Within this extension, you can find a specialized PayPal panel located in the activity bar. This panel provides you with quick access to a curated collection of code samples, code snippets customized for various programming languages, and quick links to developer resources.
It also enhances your development workflow by expanding the command palette with frequently used developer operations.
- PayPal samples: Get started quickly with a PayPal code sample. Code samples include all the client and server code you need for various integration scenarios. The extension supports cloning and opening the sample in a new workspace.
- PayPal code snippets: Quickly generate code snippets for common scenarios or API requests. After the snippet is generated, you can tab through it to input specific values.
- PayPal quick links: Quickly access the PayPal Developer Dashboard to manage resources such as API keys and webhooks.
- PayPal AI Migration Assistant: Our latest AI tool for developers leveraging GitHub’s Copilot Agent’s contextual understanding to upgrade your legacy integration code using NVP API or SOAP API. The assistant generates REST API equivalents in various programming languages and provides step-by-step migration instructions with inline comments.
To use the PayPal AI Migration Assistant:
- Launch the PayPal extension and navigate to the PayPal AI Assistant panel.
- Select Ask PayPal Assistant to initiate the chat prompt.
The AI assistant uses contextual awareness to generate relevant suggestions and improves over time with usage.
Use the prompt, Tell me about your capabilities
, for a summary of features and to upgrade your legacy integration.
- Install GitHub Copilot Chat (required dependency).
- Open VS Code.
- Go to the Extensions view (
Ctrl+Shift+X
orCmd+Shift+X
). - Search for “PayPal”.
- Click Install on the “PayPal” extension, or you can install from the VS Code Marketplace.
The PayPal VS Code Extension collects telemetry data to help us improve the extension. You can opt out of telemetry collection at any time by disabling telemetry in VS Code settings . If telemetry is disabled, we will not collect any data.
You can create a bug or feature request for the PayPal Visual Studio Code extension:
- Select the Help & Feedback panel in the activity bar. The extension will open a new screen that directs you to GitHub in your browser.
- In your browser, select Get started to create a bug or feature request.
- Enter the bug or feature request details, then select Submit new issue.
The extension is licensed under Apache License 2.0 .
See LICENSE