# PayPal Fee Calculator API

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

PayPal fee and net for a received payment, or the gross-up invoice amount needed to net a target after fees.

Use this endpoint to add the tool to your app, site, workflow, or agent without rebuilding formulas, validation, examples, and docs.

- Slug: `paypal-fee-calculator`
- Category: `finance`
- Version: `2026-04-22`
- Credits per successful call: 2
- Starts on: free
- Max payload: 65536 bytes
- Privacy mode: `hash_only`
- Available on: free, starter, pro, business, scale
- Browser tool: https://miniwebtool.com/paypal-fee-calculator/

## Endpoint

`POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/paypal-fee-calculator/run`

## Request body

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | `str` | no | receive | net Choices: receive, net |
| `amount` | `float` | no | Payment received, or the amount you want to keep (mode=net) |
| `fee_preset` | `str` | no | goods | checkout | micro | intl | custom Choices: goods, checkout, micro, intl, custom |
| `fee_percent` | `float | None` | no | Override or custom percentage fee |
| `fee_fixed` | `float | None` | no | Override or custom fixed fee |

## Example request

```json
{
  "mode": "receive",
  "amount": 100,
  "fee_preset": "goods"
}
```

## cURL

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/paypal-fee-calculator/run \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"mode":"receive","amount":100,"fee_preset":"goods"}'
```

## Response envelope

```json
{
  "request_id": "01K...",
  "tool": "paypal-fee-calculator",
  "tool_version": "2026-04-22",
  "credits_used": 2,
  "result": {}
}
```

## Errors

Errors are RFC 7807 `application/problem+json`. Branch on `code`, not `title`.

## MCP

Agents can discover and call this tool through `https://api.miniwebtool.com/mcp` or `https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp` using MCP `tools/list` and `tools/call`.

## Frequently asked

### What does the PayPal Fee Calculator API do?

PayPal fee and net for a received payment, or the gross-up invoice amount needed to net a target after fees. Use it to add this utility without rebuilding formulas, validation, examples, and documentation.

### How much does one call cost?

2 credits per successful call. Failed calls do not bill.

### What parameters are required?

Required fields: (none). Full schema at `https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/openapi.json`.

### Is this deterministic?

Yes. Same input, same output. Tool version: 2026-04-22.