PayPal
Request a payment.
Ask someone to pay you with PayPal. They see who you are, the amount, and your note. When they pay, the money is in your balance and in Activity.
On this page
What you can count on
The request uses your account name, the amount, and the note you write.
Their balance stays the same until they open the request and confirm.
Unpaid requests stay in your list. Paid ones show as money in.
The details
Read this before you send, request, or pay. Each point is one thing the screen will ask you to check.
1. Log in
Requests are sent from your PayPal account, so the other person knows who is asking.
2. Say who
Enter their email. Use the address they actually check.
3. Say how much
Enter the amount and a short note, such as dinner or rent.
4. Send the request
They can pay it from their own PayPal balance.
5. Watch Activity
Unpaid requests stay visible. Paid ones show as money in.
6. If they do not pay
You can remind them. A request does not take money until they confirm.