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Name-Value Pair API Developer Guide 08 April 2009 33
DoDirectPayment API
DoDirectPayment Request
HANDLINGAMT (Optional) Total handling costs for this order.
NOTE: Character length and limitations: Must not exceed $10,000 USD in any
currency. No currency symbol. Regardless of currency, decimal separator
must be a period (.), and the optional thousands separator must be a comma
(,). Equivalent to nine characters maximum for USD.
NOTE: If you specify a value for HANDLINGAMT, you must also specify a value for
ITEMAMT.
TAXAMT (Optional) Sum of tax for all items in this order.
NOTE: Character length and limitations: Must not exceed $10,000 USD in any
currency. No currency symbol. Regardless of currency, decimal separator
must be a period (.), and the optional thousands separator must be a comma
(,). Equivalent to nine characters maximum for USD.
NOTE: TAXAMT is required if you specify L_TAXAMTn
DESC (Optional) Description of items the customer is purchasing.
Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters
CUSTOM (Optional) A free-form field for your own use.
Character length and limitations: 256 single-byte alphanumeric characters
INVNUM (Optional) Your own invoice or tracking number.
Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters
BUTTONSOURCE (Optional) An identification code for use by third-party applications to identify
transactions.
Character length and limitations: 32 single-byte alphanumeric characters
NOTIFYURL (Optional) Your URL for receiving Instant Payment Notification (IPN) about this
transaction.
NOTE: If you do not specify this value in the request, the notification URL from your
Merchant Profile is used, if one exists.
Character length and limitations: 2,048 single-byte alphanumeric characters
Field Description