Payments / PayPal

PayPal for events, with a real seat map.

Connect your own PayPal account, put a seat map on your website, and buyers pay with their PayPal balance or a card on PayPal's page. The money goes to your PayPal account. SeatLayer charges a flat $0.50 per ticket, with no percentage.

15
currencies PayPal accepts here
$0.50
per ticket, first 25 free
Refunds
made in PayPal sync back

CheckoutSeats held for 9:42

  • Stalls · Row F · Seat 5Adult$45.00
  • Stalls · Row F · Seat 6Adult$45.00

Total$90.00

Continue to payment

Next: pay on PayPal's secure page · PayPal balance or card

The money goes to your PayPal account. SeatLayer issues the tickets.

Connect PayPal in three steps.

Two values from a PayPal app. SeatLayer sets up PayPal's payment notifications for you.

  1. In PayPal

    Create an app

    Use a Sandbox app for test events and a Live app for live events. Make sure your account accepts the currency your events are priced in.

  2. Settings → Payments

    Paste the Client ID and Secret

    Choose Connect PayPal. The secret is encrypted when you save it and can never be read back.

  3. Event setup

    Assign it and sell

    Choose the PayPal connection for the event. Buyers pay on PayPal's page and get their tickets by email.

What you pay on a $50 seated ticket.

SeatLayer charges $0.50 per confirmed ticket, seated or not, and nothing on the ticket price. PayPal charges its usual fee for your account, the same as on any other PayPal sale.

  1. SeatLayer$0.50flat, plus PayPal's own fee
  2. TicketSpice$0.99plus 2.9% + 30¢ processing
  3. Ticket Tailor$1.70a seated ticket uses 2 credits
  4. Eventbrite$3.643.7% + $1.79, plus 2.9% processing
Platform fee per ticket, before card processing, read from each product's pricing on 25 September 2026. SeatLayer pricing · vs TicketSpice · vs Ticket Tailor · vs Eventbrite

Where the money goes, and how refunds work.

Buyers pay on PayPal and the money goes to your PayPal account. SeatLayer never holds it. Refund a whole order or part of it from SeatLayer, or refund in PayPal: a full refund puts the seats back on sale and a partial refund leaves them sold.

  1. Buyer

    Picks seats on your site and pays on PayPal's page.

  2. Your PayPal account

    The ticket money lands here and pays out on PayPal's schedule.

  3. SeatLayer

    Records the order and emails QR and PDF tickets. Charges $0.50 per ticket.

  4. Refunds

    Refund in SeatLayer or in PayPal. A full refund puts the seats back on sale.

PayPal ticketing questions.

Still have a question? or email hello@seatlayer.io.

Can I sell event tickets with PayPal on my own website?
Yes. Connect your PayPal account, assign it to an event, and put the seat map on your website. Buyers pick seats, pay with their PayPal balance or a card on PayPal's page, and get QR and PDF tickets by email.
Which currencies can I use with PayPal?
AUD, BRL, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, JPY, MXN, MYR, NZD, PHP, SEK, SGD, THB and USD. Your PayPal account must be set to accept payments in the currency your event is priced in.
How much does it cost to sell tickets with PayPal on SeatLayer?
SeatLayer charges $0.50 per confirmed ticket, with the first 25 free and no subscription. PayPal charges its usual fee for your account. There is no percentage of the ticket price.
Do refunds made in PayPal update SeatLayer?
Yes. Refunds you make in PayPal sync back to SeatLayer. A full refund puts the seats back on sale, and a partial refund leaves them sold. You can also refund from the order in SeatLayer.
Can I test PayPal before going live?
Yes. Connect a PayPal Sandbox app for test events. Test tickets are marked as not valid for entry, and test and live connections sit side by side.
Can buyers pay by card without a PayPal account?
PayPal's page offers the PayPal balance and cards. Which card options a buyer sees is decided by PayPal for your account and the buyer's country.

Sell seated events on your own PayPal account.

Connect PayPal, assign it to an event, and sell from your website, the counter and the door. The first 25 tickets are free.