MCP Paypal runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 57 installs a week from npm. Last commit 27 Sep 2026.
MCP server for PayPal — global payments + payouts: Orders v2, Payments, Subscriptions, Disputes
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add mcp-paypal -e 'PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID=<PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID>' -e 'PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET=<PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET>' -- npx -y @codespar/mcp-paypal{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-paypal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-paypal"
],
"env": {
"PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID": "<PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID>",
"PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET": "<PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-paypal]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@codespar/mcp-paypal"]
env = { PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID = "<PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID>", PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET = "<PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-paypal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-paypal"
],
"env": {
"PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID": "<PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID>",
"PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET": "<PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-paypal": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-paypal"
],
"env": {
"PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID": "<PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID>",
"PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET": "<PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID> (PayPal REST app client id (from developer.paypal.com Apps & Credentials)), <PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET> (PayPal REST app client secret (OAuth2 client_credentials password)).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
PAYPAL_ENV (PayPal environment. 'sandbox' (default, https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com) or 'live' (https://api-m.paypal.com)).
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