HTML Variables for PayPal Payments Standard

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Last updated: Sept 19th, 1:49am

PayPal Payments Standard payment buttons and the Cart Upload command support the following HTML variables.

Technical variables

Technical HTML variables control how PayPal responds technically when people click PayPal payment buttons or when third-party shopping carts or solution providers initiate payment processing with the Cart Upload command. They also control how your buttons interact with special PayPal features. 

    1<img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/i/btn/png/btn_buynow_107x26.png" alt="Buy Now" />
    Valid values for the cmd variable
    cmd value Description
    _xclick The button that the person clicked was a Buy Now button.
    _cart

    For shopping cart purchases. The following variables specify the kind of shopping cart button that the person clicked:

    • add. Add to Cart buttons for the PayPal Shopping Cart
    • display. View Cart buttons for the PayPal Shopping Cart
    • upload. The Cart Upload command for third-party carts
    _xclick-subscriptions The button that the person clicked was a Subscribe button.
    _xclick-auto-billing The button that the person clicked was an Automatic Billing button.
    _donations The button that the person clicked was a Donate button.
    _s-xclick The button that the person clicked was protected from tampering by using encryption, or the button was saved in the merchant's PayPal account. PayPal determines which kind of button was clicked by decoding the encrypted code or by looking up the saved button in the merchant's account.
    HTML variables for special PayPal features
    Name Description
    notify_urlOptional The URL to which PayPal posts information about the payment, in the form of Instant Payment Notification messages.Character Length: 255
    hosted_button_idRequirement exception

    Required for buttons that have been saved in PayPal accounts.

    Otherwise, not allowed.

    The ID of the button that was saved in a merchant's PayPal account. PayPal assigns the value when payment buttons are first created and saved in merchants' PayPal accounts.

    bnOptional

    An identifier of the source that built the code for the button that the buyer clicked, sometimes known as the build notation. Specify a value using the following format: 

    Company_Service_Product_Country

    Substitute <Service> with an appropriate value:

    Substitute <Product> with WPS always for PayPal Payments Standard payment buttons and for the PayPal Payments Standard Cart Upload command.

    Substitute <Country> with an appropriate two-letter country code from codes defined by the ISO 3166-1 standard.

    For example, a Buy Now button on your website that you coded yourself might have the following line of code:

    bn="DesignerFotos_BuyNow_WPS_US"

    Individual items variables

    These individual item variables specify information about a product or service for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons, or they specify information about a contribution for Donate buttons.

    Name Description
    amountSee description for requirement

    The price or amount of the product, service, or contribution, not including shipping, handling, or tax. If you omit this variable from Buy Now or Donate buttons, buyers enter their own amount at the time of payment.

    • Required for Add to Cart buttons
    • Optional for Buy Now and Donate buttons

    • Not used with Subscribe buttons.
    discount_amount Optional

    Discount amount associated with an item, which must be less than the selling price of the item. If you specify discount_amount and discount_amount2 is not defined, this flat amount is applied regardless of the quantity of items purchased.

    Valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons.
    discount_amount2Optional

    Discount amount associated with each additional quantity of the item, which must be equal to or less than the selling price of the item. For discount_amount2 to take effect, you must also specify a discount_amountthat is greater than or equal to 0.

    Valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons.
    discount_rateOptional

    Discount rate, as a percentage, associated with an item.

    Set to a value less than 100. If you do not set discount_rate2, the value in discount_rate applies only to the first item regardless of the quantity of items purchased.

    Valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons.
    discount_rate2Optional

    Discount rate, as a percentage, associated with each additional quantity of the item.

    Must be equal to or less than 100. For discount_rate2 to take effect, you must also specify a discount_rate that is greater than or equal to 0.

    Valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons.
    discount_numOptional

    Number of additional quantities of the item to which the discount applies.

    Applicable when you specify discount_amount2 or discount_rate2. Specifies an upper limit on the number of discounted items.

    Valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons.
    item_nameSee description for requirement

    Description of item. If you omit this variable, buyers enter their own name during checkout.

    • Optional for Buy Now, Donate, Subscribe, Automatic Billing, and Add to Cart buttons
    Character length: 127
    item_numberSee description for requirement Pass-through variable for you to track product or service purchased or the contribution made. The value you specify is passed back to you upon payment completion. Required if you want PayPal to track either inventory or profit and loss for the item the button sells.Character length: 127
    quantityOptional

    Number of items. If profile-based shipping rates are configured with a basis of quantity, the sum of quantity values is used to calculate the shipping charges for the payment. PayPal appends a sequence number to uniquely identify the item in the PayPal Shopping Cart. For example, quantity1, quantity2, and so on.

    shippingOptional

    The cost of shipping this item. If you specify shipping and shipping2 is not defined, this flat amount is charged regardless of the quantity of items purchased.

    This shipping variable is valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons.

    By default, if profile-based shipping rates are configured, buyers are charged an amount according to the shipping methods they choose.

    shipping2Optional

    The cost of shipping each additional unit of this item. If you omit this variable and profile-based shipping rates are configured, buyers are charged an amount according to the shipping methods they choose.

    This shipping variable is valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons.

    taxOptional Transaction-based tax override variable. Set this variable to a flat tax amount to apply to the payment regardless of the buyer's location. This value overrides any tax settings set in your account profile. Valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons. By default, profile tax settings, if any, apply.
    tax_rateOptional

    Transaction-based tax override variable. Set this variable to a percentage that applies to the amount multiplied by the quantity selected during checkout. This value overrides any tax settings set in your account profile. A valid value is from 0.001 to 100. Valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons. By default, profile tax settings, if any, apply.

    Character length: 6
    undefined_quantityOptional

    Enables buyers to specify the quantity. For example, 1.

    • Optional for Buy Now buttons.
    • Not used with other buttons.
    Character length: 1
    weightOptional

    Weight of items. If profile-based shipping rates are configured with a basis of weight, the sum of weight values is used to calculate the shipping charges for the payment.

    A valid value is a decimal number with two significant digits to the right of the decimal point.

    weight_unitOptional

    The unit of measure if weight is specified. Valid value is lbs or kgs.

    Default is lbs.
    on0Optional

    First option field name and label. The os0 variable contains the corresponding value for this option field. For example, if on0 is size, os0 could be large.

    • Optional for Buy Now, Add to Cart, Subscribe, and Automatic Billing buttons.
    • Not used with Donate buttons.
    Character length: 64
    on1Optional

    Second option field name and label. The os1 variable contains the corresponding value for this option field. For example, if on1 is color then os1 could be blue.

    You can specify a maximum of 7 option field names (6 with Subscribe buttons) by incrementing the option name index (on0 through on6).

    • Optional for Buy Now, Add to Cart, Subscribe, and Automatic Billing buttons.
    • Not used with Donate buttons.
    Character length: 64
    os0Optional

    Option selection of the buyer for the first option field, on0. If the option field is a dropdown menu or a set of radio buttons, each valid value is no more than 64 characters. If buyers enter this value in a text field, the maximum value is 200 characters long.

    For priced options, include the price and currency symbol in the text of the option selections: 

      1<option value="small">small - $10.00</option>

      Add a corresponding option_select0 and option_amount0 variable for each priced option. Priced options are supported only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons. Only one dropdown menu option selection can have priced options.

      • Optional for Buy Now, Add to Cart, Subscribe, and Automatic Billing buttons.

      • Not used with Donate buttons.

      Character length: 64 or 200, see above
      os1Optional

      Option selection of the buyer for the second option field, on1. If the option field is a dropdown menu or a set of radio buttons, each valid value is no more than 64 characters. If buyers enter this value in a text field, the maximum value is 200 characters long.

