SetExpressCheckout API Operation (SOAP)

APILegacyLast updated: September 8th 2022, @ 6:04:23 pm


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Initiates an Express Checkout transaction.

SetExpressCheckout Request Message

SetExpressCheckout Request Fields

Field Description

Token

xs:string

(Optional) A timestamped token that indicates Express Checkout processing for the current payment. This token is typically returned in the SetExpressCheckout response, but if you are calling SetExpressCheckout a second time, using the Express Checkout second redirect flow, you can pass the same token back to SetExpressCheckout as a request parameter. PayPal also appends this token as a GET parameter named token to your RETURN URL when redirecting the buyer back to your website from paypal.com. By default, the token expires after three hours. To extend the lifetime of a token to 72 hours, contact PayPal customer service.

Character length and limitations: 20 single-byte characters

MaxAmount

ebl:BasicAmountType

(Optional) The expected maximum total amount of the complete order, including shipping cost and tax charges. If the transaction includes one or more one-time purchases, this field is ignored.

For recurring payments, you should pass the expected average transaction amount (default 25.00). PayPal uses this value to validate the buyer's funding source.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

Note: This field is required when implementing the Instant Update API callback. PayPal recommends that the maximum total amount be slightly greater than the sum of the line-item order details, tax, and the shipping options of greatest value.
Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the three-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

ReturnURL

xs:string

(Required) URL to which the buyer's browser is returned after choosing to pay with PayPal. For digital goods, you must add JavaScript to this page to close the in-context experience.

Note: PayPal recommends that the value be the final review page on which the buyer confirms the order and payment or billing agreement.

Character length and limitations: 2048 single-byte characters

CancelURL

xs:string

(Required) URL to which the buyer is returned if the buyer does not approve the use of PayPal to pay you. For digital goods, you must add JavaScript to this page to close the in-context experience.

Note: PayPal recommends that the value be the original page on which the buyer chose to pay with PayPal or establish a billing agreement.

Character length and limitations: 2048 single-byte characters

CallbackURL

xs:string

(Optional) URL to which the callback request from PayPal is sent. It must start with HTTPS for production integration. It can start with HTTPS or HTTP for sandbox testing.

Character length and limitations: 1024 single-byte characters

This field is available since version 53.0.

CallbackTimeout

int

(Optional) An override for you to request more or less time to be able to process the callback request and respond. The acceptable range for the override is 1 to 6 seconds. If you specify a value greater than 6, PayPal uses the default value of 3 seconds.

Character length and limitations: An integer between 1 and 6

NoShipping

xs:string

Determines whether PayPal displays shipping address fields on the PayPal pages. For digital goods, this field is required, and you must set it to 1. Value is:

  • 0 — PayPal displays the shipping address on the PayPal pages.

  • 1 — PayPal does not display shipping address fields and removes shipping information from the transaction.

  • 2 — If you do not pass the shipping address, PayPal obtains it from the buyer's account profile.

Character length and limitations: 4 single-byte numeric characters

FlatRateShippingOptions

ebl:ShippingOptionsType

Flat rate shipping options. This field is required if you are specifying the Callback URL.

PaymentDetails

ebl:PaymentDetailsType

(Required) Information about the payment.

AddressOverride

xs:string

(Optional) Determines whether or not the PayPal pages should display the shipping address set by you in this SetExpressCheckout request, not the shipping address on file with PayPal for this buyer. Displaying the PayPal street address on file does not allow the buyer to edit that address. Value is:

  • 0 — The PayPal pages should not display the shipping address.

  • 1 — The PayPal pages should display the shipping address.

Character length and limitations: 1 single-byte numeric character

LocaleCode

xs:string

(Optional) Locale of pages displayed by PayPal during Express Checkout. It is either a two-letter country code or five-character locale code supported by PayPal.

Note: If the locale code is not supplied or the supplied value is not one of the listed values, it is defaulted by PayPal. The default is determined using information about the current merchant, user, and other information for the session.

