# PayPal — AI Connector PayPal publishes 28 MCP tools to Claude and is listed in the ChatGPT apps directory. Marketplace availability, tool surface, verification tier, and what Node8 measured against the live endpoint. Source: https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/finance/paypal/ --- [AI Connectors](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/) · [Finance](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/finance/) # PayPal Business account tools and payments integration Listed in ChatGPT and Claude · 28 published tools · Verified partner [ChatGPT listing](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/paypal?open_in_app) [Claude connector docs](https://mcp.paypal.com/) [paypal.com](https://paypal.com) Overview ## What PayPal does PayPal's own app names two areas in its listing: running a business and building out a payments integration. Both sit behind the same conversational surface. The single example provided is invoicing, a request to raise a 1500 dollar invoice to a named company for web development work, which indicates that business documents can be created and not merely read. The published description is short and does not enumerate the individual operations on offer, so the practical scope is best confirmed against PayPal's own developer documentation. ### Who it is for PayPal merchants handling account admin, and developers working on a payments integration. ### What stands out PayPal publishes it directly, and the listing addresses the merchant side and the developer side together. Availability ## Where PayPal is listed PayPal ships this on both marketplaces: PayPal is listed in the Claude connectors directory and in the ChatGPT apps directory, under the same publisher domain. Only 392 of the 3,150 products in this directory are listed in both marketplaces. One MCP server can serve both surfaces; what differs is each platform's listing and review process. ChatGPT listing ## In the ChatGPT apps directory Developer PayPal Filed under Finance Listed since June 2026 Authentication Authenticates when installed Website [paypal.com](https://www.paypal.com) Policies published Privacy policy · Terms of service Official listing [Open in ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/paypal?open_in_app) Snapshot August 2026 ### Example prompts from the listing - Create a $1500 PayPal invoice for Acme Corp for web development services. Claude listing ## In the Claude connectors directory PayPal publishes 28 tools to Claude, deeper than 79.2% of the 1,253 Claude-listed connectors. The median Claude-listed connector filed under Finance publishes 12, so this one runs 16 tools above its bucket's median and ranks 30th of 159 by tool count. It falls in the 21-50 tools band, which holds 20% of the Claude directory. PayPal publishes a remote MCP endpoint. Claude connects to it over HTTP; there is nothing to install locally. Every connector in the Claude directory is remote, all 1,253 of them, so transport is not a differentiator there. Publisher PayPal Verification Verified partner (37.8% of the Claude directory) Filed under Financial Services Endpoint `https://mcp.paypal.com/mcp` Documentation [Publisher setup docs](https://mcp.paypal.com/) Published tools 28 · 21-50 tools band Depth rank in Finance 30 of 159 Snapshot August 2026 PayPal carries partner verification in the Claude directory, which 474 of 1,253 listings do (37.8%). That is a review step past self-publishing, not an Anthropic-built server. In the publisher's words ## How PayPal describes it > The PayPal MCP server enables AI agents to interact with the PayPal platform. PayPal is a global online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders. This MCP server allows AI assistants to programmatically access and manage PayPal account information, transaction details, payment processing, and potentially other financial services offered by PayPal. Quoted from the connector's own Claude directory listing as captured in August 2026. Node8 did not write it and does not vouch for it. Nearby ## Other Finance connectors ### [Affirm](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/finance/affirm/) Installment payment estimates and Affirm checkout ChatGPT ### [AlphaSights](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/finance/alphasights/) Expert call transcripts and research from an AlphaSights account Claude ### [Billit](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/finance/billit/) Read-only access to Billit invoices, counterparties, and Peppol checks Claude ### [Blockscout](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/finance/blockscout/) Multichain block explorer data: addresses, tokens, and contracts Claude ### [CoinDesk](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/finance/coindesk/) Crypto spot, futures and options data with regulated indices Claude ### [CredCore - Tusk Liquid](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/finance/credcore-tusk-liquid/) Queryable database of public credit agreement terms Claude · ChatGPT [All 363 Finance connectors](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/finance/) This is an independent catalogue entry compiled by Node8 from PayPal's public marketplace listings as they stood in August 2026. Listing facts come from the marketplaces; the comparisons against the rest of the directory and any live-endpoint measurements are Node8's. Node8 is not affiliated with PayPal, and inclusion here is not an endorsement. ## Want your company reachable inside ChatGPT and Claude? Node8 builds MCP servers end to end: deciding which tools are worth exposing, the authentication and permission model, the review submissions, and the onboarding that gets them used. One server serves ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot. [See how it works](https://node8.ai/mcp) Book a strategy session