      You can specify a maximum of seven option selections (6 with Subscribe buttons) by incrementing the option selection index (os0 through os6). You can implement up to five option selections as dropdown menus and up to two option selections as test boxes.

      • Optional for Buy Now, Add to Cart, Subscribe, and Automatic Billing buttons.

      • Not used with Donate buttons.

      Character length: 64 or 200, see above
      option_indexSee description for requirements

      The cardinal number of the option field, on0 through on9, that has product options with different prices for each option. Include option_index if the option field with prices is not on0.

      • Optional for Buy Now, Add to Cart, Subscribe, and Automatic Billing, buttons.
      • Not used with Donate buttons.

      Default is 0.
      option_select0Optional

      For priced options, the value of the first option selection of the on0 dropdown menu. The values must match exactly: 

        1<option value="">small - $10.00</option> ... <input type="hidden" name="option_select0" value="">
        • Optional for Buy Now, Add to Cart, Subscribe, and Automatic Billing buttons.
        • Not used with Donate buttons.
        Character length: 64
        option_amount0Optional

        For priced options, the amount that you want to charge for the first option selection of the on0 dropdown menu. Use only numeric values; the currency is taken from the currency_code variable. For example: 

          1<option value="small">small - $... <input type="hidden" name="option_amount0"</option> value="10.00">
          • Optional for Buy Now, Add to Cart, Subscribe, and Automatic Billing buttons.

          • Not used with Donate buttons.

          Character length: 64
          option_select1Optional

          For priced options, the value of the second option selection of the on0 dropdown menu. For example: 

            1... <option value="">small - $10.00</option> ... <input type="hidden" name="option_select" value="">

            You can specify a maximum of 10 option selections by incrementing the option selection index (option_select0 through option_select9).

            • Optional for Buy Now, Add to Cart, Subscribe, and Automatic Billing buttons.
            • Not used with Donate buttons.
            Character length: 64
            option_amount1Optional

            For priced options, the amount that you want to charge for the second option selection of the on0 dropdown menu. For example: 

              1...<option value="small">medium - $</option> ... <input type="hidden" name="option_amount1" value="">

              You can specify a maximum of 10 option amounts by incrementing the option amount index (option_amount0 through option_amount9).

              • Optional for Buy Now, Add to Cart, Subscribe, and Automatic Billing buttons.

              • Not used with Donate buttons.

              Character length: 64

              Payment transaction variables

              Payment transaction variables provide information about entire payments, regardless of the individual items involved with the payment. You can use these variables with Add to Cart buttons and the Cart Upload command.

              Name Description
              address_overrideOptional

              1. The address specified with automatic fill-in variables overrides the PayPal member's stored address. Buyers see the addresses that you pass in, but they cannot edit them. PayPal does not show addresses if they are invalid or omitted.

              For more information, see the Auto-fill PayPal checkout page variables.

              Character Length: 1
              currency_codeOptional

              The currency of the payment. Default is USD.

              For valid values, see Currencies Supported by PayPal.

              Character Length: 3
              customOptional

              Pass-through variable for your own tracking purposes, which buyers do not see.

              By default, no variable is passed back to you.

              Character Length: 256
              handlingOptional

              Handling charges. This variable is not quantity-specific. The same handling cost applies, regardless of the number of items on the order.

              By default, no handling charges are included.
              invoiceOptional

              Pass-through variable you can use to identify your invoice number for this purchase.

              By default, no variable is passed back to you.

              Character Length: 127
              tax_cartOptional Cart-wide tax, overriding any individual item tax_x value
              weight_cartOptional

              If profile-based shipping rates are configured with a basis of weight, PayPal uses this value to calculate the shipping charges for the payment. This value overrides the weight values of individual items.

              A valid value is a decimal number with two significant digits to the right of the decimal point.

              weight_unitOptional

              The unit of measure if weight_cart is specified. Valid value is lbs or kgs.