Character length and limitations: A two-letter country code or five-character locale code supported by PayPal.

cpp-logo-image

xs:string

(Optional) A URL to your logo image. Use a valid graphics format, such as .gif, .jpg, or .png. Limit the image to 190 pixels wide by 60 pixels high. PayPal crops images that are larger. PayPal places your logo image at the top of the cart review area.

Note: PayPal recommends that you store the image on a secure (https) server. Otherwise, web browsers display a message that checkout pages contain non-secure items.

Character length and limit: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters

BuyerEmail

ebl:EmailAddressType

(Optional) Email address of the buyer as entered during checkout. PayPal uses this value to pre-fill the PayPal membership signup portion on the PayPal pages.

Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters

SolutionType

ebl:SolutionTypeType

(Required in the US. By default, turns off guest checkout in the US. Optional in other countries.)

Type of checkout flow.
Value is:

  • Sole — Buyer can check out without creating a PayPal account. This is referred to as PayPal Account Optional.
  • Mark — Buyer must have a PayPal account to check out. Default in US if SolutionType is not passed.

Note: You can pass Mark to selectively override the PayPal Account Optional setting if PayPal Account Optional is turned on in your merchant account. Passing Sole has no effect if PayPal Account Optional is turned off in your account

LandingPage

ebl:LandingPageType

(Optional) Type of PayPal page to display. Value is:

  • Billing — Non-PayPal account

  • Login — PayPal account login

ChannelType

ebl:ChannelType

(Optional) Type of channel. Value is:

  • Merchant — Non-auction seller

  • eBayItem — eBay auction

TotalType

ebl:TotalType

(Optional) Type declaration for the label to be displayed in MiniCart for UX. Value is:

  • Total

  • EstimatedTotal

giropaySuccessURL

xs:string

(Optional) The URL on the merchant site to redirect to after a successful giropay payment.

Note: Use this field only if you are using giropay or bank transfer payment methods in Germany.

giropayCancelURL

xs:string

(Optional) The URL on the merchant site to redirect to after a successful giropay payment.

Note: Use this field only if you are using giropay or bank transfer payment methods in Germany.

BanktxnPendingURL

xs:string

(Optional) The URL on the merchant site to transfer to after a bank transfer payment.

Note: Use this field only if you are using giropay or bank transfer payment methods in Germany.

BillingAgreement Details

ebl:BillingAgreementDetailsType

(Optional) Billing agreement details.

Enhanced CheckoutData

ed:EnhancedCheckoutDataType

(Optional) Enhanced data for different industry segments. This field is for eBay use only.

OtherPaymentMethods

ebl:OtherPaymentMethodDetailsType

(Optional) List of other payment methods with which the buyer can pay.

BuyerDetails

ebl:BuyerDetailsType

(Optional) Details about the buyer's account.

BrandName

xs:string

(Optional) A label that overrides the business name in the PayPal account on the PayPal hosted checkout pages.

Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters

FundingSourceDetails

ebl:FundingSourceDetailsType

(Optional) Funding source preferences.

PaymentReason

ebl:PaymentReasonType

Indicates the type of transaction. Value is:

  • None — Transaction is not identified as a particular type.

  • Refund — Identifies the transaction as a refund.

AddressType Fields

Field Description

Name

xs:string

Person's name associated with this shipping address. It is required if using a shipping address.

Character length and limitations: 128 double-byte characters

Street1

xs:string

First street address. It is required if using a shipping address.

Character length and limitations: 100 single-byte characters

Street2

xs:string

(Optional) Second street address.

Character length and limitations: 100 single-byte characters

CityName

xs:string

Name of city. It is required if using a shipping address.

Character length and limitations: 40 single-byte characters

StateOrProvince

xs:string

State or province.
`partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_shiptostate.en-XC`

Character length and limitations: 40 single-byte characters

PostalCode

xs:string

U.S. ZIP code or other country-specific postal code. It is required if using a U.S. shipping address and may be required for other countries.

