User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Managing Payflow Services
- Using the SDK to Perform Recurring Tasks
- About Recurring Billing Profile Actions
- Using the Add Action
- Required Parameters for the Add Action
- Using the Modify and Reactivate Actions
- Required Parameters for the Modify and Reactivate Actions
- Using the Cancel Action
- Required Parameters for the Cancel Action
- Using the Inquiry Action to View Information for a Profile
- Using the Inquiry Action to View the Status of the Profile
- Using the Inquiry Action to View the Status of Payments
- Required Parameters for the Status of Payments Inquiry Action
- Using the Payment Action
- Required Parameters for the Payment Action
- Testing Recurring Billing
- Obtaining Consent to Bill Customers Using Recurring Billing
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Preface
This Guide
This guide describes how to use the Payflow SDK to perform recurring billing transactions.
The Recurring Billing Service is a scheduled payment solution that enables you to
automatically bill your customers at regular intervals – for example, a monthly fee of $42 for
36 months with an initial fee of $129.
Audience
This guide assumes that its readers:
Are experienced web or application developers
Have a background in payments services
Are familiar with the contents of Payflow Pro Developer’s Guide
That document along with this guide are your primary sources of information on
developing payments applications.
Purpose
This guide describes in detail how you can use the Payflow SDK to perform recurring billing
transactions. For details on how to use PayPal Manager – the web-based administration tool
for processing transactions manually, issuing credits, and generating reports, see PayPal
Manager online help.
NOTE: PayPal Manager must be used to send customers email receipts and notifications of
failed transactions.
Organization of This Guide
Chapter 1, “Managing Payflow Services,” provides an overview of the Recurring Billing
functionality available in PayPal Manager and in the Payflow SDK.
Chapter 2, “Using the SDK to Perform Recurring Tasks,” describes the use of the Payflow
SDK to perform recurring transactions.
Chapter 3, “Testing Recurring Billing,” describes how to test recurring transactions.