              Default is lbs.

              Shopping cart variables

              Use these shopping carts variables with Add to Cart buttons, as well as with third-party shopping carts or custom carts that initiate payment processing with the Cart Upload command.

              Name Description
              addSee description for requirements

              Add an item to the PayPal Shopping Cart.

              Set this variable, as follows:

              add="1"

              Alternatively, use the display="1" variable, which displays the contents of the PayPal Shopping Cart to the buyer.

              If you specify both add and display, display takes precedence.

              Character Length: 1
              amount_x Required

              The amount associated with item x. To pass an aggregate amount for the entire cart, use amount_1.

              Applies only to the Cart Upload command.
              businessRequired Your PayPal ID or an email address associated with your PayPal account. Email addresses must be confirmed.
              discount_amount_cartOptional

              Single discount amount charged cart-wide.

              It must be less than the selling price of all items combined in the cart. This variable overrides any individual item discount_amount_x values, if present.

              Applies only to the Cart Upload command.
              discount_amount_xOptional

              The discount amount associated with item x.

              It must be less than the selling price of the associated item. This amount is added to any other item discounts in the cart.

              Applies only to the Cart Upload command.
              discount_rate_cartOptional

              Single Discount rate, as a percentage, to be charged cart-wide.

              Set to a value less than 100. The variable overrides any individual item discount_rate_x values, if present.

              Applies only to the Cart Upload command.
              discount_rate_xOptional

              The discount rate associated with item x.

              Set to a value less than 100. The variable takes into account all quantities of item x.

              Applies only to the Cart Upload command.
              displaySee description for requirements

              Display the contents of the PayPal Shopping Cart to the buyer. This variable must be set as follows: 

              display="1"

              The alternative is the add="1" variable, which adds an item to the PayPal Shopping Cart.

              If both add and display are specified, display takes precedence.

              Character Length: 1
              handling_cartOptional Single handling fee charged cart-wide. If handling_cart is used in multiple Add to Cart buttons, the handling_cart value of the first item is used.
              item_name_xRequired

              The name associated with item x. To pass an aggregate name for the entire cart, use item_name_1.

              Applies only to the Cart Upload command.
              paymentactionOptional

              Indicates whether the payment is a final sale or an authorization for a final sale, to be captured later.

              Valid value is sale, authorization, or order.

              Default is sale. To place a hold on the PayPal account for the authorized amount, set this value to authorization. To authorize the payment without placing a hold on the PayPal account, set this value to order.

              quantity_xOptional The quantity associated with item x that is uploaded from a shopping cart. To pass an aggregate quantity for the entire cart, use quantity_1.
              shopping_urlOptional

              The URL of the page on the merchant website that buyers go to when they click the Continue Shopping button on the PayPal Shopping Cart page.

              For more information see Continue shopping on current the merchant web page.

              uploadSee description for requirements

              Upload the contents of a third-party shopping cart or a custom shopping cart.

              Set this variable as follows:

              upload="1"

              Alternatively, use the add="1" variable and the display="1" variables with the PayPal Shopping Cart.

              Character Length: 1

              Recurring payment variables

              Recurring payments variables set terms for different PayPal automatic payment plans. Recurring payment buttons are:

              • Subscribe
              • Automatic Billing
              Subscribe variables
              Name Description
              businessRequired Your PayPal ID or an email address associated with your PayPal account. Email addresses must be confirmed.
              item_nameOptional 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 you omit this variable, buyers see a field in which they can enter the item name.Character Length: 127
              currency_codeOptional

              The currency of prices for trial periods and the subscription. Default is USD.

              For valid values, see Currencies Supported by PayPal.

              Character Length: 3
              a1Optional Trial period 1 price. For a free trial period, specify 0.
              p1See description for requirements Trial period 1 duration. Required if you specify a1. Specify an integer value in the valid range for the units of duration that you specify with t1.Character Length: 2
              t1Required if you specify a1

              Trial period 1 units of duration.