Character length and limitations: 20 single-byte characters

Country

ebl:CountryCodeType

Country code. It is required if using a shipping address.

Character length and limitations: 2 single-byte characters

Phone

xs:string

(Optional) Phone number.

Character length and limitations: 20 single-byte characters

PaymentDetailsType Fields

When implementing parallel payments, you can create up to 10 sets of payment details type parameter fields, each representing one payment you are hosting on your marketplace.

Note: If you provide PayPal a user's itemized shopping cart list and a mismatch occurs between the sum of those items and the transaction total, PayPal processes the transaction using the sum of the cart items only when the difference is within $0.50.

Field Description

OrderTotal

ebl:BasicAmountType

(Required) Total cost of the transaction to the buyer. If shipping cost and tax charges are known, include them in this value. If not, this value should be the current sub-total of the order. If the transaction includes one or more one-time purchases, this field must be equal to the sum of the purchases. Set this field to 0 if the transaction does not include a one-time purchase such as when you set up a billing agreement for a recurring payment that is not immediately charged. When the field is set to 0, purchase-specific fields are ignored.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

When multiple payments are passed in one transaction, all of the payments must have the same currency code.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

ItemTotal

ebl:BasicAmountType

Sum of cost of all items in this order. For digital goods, this field is required.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

ShippingTotal

ebl:BasicAmountType

(Optional) Total shipping costs for this order.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

InsuranceTotal

ebl:BasicAmountType

(Optional) Total shipping insurance costs for this order. The value must be a non-negative currency amount or null if you offer insurance options.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

InsuranceTotal is available since version 53.0.

ShippingDiscount

ebl:BasicAmountType

(Optional) Shipping discount for this order, specified as a negative number.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit_neg.en-XC`

ShippingDiscount is available since version 53.0.

InsuranceOptionOffered

xs:boolean

(Optional) Indicates whether insurance is available as an option the buyer can choose on the PayPal Review page. Is one of the following values:

  • true — The Insurance option displays the string 'Yes' and the insurance amount. If true, the total shipping insurance for this order must be a positive number.

  • false — The Insurance option displays 'No.'

HandlingTotal

ebl:BasicAmountType

(Optional) Total handling costs for this order.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

TaxTotal

ebl:BasicAmountType

(Optional) Sum of tax for all items in this order.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

OrderDescription

xs:string

(Optional) Description of items the buyer is purchasing.

Note: The value you specify is available only if the transaction includes a purchase. This field is ignored if you set up a billing agreement for a recurring payment that is not immediately charged.

Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters

Custom

xs:string

(Optional) A free-form field for your own use.

Note: The value you specify is available only if the transaction includes a purchase. This field is ignored if you set up a billing agreement for a recurring payment that is not immediately charged.

Character length and limitations: 256 single-byte alphanumeric characters

InvoiceID

xs:string

(Optional) Your own invoice or tracking number.

Note: PayPal recommends using the InvoiceID field to associate transactions with your internal tracking IDs or invoice numbers; populating the invoice ID field will help you pull transaction information at a later date using only your internal ID.
Important: The value you specify is available only if the transaction includes a purchase. This field is ignored if you set up a billing agreement for a recurring payment that is not immediately charged.

Character length and limitations: 256 single-byte alphanumeric characters

NotifyURL

xs:string

(Optional) Your URL for receiving Instant Payment Notification (IPN) about this transaction. If you do not specify this value in the request, the notification URL from your Merchant Profile is used, if one exists.

Important: The notify URL applies only to DoExpressCheckoutPayment. This value is ignored when set in SetExpressCheckout or GetExpressCheckoutDetails.

Character length and limitations: 2,048 single-byte alphanumeric characters

ShipToAddress

ebl:AddressType

(Optional) Address to which the order is shipped.

MultiShipping

xs:string

(Optional) The value 1 indicates that this payment is associated with multiple shipping addresses.

Character length and limitations: Four single-byte numeric characters.

