PayPal MCP (official remote)

Name: PayPal MCP (official remote)
Author: PayPal

MCP server by PayPal · vendor-hosted · maintained

Finance & CryptoMaintainedGrade AOfficialRemote availableHosted

Official PayPal production MCP endpoint over Streamable HTTP: invoices, orders, payments and other merchant tools with OAuth login.

Install Docs

Install PayPal MCP (official remote)

Choose your AI client and copy the config.

Remote MCP — add to claude_desktop_config.json (or Connectors). Clients without native remote support can use the mcp-remote bridge below. Setup guide

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal": {
      "url": "https://mcp.paypal.com/http"
    }
  }
}

stdio bridge (mcp-remote):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.paypal.com/http"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json, then complete OAuth when prompted. Setup guide

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal": {
      "url": "https://mcp.paypal.com/http"
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (HTTP transport). Setup guide

{
  "servers": {
    "paypal": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.paypal.com/http"
    }
  }
}

Cascade → MCP servers → Add custom server. Setup guide

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal": {
      "url": "https://mcp.paypal.com/http"
    }
  }
}

Run in your terminal, then /mcp to authenticate: Setup guide

claude mcp add --transport http paypal https://mcp.paypal.com/http

CLI or add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Setup guide

codex mcp add paypal --url https://mcp.paypal.com/http

[mcp_servers.paypal]
url = "https://mcp.paypal.com/http"

Use the mcp-remote bridge if the client is stdio-only. Setup guide

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.paypal.com/http"
      ]
    }
  }
}

ChatGPT web needs a remote HTTPS MCP URL (Plugins → Add custom MCP server). Setup guide

https://mcp.paypal.com/http

Vendor-hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint (OAuth on first connect):

https://mcp.paypal.com/http

Before you install: Remote endpoint taken from the vendor's public MCP documentation. Complete the vendor OAuth flow on first connect. Prefer the Streamable HTTP URL; use mcp-remote only if your client is stdio-only.

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