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 > **To verify that your server supports PCI compliant version of TLS, test against the PayPal sandbox environment which uses TLS 1.2.
 
+## Direct Credit Card Support
+> **Important: The PayPal REST API no longer supports new direct credit card integrations.**  Please instead consider [Braintree Direct](https://www.braintreepayments.com/products/braintree-direct); which is, PayPal's preferred integration solution for accepting direct credit card payments in your mobile app or website. Braintree, a PayPal service, is the easiest way to accept credit cards, PayPal, and many other payment methods.
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 ## Installation
 
 ```sh