PaymentDetailsItem

ebl:PaymentDetailsItemType

(Optional) Details about each individual item included in the order.

EnhancedPaymentData

ed:EnhancedPaymentDataType

(Optional) Enhanced Data section to accept channel-specific data (eBay).

FulfillmentAddress

ebl:AddressType

(Optional) Address of the fulfillment center.

PaymentCategoryType

ebl:PaymentCategoryType

(Optional) Category of a payment. Value is:
InternationalShipping
LocalDelivery
BOPIS (buy online pick-up in store)
PUDO (pick-up drop-off)

NoteText

xs:string

(Optional) Note to the merchant.

Character length and limitations: 255 single-byte characters

NoteToBuyer

xs:string

(Optional) Note from merchant to buyer that will be displayed in the PayPal checkout window.

Character length and limitations: 165 single-byte characters

AllowedPaymentMethod

ebl:AllowedPaymentMethodType

(Optional) This is the payment solution for Autopay (used by Express Checkout). Value is:

  • Default — Merchant supports all funding sources.

  • InstantPaymentOnly — Merchant only supports instant payment.

  • AnyFundingSource — All funding methods allowed, to be chosen by the buyer irrespective of the merchant profile setting.

  • InstantFundingSource — Only instant funding methods are allowed. Block echeck, meft, elevecheck. This value overrides any merchant account profile settings.

PaymentAction

ebl:PaymentActionCodeType

(Conditional) Defines how to obtain payment. Required for parallel payments and must be set to Order or Sale. Also required for digital goods and must be set to Sale. If the transaction does not include a one-time purchase, this field is ignored. Value is:

  • Sale — This is a final sale for which you are requesting payment (default).

  • Authorization — This payment is a basic authorization subject to settlement with PayPal Authorization and Capture.

  • Order — This payment is an order authorization subject to settlement with PayPal Authorization and Capture.

Note: You cannot set this field to Sale in SetExpressCheckout request and then change the value to Authorization or Order in the DoExpressCheckoutPayment request. If you set the field to Authorization or Order in SetExpressCheckout, you may set the field to Sale.

Character length and limitations: Up to 13 single-byte alphabetic characters

PaymentRequestID

xs:string

A unique identifier of the specific payment request, which is required for parallel payments.

Character length and limitations: Up to 127 single-byte characters

LocationType

ebl:LocationType

(Optional) Type of merchant location. Set this field if the items purchased will not be shipped, such as, BOPIS (buy online pick-up in store) transactions. Value is:

  • Consumer
  • Store — Set the location type to Store for BOPIS (buy online pick-up in store) transactions.
  • PickupDropoff — Set the location type to PickupDropoff for PUDO (pick-up drop-off) transactions.

LocationID

xs:string

(Optional) Location ID specified by the merchant for BOPIS (buy online pick-up in store) or PUDO (pick-up drop-off) transactions.

Character length and limitations: 50 single-byte alphanumeric characters.

PaymentDetailsItemType Fields

Field Description

Name

xs:string

Item name. This field is required when you pass a value for ItemCategory.

Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte characters

This field is introduced in version 53.0.

Description

xs:string

(Optional) Item description.

Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte characters

This field is introduced in version 53.0.

Amount

ebl:BasicAmountType

Cost of item. This field is required when you pass a value for ItemCategory.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`.

Note: If the line item is a discount, a negative value must be passed in this field.

This field is introduced in version 53.0.

Number

xs:string

(Optional) Item number.

Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte characters

This field is introduced in version 53.0.

Quantity

xs:integer

Item quantity. This field is required when you pass a value for ItemCategory. For digital goods (ItemCategory=Digital), this field is required.

Character length and limitations: Any positive integer

This field is introduced in version 53.0.

Tax

ebl:BasicAmountType

(Optional) Item sales tax.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the 3-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

ItemWeight

xs:integer

(Optional) Item weight corresponds to the weight of the item. You can pass this data to the shipping carrier as is without having to make an additional database query.

