Sunday, January 20, 2013

Creating Limited PayPal Account for Support / Contractors

When collaborating with a project, sometimes you would have to share logins like login for your PayPal account. Some of us might be uncomfortable doing it even with the most trusted people on your team.

If you are using a business account for PayPal, you can easily create a limited account (think can edit buttons and stuff but not trasnfer money).

Read the steps below to learn how to create a PayPal user with limited access



You can check out PayPal's knowledgebase here: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/sell/permissions-outside

1. Login to PayPal
2. Click on Profile
3. Click on My Settings
4. Look for  "Manage Users" and click on Get Started/Update
5. You can now create a user with a limited account

What are account access privileges?


These privileges are typical business operations that can be performed on PayPal, which you may assign to someone else.

Send money
Allows users on your account to pay almost anyone with an email address in the countries that accept PayPal, with no fees.

Request money
Allows users to request that someone send money by email or through invoicing.

Add funds
Lets additional users add money to your PayPal account from your bank account.

Issue refunds
Lets your users send a full or partial refund.

Withdraw funds
Allows the user to withdraw money from your PayPal account to your bank account.

Cancel payments
Lets the user cancel unclaimed payments for you.

Distribute mass payments
Lets another user on your account pay large numbers of people using only the recipients' email addresses and the payment amounts.

Set up recurring payments
Allows the user set up automatic billing cycles for your customers' credit cards or PayPal accounts.

View balance
Lets the user view the available balance shown on your Account Overview page.

View profile
Allows another user on your account to view your profile's settings.

Edit profile
Lets users add, remove, or edit information on your PayPal account for you.

Discuss account with Customer Service
Gives the user permission to discuss your account with our agents. All you have to do is accept our Account Administrator Agreement after you select this privilege.

Handle authorizations and settlements
Lets another user perform this task for you daily.

Activate and authorize APIs
Allows your developer to integrate your website with our products by setting up PayPal secure API credentials and permissions.

Schedule and download Transaction History, and run Settlement Report
Means when you create a virtual agent on your account, these reports will be run and made downloadable daily.

Use PayPal shipping
Lets the user buy U.S. Postal Service and UPS shipping labels online and set up shipping charges and tax, too, so that shipping is automated.

1 comment:

  1. this might not work in all accounts, if you have up to $500 and above in your account, then it can be unlocked with no fee
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