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DoDirectPayment API Operation
DoDirectPayment Request Message
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HANDLINGAMT (Optional) Total handling costs for this order.
NOTE: If you specify a value for HANDLINGAMT, you must also specify a value for
ITEMAMT.
Character length and limitations: Value is a positive number which cannot exceed
$10,000 USD in any currency. It includes no currency symbol. It must have 2 decimal
places, the decimal separator must be a period (.), and the optional thousands
separator must be a comma (,).
TAXAMT (Optional) Sum of tax for all items in this order.
NOTE: TAXAMT is required if you specify L_TAXAMTn
Character length and limitations: Value is a positive number which cannot exceed
$10,000 USD in any currency. It includes no currency symbol. It must have 2 decimal
places, the decimal separator must be a period (.), and the optional thousands
separator must be a comma (,).
DESC (Optional) Description of items the buyer is purchasing.
NOTE: The value you specify is available only if the transaction includes a purchase.
This field is ignored if you set up a billing agreement for a recurring payment
that is not immediately charged.
Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters
CUSTOM (Optional) A free-form field for your own use.
NOTE: The value you specify is available only if the transaction includes a purchase.
This field is ignored if you set up a billing agreement for a recurring payment
that is not immediately charged.
Character length and limitations: 256 single-byte alphanumeric characters
INVNUM (Optional) Your own invoice or tracking number.
NOTE: The value you specify is available only if the transaction includes a purchase.
This field is ignored if you set up a billing agreement for a recurring payment
that is not immediately charged.
INVNUM is equivalent to the SOAP field InvoiceID. In reports, INVNUM values are
displayed in the InvoiceID column.
Character length and limitations: 256 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. If you do not specify this value in the request, the notification URL from
your Merchant Profile is used, if one exists.
IMPORTANT: The notify URL applies only to DoExpressCheckoutPayment.
This value is ignored when set in SetExpressCheckout or
GetExpressCheckoutDetails.
Character length and limitations: 2,048 single-byte alphanumeric characters
Field Description