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# Generating PayPal NVP Credentials

{% hint style="danger" %}
PayPal has recently made some changes and do not allow you to get NVP credentials for personal accounts anymore. One option is to upgrade to a business account, create credentials and call PayPal to downgrade. Any credentials you create, will continue to work.
{% endhint %}

Please follow these steps:

* Log in to [PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/).
* Navigate to **Account -> Settings**
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* Select **Account access** on the left navigation and click on **Update** link under **API access**
* Scroll down to the bottom and click on the link: Continue with out-of-use NVP/SOAP credentials
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* Select Direct radio button and enter: "Using old library" as the reason
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* Click on **Continue with deprecated credentials**
* On the next screen you will get **API username**, **API password** and **Signature**
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* Enter these values into Streams Manager and click **Test** button to ensure they work. Ensure there are no leading or trailing spaces
* Click the **Save** in Streams Manager