User Guide

IPN Guide June, 2009 51
IPN Variable Reference
Mass Pay Variables
Mass Pay Variables
Mass pay information identifies the amounts and status of transactions related to mass
payments, including fees.
Variable Name Description
auction_buyer_id The customer’s auction ID.
Length: 64 characters
auction_closing_date The auction’s close date, in the following format: HH:MM:SS DD Mmm
YY, YYYY PST
Length: 28 characters
auction_multi_item The number of items purchased in multi-item auction payments. It allows
you to count the mc_gross or payment_gross for the first IPN you
receive from a multi-item auction (auction_multi_item), since each
item from the auction will generate an Instant Payment Notification
showing the amount for the entire auction.
for_auction This is an auction payment—payments made using Pay for eBay Items or
Smart Logos—as well as Send Money/Money Request payments with the
type eBay items or Auction Goods (non-eBay).
Variable Name Description
masspay_txn_id_
x For Mass Payments, a unique transaction ID generated by the PayPal
system, where
x is the record number of the mass pay item
Length: 19 characters
mc_currency_
x For Mass Payments, the currency of the amount and fee, where x is the
record number the mass pay item
mc_fee_
x For Mass Payments, the transaction fee associated with the payment,
where
x is the record number the mass pay item
mc_gross_
x The gross amount for the amount, where x is the record number the mass
pay item
mc_handling
x The x is the shopping cart detail item number. The handling_cart cart-
wide Website Payments variable is also included in the mc_handling
variable; for this reason, the sum of mc_handling
x might not be equal to
mc_handling
payment_date For Mass Payments, the first IPN is the date/time when the record set is
processed and the second IPN is the date/time when all payments are
completed/returned. Format: HH:MM:SS DD Mmm YY, YYYY PST
Length: 28 characters