Integration Guide

Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Managing Subscriptions
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128 June 2012 PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide
How Subscriptions with Weekly Billing Cycles Work
For weekly billing cycles, recurring payments are collected on the same day of the week.
When Weekly Recurring Payments Are Due and Collected
The subscription terms are:
 $10 USD a week; the subscriber signs up on Tuesday, December 23.
The subscriber is billed as follows:
 Tuesday, December 23 = $10.00 USD
 Tuesday, December 30 = $10.00 USD
 Tuesday, January 6 = $10.00 USD
 and so on...
How Subscriptions with Monthly Billing Cycles Work
For monthly billing cycles, recurring payments are collected on the same day of the month. If
the initial recurring payment falls on the 31st, PayPal eventually adjusts the billing cycle to the
1st of the month. If the initial recurring payment falls on the 29th or 30th, PayPal adjusts the
billing cycle to the 1st of the month on the following February.
When Monthly Recurring Payments Are Due and Collected on the 31st
The subscription terms are:
 $25.99 USD a month; the subscriber signs up on Thursday, July 31.
The subscriber is billed as follows:
 Thursday, July 31 = $25.99 USD
 Saturday, August 31 = $25.99 USD
 Wednesday, October 1= $25.99 USD
 Saturday, November 1= $25.99 USD
 and so on...
Notice that no recurring monthly payment was collected in September, but recurring payments
were collected roughly every 30 days.
When Monthly Recurring Payments Are Due and Collected on the 30th
The subscription terms are:
 $25.99 USD a month; the subscriber signs up on Tuesday, December 30.
The subscriber is billed as follows:
 Tuesday, December 30 = $25.99 USD
 Friday, January 30 = $25.99 USD