              Valid value is:

              • D. Days. Valid range for p1 is 1 to 90.
              • W. Weeks. Valid range for p1 is 1 to 52.
              • M. Months. Valid range for p1 is 1 to 24.
              • Y. Years. Valid range for p1 is 1 to 5.
              Character Length: 1
              a2Optional Trial period 2 price. Can be specified only if you also specify a1.
              p2See description for requirements Trial period 2 duration. Required if you specify a2. Specify an integer value in the valid range for the units of duration that you specify with t2.Character Length: 2
              t2See description for requirements

              Trial period 2 units of duration.

              Valid value is:

              • D. Days. Valid range for p2 is 1 to 90.
              • W. Weeks. Valid range for p2 is 1 to 52.
              • M. Months. Valid range for p2 is 1 to 24.
              • Y. Years. Valid range for p2 is 1 to 5.
              Character Length: 1
              a3Required Regular subscription price.
              p3Required Subscription duration. Specify an integer value in the Valid range for the units of duration that you specify with t3.Character Length: 2
              t3Required

              Regular subscription units of duration.

              Valid value is:

              • D. Days. Valid range for p3 is 1 to 90.
              • W. Weeks. Valid range for p3 is 1 to 52.
              • M. Months. Valid range for p3 is 1 to 24.
              • Y. Years. Valid range for p3 is 1 to 5.
              Character Length: 1
              srcOptional

              Recurring payments. Subscription payments recur unless subscribers cancel their subscriptions before the end of the current billing cycle or you limit the number of times that payments recur with the value that you specify for srt.

              Valid value is:

              • 0. Subscription payments do not recur.
              • 1. Subscription payments recur.

              Default is 0.

              Character Length: 1
              srtOptional Recurring times. Number of times that subscription payments recur. Specify an integer with a minimum value of 2 and a maximum value of 52. Valid only if you specify src="1".Character Length: 1
              sraOptional

              Reattempt on failure. If a recurring payment fails, PayPal attempts to collect the payment two more times before canceling the subscription.

              Valid value is:

              • 0. Do not reattempt failed recurring payments.
              • 1. Reattempt failed recurring payments before canceling.

              Default is 1.

              For more information, see Reattempting Failed Recurring Payments with Subscribe Buttons.

              Character Length: 1
              no_noteRequired

              Do not prompt buyers to include a note with their payments. Valid value is from Subscribe buttons:

              • 1. Hide the text box and the prompt.

              For Subscribe buttons, always set no_note to 1.

              Character Length: 1
              customOptional User-defined field which PayPal passes through the system and returns to you in your merchant payment notification email. Subscribers do not see this field.Character Length: 255
              invoiceOptional User-defined field which must be unique with each subscription. The invoice number is shown to subscribers with the other details of their paymentsCharacter Length: 127
              Automatic Billing variables
              Name Description
              set_customer_limitRequired

              Specify whether to let buyers enter maximum billing limits in a text box or choose from a list of maximum billing limits that you specify.

              Valid value is:

              • max_limit_own. your button displays a text box for buyers to enter their own maximums above a minimum billing limit that you set with the min_amount variable.
              • max_limit_defined. your button displays a dropdown menu of product options with prices to let buyers choose their maximum billing limits.
              min_amountOptional The minimum monthly billing limit, if you have one. Valid only if set_customer_limit = max_limit_own.

              PayPal checkout page variables

              These variables control how PayPal checkout pages appear and function.

              Name Description
              image_urlOptional

              The URL of the 150x50-pixel image displayed as your logo in the upper left corner of the PayPal checkout pages.

              Default is your business name, if you have a PayPal Business account or your email address, if you have PayPal Premier or Personal account.

              Character Length: 1,024
              lcOptional

              The locale of the checkout login or sign-up page. PayPal provides localized checkout pages for some countries and languages.

