# Creating a payment component for paypal or paystack **URL:** \ **Category:** External Collections, Custom Actions & Collections\ **Created:** [January 23, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/creating-a-payment-component-for-paypal-or-paystack/53026 "2025-01-23T06:59:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vho\_Thaha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Vho\_Thaha](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Vho_Thaha)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/creating-a-payment-component-for-paypal-or-paystack/53026/1 "2025-01-23T06:59:13Z")
Morning, How do i create an api connection with paypal and also design a payment gateway compponent in adalo to accept payment information in an adalo app? 066 526 2314 is my whatsapp number, i am located in South Africa wherein stripe doesn’t take payments. ---
**Author:** ![norma44shah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@norma44shah](https://forum.adalo.com/u/norma44shah)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/creating-a-payment-component-for-paypal-or-paystack/53026/2 "2025-01-25T09:24:03Z")
> [@Vho\_Thaha](#): > > Morning, How do i create an api connection with paypal and also design a payment gateway compponent in adalo to accept payment information in an adalo app? 066 526 2314 is my whatsapp number, i am located in South Africa wherein stripe doesn’t take payments [Official Site](https://www.marlboro-rewards.com) Hello, To integrate PayPal with an Adalo app: 1. **Create a PayPal API Connection:** - Sign up on the PayPal Developer Portal and generate API credentials. - Get an access token using your client ID and secret. - Use the access token to make API calls. 1. **Design Payment Gateway in Adalo:** - Create a payment screen in Adalo. - Use custom actions to integrate PayPal API. - Set up collections to store payment data. - Test the payment process thoroughly. This should help you set up your payment gateway in Adalo using PayPal.