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NVP API Method and Field Reference
GetTransactionDetails
L_DESCn Item name set by you or entered by the customer. If this was a shopping cart
transaction, PayPal appends the number of the item to the HTML item_name
variable. For example, item_name1, item_name2, and so forth.
Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric
characters
These parameters should be ordered sequentially beginning with 0,
for example, L_DESC0, L_DESC1, and so forth.
L_NUMBERn Item number set by you. If this was a shopping cart transaction, PayPal appends the
number of the item to the HTML item_number variable. For example,
item_number1, item_number2, and so forth.
Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric
characters
These parameters should be ordered sequentially beginning with 0,
for example, L_NUMBER0, L_NUMBER1, and so forth.
L_QTYn Quantity set by you or entered by the customer.
Character length and limitations: no limit
These parameters should be ordered sequentially beginning with 0,
for example, L_QTY0, L_QTY1, and so forth.
L_AMTn Cost of item
These parameters should be ordered sequentially beginning with 0,
for example, L_AMT0, L_AMT1, and so forth.
L_OPTIONSn PayPal item options for shopping cart
These parameters should be ordered sequentially beginning with 0,
for example, L_OPTIONS0, L_OPTIONS1, and so forth.
SUBSCRIPTIONID ID generated by PayPal for the subscriber.
Character length and limitations: no limit
SUBSCRIPTIONDATE Subscription start date
EFFECTIVEDATE Date when the subscription modification will be effective
RETRYTIME Date PayPal will retry a failed subscription payment.
USERNAME Username generated by PayPal and given to subscriber to access the subscription.
Character length and limitations: 64 alphanumeric single-byte characters
PASSWORD Password generated by PayPal and given to subscriber to access the subscription.
For security, the value of the password is hashed.
Character length and limitations: 128 alphanumeric single-byte characters
RECURRENCES The number of payment installments that will occur at the regular rate.
Character length and limitations: no limit
REATTEMPT Indicates whether reattempts should occur upon payment failures
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Parameter Description