How to Find a PayPal Transaction

You can view your PayPal history on the website.

PayPal is a website that allows users to send and receive payments online through direct transfers from credit cards or bank accounts. The website archives three months of transaction history for you to print and review. You can view the transactions on your PayPal account page and use the PayPal search function to find a particular transaction from your account history. This will display the details of any transaction for which you need information.

Instructions

1. Log into your PayPal account.

2. Click the "History" link from the top toolbar. This will display all of your transactions during the past month.

3. Click the "Find a transaction" link to navigate to the search page.

4. Select a search type from the drop-down menu. You can use this to search by information such as email address, name, transaction ID or invoice ID.

5. Type the search information in the "Search" text box.

6. Select a start and ending date from the calendar drop-down menus.

7. Click "Search" to search transactions based on your criteria.

8. Click the "Details" link next to the transaction search result to see more information about the transaction.

References

• PayPal Help: How Do I Check the Status of a Transaction?