Character length and limitations: Any positive integer

ItemLength

xs:integer

(Optional) Item length corresponds to the length of the item. You can pass this data to the shipping carrier as is without having to make an additional database query.

Character length and limitations: Any positive integer

ItemWidth

xs:integer

(Optional) Item width corresponds to the width of the item. You can pass this data to the shipping carrier as is without having to make an additional database query.

Character length and limitations: Any positive integer

ItemHeight

xs:integer

(Optional) Item height corresponds to the height of the item. You can pass this data to the shipping carrier as is without having to make an additional database query.

Character length and limitations: Any positive integer

EbayItemPayment DetailsItem

eBl:ebayItemPaymentDetailsItemType

(Optional) Information relating to an auction sale on eBay.

ItemURL

xs:string

(Optional) URL for the item.

EnhancedItemData

ed:EnhancedItemDataType

(Optional) Enhanced data for each item in the cart. For eBay use only.

ItemCategory

ebl:ItemCategoryType

Indicates whether an item is digital or physical. For digital goods, this field is required and must be set to Digital. Value is:

  • Digital

  • Physical

Important: You must have permission from PayPal to use this field for Digital Goods.

This field is available since version 65.1.

SellerDetailsType Fields

Field Description

PayPalAccountID

xs:string

Unique identifier for the merchant. For parallel payments, this field is required and must contain the Payer Id or the email address of the merchant.

Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters

EbayItemPaymentDetailsItemType Fields

Field Description

ItemNumber

xs:string

(Optional) Auction item number.

Character length: 765 single-byte characters

AuctionTransactionId

xs:string

(Optional) Auction transaction identification number.

Character length: 255 single-byte characters

OrderID

xs:string

(Optional) Auction order identification number.

Character length: 64 single-byte characters

CartID

xs:string

(Optional) The unique identifier provided by eBay for this order from the buyer.

Character length: 255 single-byte characters

BuyerDetailsType Fields

Field Description

BuyerId

xs:string

(Optional) The unique identifier provided by eBay for this buyer. The value may or may not be the same as the username. In the case of eBay, it is different.

Character length and limitations: 255 single-byte characters

BuyerUserName

xs:string

(Optional) The user name of the user at the platform site.

BuyerRegistrationDate

xs:dateTime

(Optional) Date when the user registered with the marketplace.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_utcgmtdate_res.en-XC`

TaxIdDetails

ebl:TaxIdDetailsType

Details about the buyer's tax information. This field is required for Brazil and is for Brazil use only.

This field is introduced in API version 72.0.

FundingSourceDetailsType Fields

Field Description

AllowPushFunding

xs:string

(Optional) Indicates whether the merchant can accept push funding. Value is:

  • 0 — Merchant cannot accept push funding.

  • 1 — Merchant can accept push funding.

Note: This field overrides the setting in the merchant's PayPal account.

UserSelectedFundingSource

ebl:UserSelectedFundingSourceType

(Optional) This element could be used to specify the preferred funding option for a guest user. However, the LandingPage element must also be set to Billing. Otherwise, it is ignored.

  • ChinaUnionPay
  • CreditCard
  • ELV
  • QIWI

ShippingOptionsType Fields

Field Description

ShippingOptionIsDefault

xs:boolean

The default shipping option that appears on the PayPal pages. This field is required if you specify the callback URL. Value is:

  • true — The default flat-rate shipping option. By default, PayPal displays this option and its amount.
  • false — PayPal does not display this flat-rate shipping option and its amount as the default.
Note: You must specify one and only one default shipping option.

For more information, see Set up the callback.

ShippingOptionName

xs:string

Internal name of the shipping option such as Air, Ground, Expedited, and so forth. This field is required if you specify the Callback URL.

Character length and limitations: 50 character-string.

ShippingOptionAmount

ebl:BasicAmountType

Amount of the flat rate shipping option. This field is required if you specify the Callback URL.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

BillingAgreementDetailsType Fields

Field Description

BillingType

ebl:BillingCodeType

(Required) Type of billing agreement. For recurring payments, this field must be set to RecurringPayments. Other defined values are not valid.

