Integration Guide

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PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 163
Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Sample HTML Code for Subscribe Buttons
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<!-- Set the terms of the regular subscription. -->
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="a3" value="5.00">
<input type="hidden" name="p3" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="t3" value="M">
<!-- Set recurring payments until canceled. -->
<input type="hidden" name="src" value="1">
<!-- Display the payment button. -->
<input type="image" name="submit" border="0"
src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_subscribe_LG.gif"
alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online">
<img alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1"
src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" >
</form>
Sample HTML Code for a Subscribe Button with Trial Periods
The sample HTML code below illustrates a Subscribe button with these features:
An initial trial period that is free and lasts for 7 days.
A second trial periods that costs $5.00 USD and lasts for an additional 3 weeks.
The regular subscription begins 4 weeks after the subscriber signs up.
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<!-- Identify your business so that you can collect the payments. -->
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="alice@mystore.com">
<!-- Specify a Subscribe button. -->
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick-subscriptions">
<!-- Identify the subscription. -->
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Alice's Weekly Digest">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="DIG Weekly">
<!-- Set the terms of the 1st trial period. -->
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="a1" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="p1" value="7">
<input type="hidden" name="t1" value="D">
<!-- Set the terms of the 2nd trial period. -->
<input type="hidden" name="a2" value="5.00">
<input type="hidden" name="p2" value="3">
<input type="hidden" name="t2" value="W">