Paypal Save Card on Android

Question

I'd like to use the paypal SDK for android in order to process real products available in my app. I would like the users to enter their card information only once, or at least only require a security code and for paypal to save these details so I need only send a token of some sort to refer to those saved details, rather than the user entering their card information again when purchasing a different product. Essentialy, I want to make the process of buying further products as easy as possible after the initial purchase.

Is this possible using the paypal SDK for android? or would I need to implement the Paypal REST API on my server, and communicate from the android to the server, and let that do the heavy lifting instead?

I actually don't understand the difference between the Paypal SDK for android, and the REST API available, as I imagine you could use both from android (using HttpClient for example)

Thank you,

Jonas

Answer 1

Sounds like you are wanting to enable future payments in your app. However, PayPal Mobile SDK 2.0+ only supports this feature as PayPal payments and not direct credit cards.

Currently if you wanted to store credit card details you would need to use REST API and the Vault.

Answer 2

Paypal SDK: The PayPal Mobile SDKs enable native apps(Android, iOS) to easily accept PayPal and credit card payments.

For android: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/mobile/ht_mpl-itemPayment-Android/

Paypal SDK is newer than PayPal Rest API, the best difference is the speed to implement in your aplication.

PayPal Rest API: include features like pre-approved payments, chained payments, and more support for non-U.S. accounts, and sometimes you really dont need that. And take more time de implementation.

I Recommend use Paypal SDK.