PayPal is one of several online payment methods supported by Bookem, alongside Stripe, PayFast, SnapScan, Stitch, and Yoco Online. It’s quick to set up and enables automatic reconciliation of payments, so your invoices are marked as paid without any manual effort.
Follow these steps:
Go to PayPal and register as a business
Go to PayPal developer dashboard, make sure the Sandbox/Live switch is set to Live
Select Create App.
Give your app a name and select Merchant. Then, click Create App
Copy your Client ID and Secret. These are long alphanumeric codes that are case-sensitive, so make sure you copy them precisely
Go to your Bookem account and go to Settings - Payments & Invoicing - Payment Methods
Select + Add payment method and choose PayPal
Choose whether you want clients to use PayPal to pay for online bookings and/or invoice payments
Paste your Client ID and Secret and click 'Create'
That's it! You have now successfully linked your Bookem account to PayPal.
1. Once you've successfully linked PayPal account to Bookem, go to your Calendar
2. Create a test booking with online payments or generate a test invoice
3. Select PayPal at checkout or on the invoice - make the amount small for the sake of the test
4. Complete the payment via PayPal
5. If the payment succeeds and the invoice shows as paid, your integration works