How to integrate PayPal payments with React Native
Blog post from LogRocket
This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on integrating a PayPal payment interface into a React Native app using the PayPal SDK for JavaScript. It starts by outlining the need for a reliable payment service like PayPal, which is widely available and supports various programming languages, making it a preferred choice for developers. The tutorial walks through the creation of both React Native and React apps, with a focus on building the payment interface as a single-page app hosted on Firebase Hosting. It employs React Native WebView to connect the React Native app with the web app, demonstrating how to set up the PayPal buttons, manage payment transactions, and handle callbacks such as approval, cancellation, and errors. Additionally, the guide covers deploying the web app on Firebase and connecting the payment interface to the React Native app, ensuring seamless communication between the two using the onMessage prop and postMessage method. It concludes by encouraging customization of the code for specific needs and suggests using tools like LogRocket for monitoring and improving app performance.