User Guide

IPN Guide June, 2009 15
Introducing IPN
A Sample IPN Message and Response
mc_gross=19.95&protection_eligibility=Eligible&address_status=confirmed&pay
er_id=LPLWNMTBWMFAY&tax=0.00&address_street=1+Main+St&payment_date=20%3A12%
3A59+Jan+13%2C+2009+PST&payment_status=Completed&charset=windows-
1252&address_zip=95131&first_name=Test&mc_fee=0.88&address_country_code=US&
address_name=Test+User&notify_version=2.6&custom=&payer_status=verified&add
ress_country=United+States&address_city=San+Jose&quantity=1&verify_sign=Atk
OfCXbDm2hu0ZELryHFjY-Vb7PAUvS6nMXgysbElEn9v-
1XcmSoGtf&payer_email=gpmac_1231902590_per%40paypal.com&txn_id=61E67681CH32
38416&payment_type=instant&last_name=User&address_state=CA&receiver_email=g
pmac_1231902686_biz%40paypal.com&payment_fee=0.88&receiver_id=S8XGHLYDW9T3S
&txn_type=express_checkout&item_name=&mc_currency=USD&item_number=&residenc
e_country=US&test_ipn=1&handling_amount=0.00&transaction_subject=&payment_g
ross=19.95&shipping=0.00
Variable Notes
Information about you:
receiver_email = gm_1231902686_biz@paypal.com Check email address to make sure that this is not a spoof
receiver_id = S8XGHLYDW9T3S
residence_country = US
Information about the transaction:
test_ipn = 1 Testing with the Sandbox
transaction_subject =
txn_id = 61E67681CH3238416 Keep this ID to avoid processing the transaction twice
txn_type = express_checkout Type of transaction
Information about your buyer:
payer_email = gm_1231902590_per@paypal.com
payer_id = LPLWNMTBWMFAY
payer_status = verified
first_name = Test
last_name = User
address_city = San Jose
address_country = United States
address_country_code = US
address_name = Test User
address_state = CA
address_status = confirmed