Setting up Paytrail in the Shopify platform

Set up Paytrail in your Shopify store to start accepting online payments. During setup, you’ll add Paytrail as a payment method, enter your Merchant ID and Merchant Secret, and activate Paytrail in Shopify.

If needed, see instructions on bypassing the payment page in Shopify

Before you begin

You will need your Paytrail Merchant ID and Merchant Secret. You can find them in the Merchant account section of the Merchant panel. See instructions for finding your Merchant ID and Merchant Secret.

Step-by-step: Set up Paytrail in Shopify

  1. Sign in to your Shopify admin. Setup requires Owner-level permissions.
  2. From the menu in the lower-left corner, select Settings.

    Shopify Settings 

  3. Select Payments, go to the Additional payment methods section, and select Add payment method.

    Shopify Payments view and Add payment method section 

  4. Select Search by provider, enter Paytrail in the search field, and select Paytrail from the list.

    Searching providers and selecting Paytrail in Shopify payment methods 

  5. On the Paytrail page, select Install in the upper-right corner.

    Paytrail page and Install button in Shopify payment methods 

  6. Confirm the installation by selecting Install in the pop-up window.

    Install app window during Paytrail setup in Shopify 

  7. Enter your Paytrail credentials in the Merchant ID and Merchant Secret fields and select Save.

    In this view, you can also:

    • edit reference number settings
    • select the VAT rate used for settlement reports (only one VAT rate can be selected)
    • enable manual invoice approval

    Paytrail Merchant ID and Merchant Secret fields in Shopify

    Paytrail settings in Shopify, including VAT rate and other options 

  8. At the Credentials Saved Successfully, click Confirm to proceed to activate Paytrail.
  9. Select Activate to activate Paytrail. 

    Activating Paytrail in Shopify payment methods 

  10. Make sure the Paytrail status is Active and that Payment capture method is set to Automatically at checkout.

    Paytrail active and capture method configured in Shopify

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