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Table Of Contents
- SOAP API Developer Reference
- Contents
- PayPal SOAP API Basics
- PayPal WSDL/XSD Schema Definitions
- PayPal SOAP API Definitions
- Security
- SOAP RequesterCredentials: Username, Password, Signature, and Subject
- SOAP Service Endpoints
- SOAP Request Envelope
- Request Structure
- SOAP Message Style: doc-literal
- Response Structure
- Error Responses
- CorrelationID for Reporting Problems to PayPal
- UTF-8 Character Encoding
- Date/Time Formats
- Core Currency Amount Data Type
- AddressVerify API Operation
- Authorization and Capture API Operation Reference
- DoDirectPayment API Operation
- DoNonReferencedCredit API Operation
- ExpressCheckout API Operations
- GetBalance API Operation
- GetPalDetails API Operation
- GetTransactionDetails API Operation
- ManagePendingTransactionStatu s API Operation
- MassPay API Operation
- Recurring Payments and Reference Transactions API Operations
- CreateRecurringPaymentsProfile API Operation
- GetRecurringPaymentsProfileDetails API Operation
- ManageRecurringPaymentsProfileStatus API Operation
- BillOutstandingAmount API Operation
- UpdateRecurringPaymentsProfile API Operation
- SetCustomerBillingAgreement API Operation
- CreateBillingAgreement API Operation
- GetBillingAgreementCustomerDetails API Operation
- BAUpdate API Operation
- DoReferenceTransaction API Operation
- RefundTransaction API Operation
- TransactionSearch API Operation
- API Error Codes
- General API Errors
- Validation Errors
- DirectPayment API Errors
- SetExpressCheckout API Errors
- GetExpressCheckoutDetails API Errors
- DoExpressCheckoutPayment API Errors
- Authorization and Capture API Errors
- GetTransactionDetails API Errors
- TransactionSearch API Errors
- RefundTransaction API Errors
- MassPay API Errors
- Recurring Payments Errors
- SetCustomerBillingAgreement Errors
- GetBillingAgreementCustomerDetails Errors
- CreateBillingAgreement Errors
- UpdateBillingAgreement Errors
- DoReferenceTransaction Errors
- AddressVerify API Errors
- ManagePendingTransactionStatus API Errors
- Countries and Regions Supported by PayPal
- State and Province Codes
- Currency Codes
- AVS and CVV2 Response Codes
- About Previous Versions of the API
- What’s New in Version 95.0
- What’s New in Version 93.0
- What’s New in Version 92.0
- What’s New in Version 91.0
- What’s New in Version 89.0
- What’s New in Version 88.0
- What’s New in Version 85.0
- What’s New in Version 84.0
- What’s New in Version 82.0
- What’s New in Version 80.0
- What’s New in Version 74.0
- What’s New in Version 72.0
- What’s New in Version 69
- What’s New in Version 66
- Revision History
- Index
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DoDirectPayment API Operation
DoDirectPayment Request Message
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Custom xs:string
(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
InvoiceID xs:string
(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.
Character length and limitations: 256 single-byte alphanumeric characters
ButtonSource xs:string
(Optional) An identification code for use by third-party applications to identify
transactions.
Character length and limitations: 32 single-byte alphanumeric characters
NotifyURL xs:string
(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
ShipToAddress ns:AddressType
(Optional) Address to which the order is shipped.
PaymentDetailsItem ebl:PaymentDetailsItemType
(Optional) Details about each individual item included in the order.
Recurring ns:RecurringFlagType
(Optional) Flag to indicate a recurring transaction. It is one of the following values:
Any value other than Y – This is not a recurring transaction (default).
Y – This is a recurring transaction.
NOTE: To pass Y in this field, you must have established a billing agreement with the
buyer specifying the amount, frequency, and duration of the recurring
payment.
This field is introduced in version 80.0 of the API.
Field Description