Pay with PayPal for recurring payments
Last updated: Jan 30th, 4:27pm
PayPal Checkout offers recurring payments to support merchant-initiated transactions initiated at regular intervals, such as meal kit delivery subscriptions, automatic bill payments, auto-reloads, and installments.
End-to-end recurring payments flow
Purpose
This guide provides best practices for creating a seamless experience for customers who want to set up automatic payments with PayPal Checkout. By following these guidelines, you can simplify the process of subscribing to a service, trying it out, or automatically reloading an account, making it easier for customers to manage their payments.
Who is this guide for?
Use this documentation if you are a digital service provider or a member of a technical team managing recurring billing services. Examples include digital media platforms, content subscriptions, and other SaaS companies. Typically, the buyer has an existing account and shipping address on file with the merchant.
Best practices for implementing recurring payments PayPal review page
PayPal offers a recurring payments review page to show the customer information about the recurring payments for their subscription or other purchase. Setting up the PayPal review page correctly can help you streamline recurring payments, simplify subscription management, and reduce disputes.
Ensure that the order card shows plan information and a recurring indicator for greater transparency. The buyer can review this information on the PayPal review page before accepting the terms. See the Recurring payments module guide for more information.
If you have the buyer's email address, pass it during order creation. See the Pass buyer identifier guide for more information.
