# paypal/paypal-checkout-components

please submit Issues about the PayPal JS SDK here: https://github.com/paypal/paypal-js/issues

Repository: https://github.com/paypal/paypal-checkout-components
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/paypal-checkout-components
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T01:00:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3682, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1330, forks 611 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:24.076731+00:00)

## What it is
A set of JavaScript components for easily integrating PayPal Buttons and PayPal Checkout into websites, built on the zoid cross-domain component framework. It is the official PayPal JS SDK for rendering smart payment buttons and handling the checkout flow.

## Use cases
- add PayPal payment buttons to my website
- integrate PayPal checkout into a web app
- render smart payment buttons with JavaScript
- accept PayPal payments on an e-commerce site
- embed PayPal one-click checkout flow
- customize PayPal button styling and behavior

## When to choose
- you need to accept PayPal payments on a website
- you want the official, maintained PayPal JS integration
- you need smart buttons with minimal setup

## When to avoid
- you need non-PayPal payment providers or multi-gateway support
- you need a server-side-only payment integration without browser components
- you require Stripe or other card-only checkout flows

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, sdk, web-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, e-commerce, apis
- platform: browser
- tags: paypal, checkout, payment-buttons, payments-integration, javascript-sdk, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- paypal/paypal-checkout-components (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.076731+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:45:32.851664+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/paypal/paypal-checkout-components (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.076731+00:00, sha 2a2f8f2e1044)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.