              For more information about locale codes and a list of supported locales, see the PayPal locale codes reference page.

              Character Length: 5
              no_shippingOptional

              Do not prompt buyers for a shipping address.

              Valid value is:

              • 0. Prompt for an address, but do not require one.
              • 1. Do not prompt for an address.
              • 2. Prompt for an address and require one.

              Default is 0.

              Character Length: 1
              returnOptional

              The URL to which PayPal redirects buyers' browser after they complete their payments. For example, specify a URL on your site that displays a thank you for your payment page.

              By default, PayPal redirects the browser to a PayPal webpage.

              Character Length: 1,024
              rmOptional

              Return method. The FORM METHOD used to send data to the URL specified by the return variable.

              Valid value is:

              • 0. All shopping cart payments use the GET method.
              • 1. The buyer's browser is redirected to the return URL by using the GET method, but no payment variables are included.
              • 2. The buyer's browser is redirected to the return URL by using the POST method, and all payment variables are included.

              Default is 0.

              Character Length: 1
              cancel_returnOptional

              A URL to which PayPal redirects the buyers' browsers if they cancel checkout before completing their payments. For example, specify a URL on your website that displays the Payment Canceled page.

              By default, PayPal redirects the browser to a PayPal webpage.

              Character Length: 1,024

              Auto-fill PayPal checkout page variables

              HTML variables for filling out PayPal checkout pages automatically let you specify information about buyers. PayPal recommends that you include automatic fill-out variables with all of your payment buttons for consistent address handling in the checkout experience of your buyers. To determine how the checkout experience varies if you do not pass in automatic fill-out variables, see Address Handling (U.S. Merchants Only).

              Name Description
              address1Optional Street (1 of 2 fields)Character Length: 100
              address2Optional Street (2 of 2 fields)Character Length: 100
              cityOptional CityCharacter Length: 40
              countryOptional

              Sets shipping and billing country.

              For valid values, see Country and Region Codes.

              Character Length: 2
              emailOptional Email addressCharacter Length: 127
              first_nameOptional First nameCharacter Length: 32
              last_nameOptional Last nameCharacter Length: 32
              lcOptional

              Sets the language for the billing information/log-in page only. Default is US.

              For valid values, see Countries and Regions Supported by PayPal.

              Character Length: 2
              charsetOptional

              Sets the character set and character encoding for the billing information/log-in page on the PayPal website. In addition, this variable sets the same values for information that you send to PayPal in your HTML button code. Default is based on the language encoding settings in your account profile.

              For valid values, see Setting the Character Set — charset.

              night_phone_aOptional The area code for U.S. phone numbers, or the country code for phone numbers outside the U.S. PayPal fills in the buyer's home phone number automatically.see above
              night_phone_bOptional The three-digit prefix for U.S. phone numbers, or the entire phone number for phone numbers outside the U.S., excluding country code. PayPal fills in the buyer's home phone number automatically.see above
              night_phone_cOptional The four-digit phone number for U.S. phone numbers. PayPal fills in the buyer's home phone number automatically.see above
              stateOptional

              U.S. state.

              For valid values, see PayPal state and province codes.

              Character Length: 2
              zipOptional Postal code.Character Length: 32

              Instant Update API variables

              Set up the Cart Upload command for the Instant Update API callback. Establish your own Instant Update callback server before you use these variables. HTML variables for the Instant Update API set up the Cart Upload command for the Instant Update API callback. Establish your own Instant Update callback server before you use these variables.

              Set up a payment for the Instant Update API

              Some Instant Update variables set up the Cart Upload to use your callback server. Include the following required variables in the Cart Upload command to have PayPal send Instant Update requests to your callback server. Include the following optional variables when appropriate.

