Title: SetExpressCheckout API call failed
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# SetExpressCheckout API call failed

 *  Resolved [amq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amqlit/)
 * (@amqlit)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setexpresscheckout-api-call-failed-2/)
 * After upgrading to the latest version of Woocommerce. i get this error randomly
   when i try to checkout.
 * SetExpressCheckout API call failed. Error Code: Error Severity Code: Short Error
   Message: Detailed Error Message:
 * also, sometimes on the system status page, i get a wp_remote post error.
    Other
   times i don’t
 * My test orders seems to go through, so i am not sure why this error occasionally
   occurs.
 * I have re-entered my paypal ipn info, that helps initially, but this error is
   random.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-for-woocommerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-for-woocommerce/)

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 *  Thread Starter [amq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amqlit/)
 * (@amqlit)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setexpresscheckout-api-call-failed-2/#post-5833078)
 * Its happening more often now.
 *  Plugin Contributor [angelleye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelleye/)
 * (@angelleye)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setexpresscheckout-api-call-failed-2/#post-5833210)
 * PayPal seems to be having an issue with Express Checkout right now. If you look
   at the [Site Status page on their notifications site/blog](https://www.paypal-notify.com/eventnotification/search?eventSearchType=PayPalSiteStatus)
   you can see they’ve got info about both sandbox and live Express Checkout having
   problems.
 * Unfortunately, there’s nothing I can do about that. We’ll just have to wait until
   they get it resolved, which usually happens pretty quickly. You can subscribe
   to that notification site for updates.

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/paypal-for-woocommerce_dce4f5.svg)
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 * Last reply from: [angelleye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelleye/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setexpresscheckout-api-call-failed-2/#post-5833210)
 * Status: resolved