User Guide

Instant Payment Notification Manual

Variable Value Description

mc_amount3

Transaction-specific Amount of payment for regular subscription

period, regardless of currency.

mc_currency

For non-payment subscriptions IPNs (i.e., txn_type = signup, cancel,

failed, eot, or modify), this is the currency of the subscription. For

payment IPNs, it is the currency of the payment (i.e., txn_type =

subscr_payment)

“USD” The currency of the subscription is U.S. Dollars.

“GBP” The currency of the subscription is Pounds

Sterling.

“EUR” The currency of the subscription is Euros.

“CAD” The currency of the subscription is Canadian

Dollars.

“JPY” The currency of the subscription is Yen.

recurring

Transaction-specific Indicates whether regular rate recurs (1 is yes,

blank is no).

reattempt

Transaction-specific Indicates whether reattempts should occur upon

payment failures (1 is yes, blank is no).

retry_at

Transaction-specific Date PayPal will retry a failed subscription

payment.

recur_times

Transaction-specific The number of payment installments that will

occur at the regular rate.

username

Transaction-specific (optional) Username generated by PayPal and

given to subscriber to access the subscription.

password

Transaction-specific (optional) Password generated by PayPal and

given to subscriber to access the subscription

(password will be hashed).

subscr_id

Transaction-specific ID generated by PayPal for the subscriber.

Variables for Each Subscription Type

The following table shows which variables are associated, and may be included, with

each transaction type. Please note that the IPN will only contain variables for which it

has information.