2012

ExpressCheckout API Operations
SetExpressCheckout API Operation
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96 August 2012 SOAP API Developer Reference
Field Description
OrderTotal ebl:BasicAmountType
(Required) Total cost of the transaction to the buyer. If shipping cost and tax
charges are known, include them in this value. If not, this value should be the
current sub-total of the order. If the transaction includes one or more one-time
purchases, this field must be equal to the sum of the purchases. Set this field to 0 if
the transaction does not include a one-time purchase such as when you set up a
billing agreement for a recurring payment that is not immediately charged. When
the field is set to 0, purchase-specific fields are ignored.
NOTE: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency
codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.
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 (,).
ItemTotal ebl:BasicAmountType
Sum of cost of all items in this order. For digital goods, this field is required.
NOTE: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency
codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.
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 (,).
ShippingTotal ebl:BasicAmountType
(Optional) Total shipping costs for this order.
NOTE: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency
codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.
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 (,).
InsuranceTotal ebl:BasicAmountType
(Optional) Total shipping insurance costs for this order. The value must be a non-
negative currency amount or null if you offer insurance options.
NOTE: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency
codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.
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 (,).
InsuranceTotal is available since version 53.0.