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Accepting PayPal in Express Checkout
Including Line Item Details Using DoExpressCheckoutPayment
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26 April 2007 Name-Value Pair API Developer Guide and Reference
Including Line Item Details Using DoExpressCheckoutPayment
You can include line item details by setting the following parameters in
DoExpressCheckoutPayment:
z L_NAMEn: item name or description
z L_NUMBERn: line item number
z L_QTYn: item quantity
z L_TAXAMTn: sales tax for the item
z L_AMTn: cost of item
You can detail as many items as you want. Beginning with 0, append an index number to the
field name and increment that index number by one for each item.
The following example sets line item details for two items. These details are recorded on
PayPal.
If you specify L_AMT
n, you must specify the ITEMAMT parameter. The values for L_AMTn and
L_QTY
n should add up to the ITEMAMT.
If you specify L_TAXAMT
n, you must specify the TAXAMT parameter. The values for
L_TAXAMT
n and L_QTYn should add up to TAXAMT.
Response
[successResponseFields]
&TOKEN=EC-8AX1275942659774U&
TRANSACTIONID=1MA55216691247718&TRANSACTIONTYPE=expresscheckout&
PAYMENTTYPE=instant&ORDERTIME=2006-08-22T22:39:13Z&AMT=10.00&
CURRENCYCODE=USD&FEEAMT=0.59&TAXAMT=0.00&PAYMENTSTATUS=Completed&
PENDINGREASON=None&REASONCODE=None
EXAMPLE 2.10 Including Line Item Details
Request
[requiredSecurityParameters]
&METHOD=DoExpressCheckoutPayment&
TOKEN=EC-4XH62109C8044521N&PAYERID=95HR9CM6D56Q2&PAYMENTACTION=Sale&AMT=6.24&
ITEMAMT=5.75&TAXAMT=0.49&L_NUMBER0=1&L_NAME0=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&L_AMT0=2.50&
L_QTY0=1&L_TAXAMT0=0.21&L_NAME1=Oliver+Twist&L_NUMBER1=2&L_AMT1=3.25&L_QTY1=1&
L_TAXAMT1=0.28
Response
[successResponseFields]
&TOKEN=EC-4XH62109C8044521N&
TRANSACTIONID=77U91743M2649930P&TRANSACTIONTYPE=expresscheckout&
PAYMENTTYPE=instant&ORDERTIME=2006-08-22T22:49:50Z&AMT=6.24&
CURRENCYCODE=USD&FEEAMT=0.48&TAXAMT=0.28&PAYMENTSTATUS=Completed&
PENDINGREASON=None&REASONCODE=None