Note: You must create one billing agreement at a time, because you must get user approval for each.

Type of billing agreement for reference transactions. You must have permission from PayPal to use this field. This field must be set to one of the following values:

  • MerchantInitiatedBilling - PayPal creates a billing agreement for each transaction associated with buyer. You must specify version 54.0 or higher to use this option.

  • MerchantInitiatedBillingSingleAgreement - PayPal creates a single billing agreement for all transactions associated with buyer. Use this value unless you need per-transaction billing agreements. You must specify version 58.0 or higher to use this option.

BillingAgreement Description

xs:string

Description of goods or services associated with the billing agreement. This field is required for the recurring payment billing agreement. There can only be one billing agreement type and one billing agreement description. PayPal recommends that the description contains a brief summary of the billing agreement terms and conditions. For example, buyer is billed at "9.99 per month for 2 years".

Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters

PaymentType

ebl:MerchantPullPaymentCodeType

(Optional) Type of PayPal payment you require for the billing agreement. Value is:

  • Any — The merchant accepts any payment method for the billing agreement, even if it could take a few working days for the movement of funds to the merchant account; this includes echeck, in addition to credit or debit cards and PayPal balance.

  • InstantOnly — The payment options accepted by the merchant are credit cards, debit cards or PayPal balance only because the merchant expects immediate payment.

Note: For recurring payments, this field is ignored.

BillingAgreement Custom

xs:string

(Optional) Custom annotation field for your own use.

Note: For recurring payments, this field is ignored.

Character length and limitations: 256 single-byte alphanumeric bytes

TaxIdDetailsType Type Fields

Field Description

TaxIdType

xs:string

Buyer's tax ID type. This field is required for Brazil and used for Brazil only.

For Brazil use only: The tax ID type is BR_CPF for individuals and BR_CNPJ for businesses.

This field is introduced in API version 72.0.

TaxId

xs:string

Buyer's tax ID. This field is required for Brazil and used for Brazil only.

For Brazil use only: The tax ID is 11 single-byte characters for individuals and 14 single-byte characters for businesses.

This field is introduced in API version 72.0.

SetExpressCheckout Response Message

Note: Not all fields shown are available for use. Only use fields described in the documentation.

SetExpressCheckout Response Fields

Field Description

Token

xs:string

A timestamped token that indicates Express Checkout processing for the current payment. PayPal also appends this token as a GET parameter named token to your RETURN URL or CANCEL URL when redirecting the buyer back to your website from paypal.com. By default, the token expires after three hours. To extend the lifetime of a token to 72 hours, contact PayPal customer service.

Character length and limitations: 20 single-byte characters

Deprecated Fields

The following fields are deprecated. Replacement fields are noted when available.

Deprecated SetExpressCheckout Request Fields

Deprecated fieldReplacement fieldSince Version/Date
AddressShipToAddress53

AllowNote

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Enables the buyer to enter a note to the merchant on the PayPal page during checkout. The note is returned in the GetExpressCheckoutDetails response and the DoExpressCheckoutPayment response. Value is:

  • 0 — The buyer is unable to enter a note to the merchant.

  • 1 — The buyer is able to enter a note to the merchant.

Character length and limitations: 1 single-byte numeric character

This field is available since version 53.0.

September 2016
BuyerEmailOptInEnable

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Enables the buyer to provide their email address on the PayPal pages to be notified of promotions or special events. Is one of the following values:

  • 0 — Do not enable buyer to provide email address.
  • 1 — Enable the buyer to provide email address.
In all versions
cpp-cart-border-color

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) The HTML hex code for your principal identifying color. PayPal blends your color to white in a gradient fill that borders the cart review area of the PayPal checkout user interface.

