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IPN Variable Reference

Adaptive Accounts IPN Messages

Example IPN message in response to CreateAccount request

notify_version=UNVERSIONED&first_name=Someone&verify_sign=AI.LzRiNYreJbZLZ8

BV5FbGKL8hSAupAtXf3haOHWI2NmcJ5C4VqdQrx&charset=windows-

1252&last_name=Something&account_key=AA6N5043354R131103K&confirmation_code=

15531193754629193930

Example IPN message in response to account holder setting the password

first_name=Someone&account_key=AA-

6N5043354R131103K&notify_version=UNVERSIONED&charset=windows-

1252&email_address=abawany-20110208-

01%40paypal.com&event_type=%5BACCOUNT_CONFIRMED%5D&last_name=Something&veri

fy_sign=AcIPKnsgPsoX2ONJgU17uAl9h-ZIAKJMRvhEULLvD9mOzH3WjdRNfEte

NOTE: This message indicates that the account setup is complete.

Example IPN message in response to account login

first_name=Someone&account_key=AA-

6N5043354R131103K&notify_version=UNVERSIONED&charset=windows-

1252&email_address=abawany-20110208-

01%40paypal.com&event_type=%5BLOGIN_CONFIRMED%5D&last_name=Something&verify

_sign=ANqF6tuR41eB.S.2I9dCskJuSSvrAI8Monbec4U2PZCnoKYffnv156mN

Field Description

notify_version Message’s version number

first_name Account holder’s first name

last_name Account holder’s last name

verify_sign Encrypted string used to validate the authenticity of the transaction

charset Character set

account_key Account key returned by the CreateAccount API operation

confirmation_code Confirmation code

event_type The kind of event:

 ACCOUNT_CONFIRMED indicates that the account holder has set a password

and the account has been created.

 LOGIN_CONFIRMED indicates that the account holder logged into the

account.