Can one PayPal account be linked to multiple Shopify stores?

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

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Multiple Stores, PayPal Options:

Shopify allows linking either one PayPal business account across multiple stores or separate accounts for each store.

Single Account Benefits:

  • Consolidates all payouts in one place
  • Simplifies financial management and administration

Multiple Accounts Benefits:

  • Clear separation of funds between stores
  • Individual customization of payment settings and branding per store

Tracking Workaround:

For single-account setups, one suggestion is formatting order IDs with unique prefixes/suffixes to identify which store generated each transaction.

Limitation Clarified:

Only one PayPal account can be linked per individual Shopify store (not multiple accounts to one store).

Unresolved Question:

One user questions the order ID tracking method, noting PayPal doesn’t display Shopify order numbers in its fields—this concern remains unanswered.

1

Hi, when you have multiple stores within Shopify, do you link one and the same PayPal business account for customer payment or multiple separate PayPal accounts for each store? Thanks, Karin

2

Hey, [email removed]47KTC! Welcome to Shopify Community!

When you have multiple Shopify stores, you have the option to either link one PayPal account to all of them or various PayPal accounts to each one. The choice depends on your specific business needs and preferences.

Linking one PayPal business account can simplify financial management as all payouts will be consolidated in a single account. This approach is beneficial if you prefer centralized funds and streamlined administration. Using multiple separate PayPal accounts, on the other hand, allows clear separation of funds and financial tracking. It also provides more customization options for payment settings and branding for each individual store.

If you end up linking one PayPal account, there’s a workaround you can do to differentiate the funds and that is to format the order IDs in each of your stores. You can set a unique prefix or suffix so you can easily identify which store the payout comes from.

I hope that helps you come to a decision on how you set up your PayPal gateway. If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to share them here and I’ll gladly discuss them here.

3

Hi, How do you add multiple paypal accounts to just 1 store, doesn’t seem possible currently on my standard account. Thanks.

4

Hi, @RayAC !

Thanks for reaching out. You’re only able to add one PayPal account to your Shopify store. Summer was referring to using separate PayPal accounts for separate stores. You can find more details in this help document!

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

5

Hi, what about the workaround to identify which payments comes from one store? You suggsted to add prefix/suffix to the order number, but In PayPal there are no fields reporting the Shopify order number? Am I miss something?