Character length and limitation: 6 single-byte hexadecimal characters that represent an HTML hex code for a color

September 2016
cpp-header-border-color

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Sets the border color around the header of the payment page. The border is a 2-pixel perimeter around the header space, which is 750 pixels wide by 90 pixels high. By default, the color is black.

Character length and limitations: 6-character HTML hexadecimal ASCII color code.

53
cpp-header-back-color

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Sets the background color for the header of the payment page. By default, the color is white.

Character length and limitations: 6-character HTML hexadecimal ASCII color code.

53

cpp-header-image

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) URL for the image you want to appear at the top left of the payment page. The image has a maximum size of 750 pixels wide by 90 pixels high. PayPal recommends that you provide an image that is stored on a secure (https) server. If you do not specify an image, the business name displays.

Character length and limitations: 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters

September 2016

cpp-payflow-color

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Sets the background color for the payment page. By default, the color is white.

Character length and limitations: 6-character HTML hexadecimal ASCII color code

September 2016

Custom

Custom

53

CustomerServiceNumber

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Merchant Customer Service number displayed on the PayPal pages.

Character length and limitations: 16 single-byte characters

September 2016
GiftMessageEnable

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Enables the gift message widget on the PayPal pages. Value is:

  • 0 — Do not enable gift message widget.
  • 1 — Enable gift message widget.
Sept. 8, 2016
GiftReceiptEnable

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Enable gift receipt widget on the PayPal pages. Value is:

  • 0 — Do not enable gift receipt widget.
  • 1 — Enable gift receipt widget.
Sept. 8, 2016
GiftWrapEnable

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Enable gift wrap widget on the PayPal pages. Value is:

  • 0 — Do not enable gift wrap widget.
  • 1 — Enable gift wrap widget.
Note: If you pass the value 1 in this field, values for the gift wrap amount and gift wrap name are not passed, the gift wrap name is not displayed, and the gift wrap amount displays as 0.00.
Sept. 8, 2016
GiftWrapName

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Label for the gift wrap option such as "Box with ribbon".

Character length and limitations: 25 single-byte characters

Sept. 8, 2016
GiftWrapAmount

(No replacement.)

ebl:BasicAmounttype

(Optional) Amount to be charged to the buyer for gift wrapping.

Note: You must set the currencyID attribute to one of the three-character currency codes for any of the supported PayPal currencies.

Character length and limitations: `partial:partials/docs/shared/cl_currencylimit.en-XC`

Sept. 8, 2016
InvoiceIDInvoiceID53
OrderDescriptionOrderDescription53
OrderTotalOrderTotal53

PageStyle

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Name of the Custom Payment Page Style for payment pages associated with this button or link. It corresponds to the HTML variable page_style for customizing payment pages. It is the same name as the Page Style Name you chose to add or edit the page style in your PayPal Account profile.

Note: You can customize up to 3 different page styles in your PayPal account.

Character length and limitations: 30 single-byte alphabetic characters

September 2016
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ReqConfirmShipping

(No replacement.)

xs:string

Indicates whether or not you require the buyer's shipping address on file with PayPal be a confirmed address. For digital goods, this field is required, and you must set it to 0. Value is:

  • 0 — You do not require the buyer's shipping address be a confirmed address.

  • 1 — You require the buyer's shipping address be a confirmed address.

Note: Setting this field overrides the setting you specified in your Merchant Account Profile.

Character length and limitations: 1 single-byte numeric character

September 2016
SurveyQuestion

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Text for the survey question on the PayPal pages. If the survey question is present, at least 2 survey answer options must be present.

Character length and limitations: 50 single-byte characters

Sept. 8, 2016
SurveyEnable

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Enables survey functionality. Value is:

  • 0 — Disables survey functionality.
  • 1 — Enables survey functionality.
Sept. 8, 2016
SurveyChoice

(No replacement.)

xs:string

(Optional) Possible options for the survey answers on the PayPal pages. Answers are displayed only if a valid survey question is present.

Character length and limitations: 15 single-byte characters

Sept. 8, 2016

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