# Overview

The PayPal payment provider allows you to capture payments via the [PayPal](https://paypal.com) payment gateway. It is a fully featured payment provider allowing full control of the payment flow directly from the Umbraco Commerce backoffice.

Before you begin, ensure that you have an Umbraco website set up and Umbraco Commerce installed. If not, see the [Umbraco Commerce Documentation](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-commerce/) to get started.

## Install PayPal

To Install the PayPal payment provider, see the [Install Payment Providers](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-commerce-payment-providers/install-payment-providers)

## Useful links

Here are a few useful links to help you learn more about the PayPal payment provider and the PayPal API:

* [Payment provider source code](https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco.Commerce.PaymentProviders.Paypal)
* [Payment provider issue tracker](https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco.Commerce.Issues/issues)
* [PayPal checkout documentation](https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/)