Study Guide
Table Of Contents
- PayPal Certified Developer Program Study Guide
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Online Payment Processing
- Internet Security and Fraud Prevention
- Why Every Business Should Be Concerned About Internet Fraud
- Liability for Internet Fraud
- Internet Fraud: What It Is and How It Happens
- Who Is at Risk for Online Fraud
- Reducing Exposure to Fraud
- What Banks and Card Associations Are Doing to Prevent Online Credit Card Fraud
- What PayPal Is Doing to Protect Your Business Against Fraud
- Disclosure and Compliance
- PayPal Fraud Protection Services
- Review Questions
- Getting Started With Account Setup
- API Credentials
- Name-Value Pair (NVP) API
- Express Checkout
- Direct Payment API
- Transactions
- Sandbox Testing
- Answers to Review Questions
- General Reference Information
- Glossary
- Index
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Transactions
Payment Notification Integration
8
GetTransactionDetails Request
Use a GetTransactionDetails request to search for a specific transaction.
GetTransactionDetails Response
A GetTransactionDetails response contains all the details and information on the
specified transaction.
The complete list of parameters returned by the GetTransactionDetails response is
documented in PayPal Name-Value Pair API Developer Guide and Reference.
Payment Notification Integration
Website Payments Pro offers multiple payment notification methods, including:
z Email
z Reporting Tools
z Instant Payment Notification (IPN)
Email
Merchants automatically receive an email notification in the following cases:
z Successful payment
z Pending payment
z Canceled payment
To turn off payment notifications through email, follow these steps:
1. In the My Account tab, click the Profile subtab.
2. In the Account Information column, click the Notifications link.
3. Find the Payment Notifications heading, and clear the I receive PayPal Website
Payments and Instant Purchase checkbox.
4. Click Save.
TABLE 8.11 GetTransactionDetails Request Parameters
Parameter Description Required?
METHOD Name of the method: GetTransactionDetails Yes
TRANSACTIONID Unique identifier of a transaction.
Character length and limitations: 17 single-byte alphanumeric characters.
Yes