BMButtonSearch API Operation (NVP)

API

Last updated: Aug 15th, 7:08am

Lists your hosted PayPal Payments Standard buttons.

Important:

The Button Manager API is deprecated. For new integrations, see the associated topic.

Button	See
Buy Now	PayPal Checkout Overview
Add to Cart	Solution Providers
Donate	Create a Donate button
Automatic Billing Subscribe	Subscriptions Overview

BMButtonSearch request

The request contains optional fields that are not currently used. All hosted buttons are automatically requested.

Field	Description
`METHOD`	(Required) `BMButtonSearch`
`STARTDATE`	(Required) Starting date for the search. The value must be in UTC/GMT format. For example, `2012-08-24T05:38:48Z`. No wild cards are allowed.
`ENDDATE`	(Optional) Ending date for the search. The value must be in UTC/GMT format. For example, `2013-05-01T05:38:48Z`. No wild cards are allowed.

The response lists all hosted buttons and their associated characteristics.

`L_HOSTEDBUTTONIDn`	The hosted button ID Lists variables, where `n` is a digit between 0 and 9, inclusive.
`L_BUTTONTYPEn`	The hosted button ID Lists variables, where `n` is a digit between 0 and 9, inclusive.
`L_ITEMNAMEn`	The item name Lists variables, where `n` is a digit between 0 and 9, inclusive.
`L_MODIFYDATEn`	The date created or last changed Lists variables, where `n` is a digit between 0 and 9, inclusive.

Error code	Short and long messages	User action
10001	Internal Error Internal Error	To learn more about possible causes and corrective actions, see What is API error code 10001?.
11994	Search Warning You have exceeded the maximum number of buttons that can be returned. If required, adjust your search parameters.
11997	Invalid Argument You must specify a start date.
11998	Invalid Argument The start date is invalid.
11999	Invalid Argument The end date is invalid.