PayPal MCP Server

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Create invoices, orders, and payments through the PayPal API.

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Publisher

PayPal

License

MIT

Transport

Local subprocess

Tools

4

What this server does

PayPal's MCP server wraps the PayPal REST API so the assistant can create invoices, orders, and payments and read transaction history. Set the environment to SANDBOX while you build, then switch to LIVE only when the flow is verified. The access token scopes what the server can do; mint a token with only the permissions you need. Useful for invoicing workflows, reconciliation questions, and order management from chat.

Tools included

  • create_invoice

    Create and optionally send an invoice.

  • list_transactions

    List recent transactions.

  • create_order

    Create a checkout order.

  • capture_order

    Capture payment for an approved order.

The authoritative list comes from the server's tools/list at runtime. This catalog entry may lag the upstream until the next ToolPiper release.

Install in ToolPiper

ToolPiper handles the JSON configuration. Click Install, fill in any required tokens, and the server is ready in your chat.

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Install in another client

Install in another MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue, Cline)

Add this to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paypal/mcp",
        "--tools=all"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Example prompts

  • "Create a sandbox invoice for 120 dollars to client@example.com for consulting."

  • "List my transactions from the last week and total them."

  • "Create a checkout order for two items and give me the approval link."

Security notes

The access token can move money on a LIVE account. Keep PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT on SANDBOX until you trust the flow, and mint a token scoped to the minimum permissions. Tokens are short-lived but still sensitive; treat them like passwords and do not commit them. Revoke the app credentials at developer.paypal.com if anything leaks.

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