Integration Guide

PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 297
The PayPal Shopping Cart – Add to Cart and View Cart Buttons
Sample HTML Code for Add to Cart Buttons
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value="Birthday - Cake and Candle">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="3.95">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<!-- Specify the discount amount that applies to the item. -->
<input type="hidden" name="discount_amount" value="2.00">
<!-- 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>
Sample Code for Add to Cart Buttons with Multiple Discount Amounts
The sample HTML code below illustrates a basic Add to Cart button with these features:
 An item named “Birthday - Cake and Candle”.
 An item price of $5.95 USD.
 A $0.15 discount applies on the first item; $0.20 on the next 4 items.
 PayPal calculates tax and shipping based on rates that you set up in your PayPal account.
 The buyer’s PayPal Shopping Cart opens in a separate browser window or tab.
<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 a PayPal Shopping Cart 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">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="3.95">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<!-- Specify the discount amounts that apply to the item. -->
<input type="hidden" name="discount_amount" value="0.15">