Integration Guide

PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 289
The PayPal Shopping Cart – Add to Cart and View Cart Buttons
Sample HTML Code for Add to Cart Buttons
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<option value="4x6">4 x 6 - $5.95 USD</option>
</select> <br />
<!-- Specify the price that PayPal uses for each option. -->
<input type="hidden" name="option_index" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="option_select0" value="2x4">
<input type="hidden" name="option_amount0" value="3.95">
<input type="hidden" name="option_select1" value="3x5">
<input type="hidden" name="option_amount1" value="4.95">
<input type="hidden" name="option_select2" value="4x6">
<input type="hidden" name="option_amount2" value="5.95">
<!-- Display the payment button. -->
<input type="image" name="submit" border="0"
src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_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>
The sample code above produces the following result on your webpage:
Paste the code onto your webpage below an image or a text description of the item.
Sample Code for an Add to Cart Button With Product Options as a Text Box
The sample code below illustrates a basic Add to Cart button with a text box for entering
product options.
<form target="paypal" 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="[e-mail]">
<!-- Specify an Add to Cart button. -->
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<!-- Specify details about the item that buyers will purchase. -->
<input type="hidden" name="item_name"
value="Birthday - Cake and Candle">