Integration Guide

Table Of Contents
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Address Handling (U.S.
Merchants Only)
Various HTML variables and PayPal account settings determine whether people can change,
add, or override the billing and shipping addresses on PayPal checkout pages.
In the following diagram, the letters “A” through “E” represent endpoints for the influence that
HTML variables and account profile settings have on how PayPal handles billing and shipping
addresses during checkout.
TABLE B.1 HTML Variables and Account Profile Settings for Addresses
Variables or Settings
Is the address prepopulated? Use address variables to specify the buyer’s
address, which appears automatically on the
PayPal payment pages.
See
“HTML Variables for Prepopulating
PayPal Checkout Pages” on page 361
.
Allow override of payers stored address? Use the address_override variable.
See
Appendix A, “HTML Variables for
Website Payments Standard
.”
Require confirmed address? Use the Block payments from U.S. users who
do not provide a Confirmed Address account
profile setting.
See
“Blocking Payments From U.S. Payers
Without a Confirmed Address” on page 308
.
Prompt for shipping address? Use the no_shipping variable.
See
“HTML Variables for Displaying PayPal
Checkout Pages” on page 358
.”