How to set up automatic payouts using PayPal on CollabPay
CollabPay uses ‘PayPal Payouts’ to pay collaborators. Before we begin, you need to set up the following:
- A PayPal business account with sufficient funds for payments
- A confirmed identity, email, and bank account linked to your PayPal business account
- Permission from PayPal to use PayPal Payouts (follow the steps below to apply)
Using PayPal Payouts will also incur a $0.25 fee to each payout. These are PayPal fees and CollabPay is not in control of this.
Connecting CollabPay with PayPal for automated payments
To get your Paypal Client ID & Secret Key, you need to follow these steps:
Step 1. Login to your PayPal using the developer tools
Step 2. Create the keys
- Go to 'My Apps & Credentials'
- Click on 'Live'
- Click 'Create App'

Step 3. Enter the name 'CollabPay'

Step 4. Copy & paste your API keys from PayPal to CollabPay
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Get the Client ID & Secret Key from here
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Go to CollabPay > Settings > PayPal Payouts > Paste the Client ID & Secret Key here.
Applying for PayPal Payouts
You will need to apply to use PayPal Payouts for CollabPay automated payouts. Please go to this page to enable the setting.
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Scroll down to here and click 'Enable'
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Click 'Contact us' and apply for payouts
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Scroll down and click 'Contact us'. You can either choose to call or message them. PayPal will usually get back within a few hours and process your request.