PayPal Express Checkout Flows

PayPal offers two Express Checkout customer experience flows.

■	Traditional Express Checkout

■	In-Context Express Checkout

Traditional Express Checkout Flow

When your customer is ready to pay for the products selected from your web site:

1	The customer clicks Checkout with PayPal on your checkout page or clicks PayPal on your payment page.

2	Your web site redirects the customer’s browser to the PayPal web site.

3	The customer logs in and selects a payment method and shipping address.

4	PayPal redirects the customer’s browser to your web site so that the customer can complete the purchase.

The redirection URL controls the customer experience. For more information, see Redirection URLs.

In-Context Express Checkout Flow

When your customer is ready to pay for the products selected from your web site:

1	The customer clicks Checkout with PayPal on your checkout page or clicks PayPal on your payment page.

2	Your web site remains in view while a PayPal window appears.

3	The customer logs in and selects a payment method and shipping address.

■	In-context web flow:

■	In-context mobile flow:

4	PayPal redirects the customer’s browser to your web site so that the customer can complete the purchase.

For In-Context Express Checkout, follow the instructions:

■	For basic integration, see:

https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/express-checkout/in-context/integration/#basic-integration.

■	For advanced settings, see:

https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/express-checkout/in-context/integration/#advanced-settings.

The redirection URL controls the customer experience flow. For more information, see Redirection URLs.