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Button Manager SOAP API April 2012 21
Button Manager API Reference
BMCreateButton API Operation
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BMCreateButton Request Fields
Option Details Fields
Field Description
ButtonCode ebl:ButtonCodeType
(Optional) The kind of button code to create. It is one of the following values:
 HOSTED - A secure button stored on PayPal; default for all buttons except
View Cart, Unsubscribe, and Pay Now
 ENCRYPTED - An encrypted button, not stored on PayPal; default for View
Cart button
 CLEARTEXT - An unencrypted button, not stored on PayPal; default for
Unsubscribe button
 TOKEN - A secure button, not stored on PayPal, used only to initiate the
Hosted Solution checkout flow; default for Pay Now button. Since version
65.1
ButtonType ebl:ButtonTypeType
(Required) The kind of button you want to create. It is one of the following
values:
 BUYNOW - Buy Now button
 CART - Add to Cart button
 GIFTCERTIFICATE - Gift Certificate button
 SUBSCRIBE - Subscribe button
 DONATE - Donate button
 UNSUBSCRIBE - Unsubscribe button
 VIEWCART - View Cart button
 PAYMENTPLAN - Installment Plan button; since version 63.0
 AUTOBILLING - Automatic Billing button; since version 63.0
 PAYMENT - Pay Now button; since version 65.1
NOTE: Do not specify BUYNOW if BUTTONCODE=TOKEN; specify PAYMENT
instead. Do not specify PAYMENT if BUTTONCODE=HOSTED.
ButtonSubType ebl:ButtonSubTypeType
(Optional) The use of button you want to create. It is one of the following
values:
 PRODUCTS - button is used to purchase products; default for Buy Now and
Add to Cart buttons
 SERVICES - button is used to purchase services
ButtonVar xs:string
(Optional) HTML standard button variables
Field Description
OptionName xs:string
(Optional) The menu name