RemindInvoice API Operation

APIDeprecatedLast updated: October 12th 2021, @ 6:58:00 pm


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Sends a reminder that a payment is due. This API is useful when a customer needs to be notified that an existing invoice needs to be paid.

Example

This example calls RemindInvoice to send a reminder to a customer. The merchant intends to send the reminder for an existing invoice. The existing invoice already has been sent to the customer, but the customer hasn't paid the invoice yet:

curl https://svcs.sandbox.paypal.com/Invoice/RemindInvoice \ -s \ --insecure \ -H "X-PAYPAL-SECURITY-USERID: Your_API_username" \ -H "X-PAYPAL-SECURITY-PASSWORD: Your_API_password" \ -H "X-PAYPAL-SECURITY-SIGNATURE: Your_API_signature" \ -H "X-PAYPAL-REQUEST-DATA-FORMAT: NV" \ -H "X-PAYPAL-RESPONSE-DATA-FORMAT: NV" \ -H "X-PAYPAL-APPLICATION-ID: Your_AppID"  \ -d requestEnvelope.errorLanguage=en_US \ -d invoiceID=INV2-RVY9-UWTW-64HZ-BR9W \ -d subject=Reminder \ -d noteForPayer=Please+pay+this+invoice

RemindInvoiceRequest Message

The RemindInvoiceRequest is used to inform a customer about an unpaid invoice. A merchant who uses the RemindInvoice API intends to send the reminder for an existing invoice. The existing invoice already has been sent to the customer, but the customer hasn't paid the invoice yet. The reminder can be sent to the customer as often as desired.

RequestEnvelope Fields

FieldDescription
detailLevel common:DetailLevelCode (Optional) Level of detail required by the client application pertaining to a particular data component. The detail level is specified as a detail level code, which has all the enumerated values of the detail level for the component. By default, the detail level code is ReturnAll, which provides the maximum level of detail.
errorLanguage xs:string (Required) RFC 3066 language in which error messages are returned; by default it is en_US, which is the only language currently supported.

RemindInvoiceRequest Fields

FieldDescription
requestEnvelope common:requestEnvelope (Required) Information common to each API operation, such as the language in which an error message is returned.
invoiceID xs:string (Required) The ID of the invoice for which a reminder is sent.
subject xs:string (Optional) The subject of the reminder.
noteForPayer xs:string (Optional) Note to be included with the reminder.

RemindInvoiceResponse Message

The response contains the ID of the invoice, along with the location for viewing the invoice.

ResponseEnvelope Fields

FieldDescription
ack common:AckCode Acknowledgment code. Value is:
  • Success — The operation completed successfully.
  • Failure — The operation failed.
  • SuccessWithWarning — The operation completed successfully; however, there is a warning message.
  • FailureWithWarning — The operation failed with a warning message.
build xs:string Build number. It is used only by PayPal Merchant Technical Support.
correlationId xs:string Correlation identifier. It is a 13-character, alphanumeric string (for example, db87c705a910e) that is used only by PayPal Merchant Technical Support.
Note: You must log and store this data for every response you receive. PayPal Technical Support uses the information to assist with reported issues.
timestamp xs:datetime Date on which the response was sent, for example: 2012-04-02T22:33:35.774-07:00
Note: You must log and store this data for every response you receive. PayPal Technical Support uses the information to assist with reported issues.

RemindInvoiceResponse Fields

Field Description
responseEnvelope common:ResponseEnvelope Common response information, including a timestamp and the response acknowledgment status.
invoiceIDxs:string The ID of the invoice for which a reminder is sent.
invoiceURL xs:string The location for viewing the invoice.

PPFault Message

The PPFaultMessage returns ErrorData and the ResponseEnvelope information to your application if an error occurs.

FaultMessage Fields

Field Description
error common:ErrorData Detailed error information.
responseEnvelope common:ResponseEnvelope Common response information, including a timestamp and the response acknowledgment status.

ErrorData Fields

Field Description
category common:ErrorCategory The location where the error occurred. Value is:
  • System — The system encountered errors; try again
  • Application — The application encountered errors; try again
  • Request — The request was incorrect
domain xs:string The domain to which this service belongs.
errorId xs:long A 6-digit number that uniquely identifies a particular error.
exceptionID This field is not used.
message xs:string A description of the error.
parameter common:ErrorParameter Represents contextual information about the error.
severity common:ErrorSeverity The severity of the error encountered. Value is:
  • Error — Processing of the request was interrupted
  • Warning — Processing of the request was completed
subdomain This field is not used.

RemindInvoice API Errors

CodeMessage
520002Internal error.
520003Authentication failed. API credentials are incorrect.
520009Account is restricted.
570054Invalid token.
570058Authentication failed. User account is not confirmed.
571001The specified invoice ID is invalid because the invoice has already been deleted.
571003You can only send a reminder for an invoice with the status of sent. The current status is draft.
571004You can only send a reminder for an invoice with the status of sent. The current status is paid.
571005You can only send a reminder for an invoice with the status of sent. The current status is refunded.
571006You can only send a reminder for an invoice with the status of sent. The current status is cancelled.
580045Merchant does not have a PayPal account associated with this email address.
580047Invoice does not exist.