How to Switch Your Payment Gateway

May 17, 2025

Switching your form’s payment gateway is a simple way to offer new payment options to your customers. When switching, it’s also important to keep your form functional and your data secure during the transition.

Switching the Payment Gateway

Switching to a different payment gateway is a simple process using the current native flow. Here’s how to do it:

  1. In Form Builder, click on Add Element on the left side of the page.
Click Add Element on the left side in Jotform
  1. Now, in the Form Elements menu, under the Payments tab, look for the current payment gateway, for example, PayPal Standard. Then click on the Three Dots icons and click on Switch to Another Gateway.
Click the three dots next to the current payment gateway to switch gateways in Jotform
  1. Next, in the Switch to Another Payment Gateway window that opens, select the payment gateway you want to switch to. For example, PayPal.
  2. Then, click on Use Selection at the bottom of the window.
Select a new payment gateway and click Use Selection in Jotform
  1. Now, in the Confirmation window that opens, click on Ok, and you’re all set.
Click OK in the confirmation window to switch payment gateways in Jotform

Now, you’ll need to set up your account using the newly selected gateway. In the example above, we used PayPal. To complete the setup, click on Connect to link your PayPal account.

Click Connect to link your PayPal account in Jotform

Switching Reusable Connections

You can easily switch to another payment gateway through the Payment Properties, You’ll just need to make sure you’ve set up or added a Payment Connection to it. Here’s how to do it:

  1. In Form Builder, click on the Payment field and click on the Credit Card icon.
  2. Then, in the Payment Properties window that opens on the left side of the page, click on the Plug icon.
Click the card icon on the payment field to open Payment Properties in Jotform
  1. Now, in the Add PayPal Connection window, select the other connection. For example, PayPal.
Choose another PayPal account to connect in Jotform

Note

Before switching, make sure the payment connection you want to use is already added. If not, just click Add New Connection to set it up. Check out this guide about How to Add and Manage Reusable Payment Connections for more details about it.

  1. Then, click on the Switch at the bottom of the window.
Confirm the new PayPal connection by clicking Switch in Jotform
  1. Now, in the Confirmation window that opens, click on Yes, Switch, and you’re all set.
Click Yes, Switch to confirm the new payment connection in Jotform
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