Integration Guide

Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Creating Advanced Subscribe Buttons on the PayPal Website
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150 June 2012 PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide
5. Enter the payment details of your button.
– Item name – Enter a name for the subscription. If you enter nothing in this field, your
subscribers complete this field during checkout.
For example, enter “Alice’s Monthly Digest”.
– Subscription ID – (Optional) If you offer different kinds of subscriptions, such as
monthly and annual billing periods, enter an identifying code for this subscription.
If you want PayPal to track inventory levels, enter a value that is unique among all the
items that you sell by subscription and want PayPal to track. For more information, see
Step 2 of “Step 2 – Tracking Inventory and Profit and Loss with Your Subscribe
Button” on page 153.
– Currency – Select the currency for the priced of your the item; the dropdown menu
automatically selects the currency of your primary balance.
If you customize the text of your button by changing the country elsewhere in the
Step 1 section, make sure here to select a currency to match.
6. (Optional) Customize your button with product options, by doing any of the following.
– Add dropdown menu with prices and options – Select this checkbox to add a
dropdown menu of options that set the price for the subscription.
In the Description field, enter a value, such as “Choose a payment.” For each Menu
Name, enter a value, such as “Daily.” In the Amount for each option, enter a price. In
the Frequency for each option, select “Daily,” “Weekly,” “Monthly,” or “Yearly.”
To preview your dropdown menu, click the Done button.
To change the description and options of your dropdown menu, click the Edit link.
To remove an option, clear the Menu name, and then click the Done button.
To remove the dropdown menu of prices and options from your button, click the Delete
link.
– Add dropdown menu with price/option – Select this checkbox to add a dropdown
menu of product options that set the price for the item.
In the Menu option name, enter a value, such as “Color.” For each Menu option
name, enter values, such as “Red,” “Green,” or “Blue.” In the Price for each option,