Integration Guide

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HTML Variables for PayPal Payments Standard
HTML Variables for Recurring Payments Buttons
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HTML Variables for Recurring Payments Buttons
Recurring Payments buttons are:
 Subscribe buttons
 Automatic Billing buttons
 Installment Plan buttons
HTML variables for recurring payments buttons set terms for different kinds of PayPal
automatic payment plans.
Subscribe Button HTML Variables
upload See
description
Upload the contents of a third-party shopping cart or a
custom shopping cart.
This variable must be set as follows:
upload="1"
The alternatives are the add="1" variable and the
display="1" variables, which are used with the PayPal
Shopping Cart.
1
Name
Required
or
Optional Description
Character
Length
business Required Your PayPal ID or an email address associated with your
PayPal account. Email addresses must be confirmed.
item_name Optional Description of item being sold. If you are collecting
aggregate payments, the value can be a summary of all items
purchased, a tracking number, or a generic term such as
“subscription.” If this variable is omitted, buyers see a field
in which they can enter the item name.
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currency_code Optional The currency of prices for trial periods and the subscription.
The default is USD.
For allowable values, see “Currencies Supported by PayPal”
on page 459.
3
a1 Optional Trial period 1 price. For a free trial period, specify 0.
p1 See
description.
Trial period 1 duration. Required if you specify a1. Specify
an integer value in the allowable range for the units of
duration that you specify with t1.
2
Name
Required
or
Optional Description
Character
Length