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DoDirectPayment API Operation
The DoDirectPayment API Operation enables you to process a credit card payment.
DoDirectPayment Request Message
DoDirectPayment Request Fields
Field Description
METHOD (Required) Must be DoDirectPayment.
PAYMENTACTION (Optional) How you want to obtain payment. It is one of the following values:
 Authorization – This payment is a basic authorization subject to settlement
with PayPal Authorization and Capture.
 Sale – This is a final sale for which you are requesting payment (default).
NOTE: Order is not allowed for Direct Payment.
Character length and limit: Up to 13 single-byte alphabetic characters
IPADDRESS (Required) IP address of the buyer’s browser.
NOTE: PayPal records this IP addresses as a means to detect possible fraud.
Character length and limitations: 15 single-byte characters, including periods, for
example, 255.255.255.255
RETURNFMFDETAILS (Optional) Flag to indicate whether you want the results returned by Fraud
Management Filters. By default, you do not receive this information. It is one of the
following values:
 0 – Do not receive FMF details (default).
 1 – Receive FMF details.