Integration Guide

Integrating Recurring Payments
Options for Creating a Recurring Payments Profile
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66 April 2012 PayPal Payments Pro Integration Guide
NOTE: The payment details item fields are available with version 69.0 and later of the
CreateRecurringPaymentsProfile API.
The CreateRecurringPaymentsProfile response contains a Profile ID, which is an
encoded string that uniquely identifies the recurring payments profile.
The following is a CreateRecurringPaymentsProfile example that enables you to
obtain the best rates for digital goods items.
Request Parameters
[requiredSecurityParameters]
&METHOD=CreateRecurringPaymentsProfile
TOKEN=EC-13W99099UU817504D
&PROFILESTARTDATE:20XX-03-05T03:00:00
&DESC=Movie clips
&BILLINGPERIOD=Month
&BILLINGFREQUENCY=12
&AMT=1.00
&CURRENCYCODE=USD
&EMAIL=[e-mail]
&L_PAYMENTREQUEST_0_ITEMCATEGORY0=Digital
&L_PAYMENTREQUEST_0_NAME0=Kitty Antics
&L_PAYMENTREQUEST_0_AMT0=1.00
&L_PAYMENTREQUEST_0_QTY0=1
Response Parameters
[successResponseFields]
&PROFILEID=I-G7ALAX8095JY
&PROFILESTATUS=Active
Options for Creating a Recurring Payments Profile
You can create a recurring payments profile that allows a regular payment period, an optional
trial period, an initial payment, and other options.
Specifying the Regular Payment Period
Each recurring payments profile has a regular payment period that defines the amount and
frequency of the payment. The following table lists the required fields for specifying the
regular payment period.