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miller4514
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
Posts: 31
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| Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:09 am Post subject: PayPal and IPN question |
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Is it possible to set up my website so that only payments initiated from my site trigger the IPN? I copied a FAQ from PayPal that suggest this can be done by putting certain code in the PayPal button.
I have an ebay store and Yahoo auctions so I am not so sure I want all my payments to trigger the IPN. Is there a way to change the code that is in the Extra Info window of the Paypal configuration that would accomplish this?
"What types of payments trigger Instant Payment Notifications?"
"If your Notification URL is set in your PayPal account Profile, all payments, transaction reversals (such as chargebacks), refunds, subscription events, and buyer disputes will trigger an Instant Payment Notification.
If you did not set a Notification URL in your account Profile, then an Instant Payment Notification will occur only if the variable "notify_url" is included in your PayPal button code. When you set the "notify_url" variable in your button code, it overrides the Notification URL set in your Profile.
All payments that begin as Pending send two Instant Payment Notifications; one when the payment is initiated in the pending state, and another when the payment has been completed. In this case, both Instant Payment Notifications will have the same "txn_id"."
Is having IPN set up worth it? |
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goodstuff4you
Joined: 29 Oct 2005
Posts: 873
Location: Torrance California
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| Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: PayPal and IPN question |
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I love my IPN's but they are not PayPal specific I believe it could be a feature in my shopsite stuff.
I can not tell you how it was done because I paid someone else to do it before he got all wacked out on drugs. |
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Auction Software Review
Joined: 17 Aug 2007
Posts: 25
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: PayPal and IPN question |
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I'm familiar with PayPal IPNs.
You can configure it to fire for all payments (by setting it in your PayPal account), or just for ones you specify (by setting it in the hidden HTML form variable sent with a PayPal button click).
The question is: what do you want to do with the IPN? For it to be any use, you have to code a page which receives the IPN info and takes an action when a payment comes through - do you have a reason to do that?
An example use of the IPN would be emailing electronic purchases automatically on payment. |
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