Un-Official PayPal MCP Server

A Python implementation of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for PayPal API integrations. This server enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with PayPal's APIs through function calling.

Local serverstdio

What is the Un-Official PayPal MCP Server?

Un-Official PayPal MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the akramiot/paypal_mcp_server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Python implementation of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for PayPal API integrations. This server enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with PayPal's…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using paypal-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN, PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Un-Official PayPal MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal": {
      "command": "paypal-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--tools=all"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT": "SANDBOX"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENTDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation