayPal API Signature. Because of this, you can use PayPal Pro and PayPal Express with the same Volusion store, but you cannot use the same PayPal Business account for both your PayPal Pro credit card gateway and your PayPal Express payment method.
If you have a Paypal API Signature, but need to generate a Paypal API certificate instead, follow [PayPal's instructions](https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/faq3196) to remove your existing API signature.
# Setting Up a PayPal Pro Account
To use the PayPal Pro gateway, you'll need to register with PayPal and obtain the API information required to integrate your PayPal Pro account with Volusion:
1. Go to [the PayPal website](http://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/paypal-payments-pro).
2. Click **Get Started Today**.
3. Follow the instructions provided.
# Obtaining Your API Certificate
Once you've set up your account, you can [get your API Certificate](https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/faq3196) from PayPal. Be sure to save the file as the default "cert\_key\_pem.txt" in a location on your device that's easy to remember. Then, start a conversation with us by clicking the bubble in the lower right corner of this screen and attach the file to it.
Once you receive confirmation from us that the certificate installation is complete, you can proceed with the following instructions.
# Integrating Your Store with PayPal Pro
1. Go to **Settings** \> **Payment** in your Admin Area.
2. In the **Gateway Country** menu, select **United States**.
3. In the **Gateway Name** menu, select **Other. \*If you do not see an option for Other, please** [**contact us**](https://help.volusion.com/s/ContactUs?hsLang=en-us) **.**
4. Four text boxes will appear in the area beneath the **Merchant Gateway Name** menu.
5. In the field labeled **Gateway Name**, enter "PAYPAL".
6. In the first **Custom** field, enter the **API Username** for your PayPal Pro account.
7. Leave the second **Custom** field blank.
8. In the third **Custom** field, enter the **API Password** for your PayPal Pro account.
9. Click **Alternative Settings**.
10. Set the **Payment Capture Setting** to **Authorize and Capture at Sale**. This is a **REQUIRED** setting. The Gateway will not function without this setting.
11. Click **Save**.
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