              Name Description
              callback_urlRequired The URL of your Instant Update callback serverCharacter Length: 1024
              callback_timeoutRequired

              The timeout in seconds for callback responses from your Instant Update callback server. After exceeding the timeout, PayPal uses the fallback values on the Review Your Payment page for tax, shipping, and insurance.

              Valid value is from 1 through 6. PayPal recommends the value 3.

              Character Length: 1
              callback_versionRequired The version of the Instant Update API that your callback server uses.
              fallback_tax_amountOptional Tax amount to use as a fallback, if the callback response times out
              fallback_shipping_option_name_xRequired

              Name and label of shipping option x to use as a fallback, if the callback response times out. For example, "Express 2 days". You can include a maximum of 10 shipping options as fallbacks. Substitute x with ordinal numbers, starting with 0.

              Include one instance of this variable, with its index (x) set to 0. If you include just one instance, include fallback_shipping_option_is_default_x parameter with its index, x, set to 0 and its value set to 1.

              A valid value for x is from 0 to 9.

              Character Length: 50
              fallback_shipping_option_amount_xRequired

              Shipping amount for option x to use as a fallback, if the response times out.

              Valid value for x is from 0 to 9.

              fallback_shipping_option_is_default_xRequired

              Indicates that shipping option x is the default and should be selected in the dropdown menu as a fallback, if the response times out.

              Only one shipping option can be the default for buyers. Check that you set one instance only of fallback_shipping_option_is_default_x to 1.

              Valid value is:

              • 1. Shipping option x is the default shipping option.
              • 0. Shipping option x is not the default shipping option.

              Valid value for x is from 0 to 9.

              Character Length: 1
              fallback_insurance_option_offeredOptional

              Indicates that insurance is offered and consumers can opt in to the insurance during checkout. PayPal ignores this variable if you omit fallback_insurance_amount or its value is less than or equal to 0.

              Valid value is:

              • 1. Insurance is offered and consumers can opt in to during checkout.
              • 0. Insurance is applied along with the transaction, if applicable. The consumer will NOT have a choice to remove the insurance from the transaction amount.
              Character Length: 1
              fallback_insurance_amountOptional Insurance amount to use as a fallback, if the callback response times out. Include the fallback_insurance_option_offered HTML variable if you specify an insurance amount. The fallback insurance amount applies to all shipping options that you specify.

              Instant update variables for dimensions of individual items

              Shipping charges are calculated sometimes by using the dimensions of individual items in the shopping cart. Include the following optional dimensional variables below in the Cart Upload command to provide the information to your callback server.

              HTML variables for instant update payment for dimension-based shipping charges
              Name Description
              height_xOptional

              Height of item x in the shopping cart.

              A valid value is a positive integer.
              height_unitOptional

              Unit of measure for the values specified by the height_x values.

              A valid value is any value that you choose. PayPal passes the value to your callback server in callback requests.

              width_xOptional

              Width of item x in the shopping cart.

              A valid value is a positive integer.
              width_unitOptional

              Unit of measure for the value specified by width_x.

              A valid value is any value that you choose. PayPal passes the value to your callback server in callback requests.

              length_xOptional

              Length of item x in the shopping cart.

              Valid value is a positive integer.
              length_unit Optional

              Unit of measure for the value specified by length_x.

              Valid value is any value that you choose. PayPal passes the value to your callback server in callback requests.

              Deprecated variables

              The following variables have been deprecated. Deprecated variables are ignored when you pass them to PayPal.

              Deprecated PayPal button HTML variables
              Name Description Deprecation date
              cbtOptional

              Sets the text for the Return to Merchant button on the PayPal Payment Complete page. For Business accounts, the return button displays your business name in place of Merchant, by default. By default, the text readsReturn to donations coordinator for Donate buttons.

              Character Length: 60               		Dec. 2016
              cnOptional Related to the no_note variable. When no_note is 0, a text box is displayed at checkout for buyers who would like to include any special instructions. Use the cn field to enter a custom note or label for this text box, such as, Enter any special instructions:.Character Length: 40 Sept. 2016
              cpp_cart_border_colorOptional

              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.

