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I am new to PayPal and i want to know which is batter way to implement PayPal, SOAP or NVP API.
And what is the major difference between these two???
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The NVP API is a lightweight alternative to the PayPal SOAP API and provides access to the same set of functionality as the SOAP API.
PayPal API credentials (Username, Password, and Signature) are necessary if you want to integrate your forms with PayPal Pro. These are separate details from your PayPal login information.
The PayPal REST API is organized around transaction workflows, including: orders, payments, subscriptions, invoicing, and disputes. Try out our REST APIs with test credentials on Postman. The API uses standard verbs and returns HTTP response codes and JSON-encoded responses.
I would recommend using the NVP (Name-value pair, basically POST with data) API over the SOAP API. NVP should be significantly lighter weight than SOAP. There are a few questions already on SO that complain about SOAP. I just was trying to figure out which to use and came upon those. Hope that helps.
Also, here's how PayPal describes the NVP API:
The PayPal Name-Value Pair API (NVP API) enables you to leverage the functionality of the PayPal API by simply sending an HTTP request to PayPal and specifying request parameters using name-value pairs. The NVP API is a lightweight alternative to the PayPal SOAP API and provides access to the same set of functionality as the SOAP API.
Emphasis my own.
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It's better to use the PayPal SOAP API (as i have completely implemented this). donut is correct in saying that NVP is lightweight. But there are 2 main advantages of using SOAP:
I recommend SOAP over NVP, but it also depends upon usage.
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