streamlit-paypal 1.0.1

PayPal payment integration for Streamlit apps

💳 Streamlit PayPal

Secure and elegant PayPal payment integration for Streamlit apps

Easily integrate PayPal payments into your Streamlit applications with a secure, popup-based payment flow.

This project is forked from streamlit-oauth, focusing on PayPal payment integration.

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

pip install streamlit-paypal

Basic Usage

Create a .env file with your PayPal credentials:

PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret

Then use the component in your Streamlit app:

import streamlit as st
from streamlit_paypal import PayPalComponent
import os

# Initialize PayPal component
paypal = PayPalComponent(
    client_id=os.getenv('PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID'),
    client_secret=os.getenv('PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET'),
    mode='sandbox'  # Use 'live' for production
)

# Create payment button
if 'payment' not in st.session_state:
    result = paypal.payment_button(
        name="Pay $10 USD",
        amount=10.00,
        currency='USD',
        description='Product Purchase',
        return_url='https://yourapp.streamlit.app'  # Required!
    )

    if result:
        st.session_state.payment = result
        st.rerun()
else:
    st.success(f"Payment successful! Order ID: {st.session_state.payment['order_id']}")

⚠️ Production Notice: This component uses Streamlit session state for immediate interaction. For reliable order processing in production (handling network interruptions, browser closures, etc.), configure PayPal Webhooks to receive payment notifications server-side and persist order states.

📚 API Reference

PayPalComponent

paypal = PayPalComponent(
    client_id: str,           # PayPal Client ID
    client_secret: str,       # PayPal Client Secret
    mode: str = 'sandbox'     # 'sandbox' or 'live'
)

result = paypal.payment_button(
    name: str,                # Button text
    amount: float,            # Payment amount
    currency: str,            # Currency code (USD, EUR, TWD, etc.)
    description: str,         # Order description
    return_url: str           # Post-payment return URL (required)
)

Return Value

On successful payment, returns a dictionary:

{
    'order_id': 'xxx',        # PayPal Order ID
    'status': 'COMPLETED',    # Order status
    'payer_email': 'xxx',     # Payer's email
    'amount': '10.00',        # Payment amount
    'currency': 'USD'         # Currency code
}

🔒 Security Features

Feature	Description
Client Secret Protection	✅ Secret stays server-side, zero frontend exposure
CSRF Protection	✅ Order ID verification mechanism
Timeout Control	✅ 5-minute auto-cancellation
Order Verification	✅ Can only capture self-created orders
Replay Attack Protection	✅ Order state tracking

🛠️ Development

Setup

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/TEENLU/streamlit-paypal.git
cd streamlit-paypal

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Run example
streamlit run examples/paypal_basic.py

Frontend Development

cd streamlit_paypal/frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Testing

python test_paypal_component.py

📊 Architecture Design

Why Popup Mode?

1. Simpler URL Handling: Returns Python dict directly, no callback URL parsing needed
2. Better UX: Dedicated window feels more professional, doesn't interrupt main app flow
3. State Management: Auto-integrates with Streamlit session state
4. Enhanced Security: Reduces URL parameter exposure risks

Production Architecture

This package provides the frontend interaction layer for immediate payment experiences.

Recommended production setup:

Streamlit App (this package)  →  Real-time UI, payment buttons, user experience
         ↓
PayPal Orders API             →  Create orders, popup payment flow
         ↓
Your Backend + Webhooks       →  Receive PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED
                                  Persist orders, fulfillment, authorization

Why use Webhooks?

• ✅ Reliability: Process payments even if user closes browser
• ✅ Security: Server-to-Server verification
• ✅ Completeness: Receive all payment events (success, failure, refund, etc.)

Reference: PayPal Webhooks Documentation

🙏 Acknowledgments

This project is forked from dnplus/streamlit-oauth. Special thanks to the original author for the excellent popup mechanism architecture.

📝 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

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Version: 1.0.0 Status: 🟢 Active Development