              Valid value is 6 single-byte hexadecimal characters that represent an HTML hex code for a color.

              • Valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons and the Cart Upload command.

              • Not used with Subscribe or Donate buttons.

              Character Length: 6               		Sept. 2016
              cpp_header_imageOptional

              The image at the top left of the checkout page. The image's maximum size is 750 pixels wide by 90 pixels high. PayPal recommends that you provide an image that is stored only on a secure (https) server.

              For more information, see Customize PayPal Checkout Pages in the Merchant Setup and Administration Guide.

              Deprecated for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons and the Cart Upload command.

              Character Length: No limit               		Sept. 2016
              cpp_headerback_colorOptional

              The background color for the header of the checkout page.

              Valid value is case-insensitive six-character, HTML hexadecimal color code in ASCII.

              Deprecated for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons and the Cart Upload command.

              Character Length: 6               		Sept. 2016
              cpp_headerborder_colorOptional

              The border color around the header of the checkout page. The border is a 2-pixel perimeter around the header space, which has a maximum size of 750 pixels wide by 90 pixels high.

              Valid value is case-insensitive six-character, HTML hexadecimal color code in ASCII.

              Deprecated for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons and the Cart Upload command.

              Character Length: 6               		Sept. 2016
              cpp_logo_imageOptional

              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.

              Valid value is 127 single-byte alphanumeric characters.

              • Valid only for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons and the Cart Upload command.

              • Not used with Subscribe or Donate buttons.

              Character Length: 127               		Sept. 2016
              cpp_payflow_colorOptional

              The background color for the checkout page below the header. Valid value is case-insensitive six-character, HTML hexadecimal color code in ASCII.

              Deprecated for Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons and the Cart Upload command.

              Character Length: 6               		Sept. 2016
              max_textOptional A description of the automatic billing plan. The Create a PayPal payment button page uses the same value that you enter in the Description field. Your button passes the description to PayPal to augment the item name in authorization notices and transaction details. If you write the HTML code for your button manually, the value of max_text and the text above the button can differ. Sept. 2016
              modifyOptional

              Modification behavior.

              Valid value is:

              • 0. Default. Enables subscribers only to sign up for new subscriptions.
              • 1. Enables subscribers to sign up for new subscriptions and modify their current subscriptions.
              • 2. Enables subscribers to modify only their current subscriptions.

              Deprecation behavior: The modify values 1 and 2 are deprecated. If your customer clicks an existing modify subscription button that uses a modify value of 1 or 2, PayPal returns the following message: Things don't appear to be working at the moment. Please try again later. Update your code to use modify=0, the only valid value, which allows your customers to sign up for new subscriptions only.

              Character Length: 1               		March 15, 2019 for modify=1 and modify=2
              no_noteOptional

              Do not prompt buyers to include a note with their payments.

              Valid value is:

              • 0. Provide a text box and prompt for the note.
              • 1. Hide the text box and the prompt.

              Default is 0. To add a text label for the text box, such as, Enter any special instructions:, use the cn variable.

              Character Length: 1               		Sept. 2016
              page_styleOptional

              The custom payment page style for checkout pages.

              Valid value is:

              • paypal. use the PayPal page style
              • primary. use the page style that you marked as primary in your account profile
              • page_style_name. use the custom payment page style from your account profile that has the specified name

              Default is primary if you added a custom payment page style to your account profile. Otherwise, Default is paypal.

              Character Length: 30               		Sept. 2016
              _oe-gift-certificateOptional

              The button that the person clicked was a Buy Gift Certificate button.

              		Feb. 1, 2017
              usr_manageOptional

              Set to 1 to have PayPal generate usernames and initial passwords for subscribers.

              For more information, see Generate Subscriber User Names and Passwords.

              Character Length: 1               		March 15, 2019
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