User Guide

HTML Variables for PayPal Payments Standard
HTML Variables for Shopping Carts
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60 April 2012 Button Manager NVP API
HTML Variables for Shopping Carts
Name
Required
or
Optional Description
Character
Length
add See
description.
Add an item to the PayPal Shopping Cart.
This variable must be set as follows:
add="1"
The alternative is the display="1" variable, which
displays the contents of the PayPal Shopping Cart to the
buyer.
If both add and display are specified, display takes
precedence.
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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.
business Required Your PayPal ID or an email address associated with your
PayPal account. Email addresses must be confirmed.
discount_amount
_cart
Optional 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
_
x
Optional 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_c
art
Optional Single discount rate (percentage) to be charged cart-wide.
It must be 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_
x Optional The discount rate associated with item x.
It must be set to a value less than 100. The variable takes into
account all quantities of item
x.
Applies only to the Cart Upload command.
display See
description.
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.
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