User Guide

HTML Variables for PayPal Payments Standard
HTML Variables for Recurring Payments Buttons
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62 April 2012 Button Manager NVP API
 Installment Plan buttons
HTML variables for recurring payments buttons set terms for different kinds of PayPal
automatic payment plans.
Subscribe Button HTML Variables
Name
Required
or
Optional Description
Character
Length
business Required Your PayPal ID or an email address associated with your
PayPal account. Email addresses must be confirmed.
item_name Optional 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 this variable is omitted, buyers see a field
in which they can enter the item name.
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currency_code Optional The currency of prices for trial periods and the subscription.
The default is USD.
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a1 Optional Trial period 1 price. For a free trial period, specify 0.
p1 See
description.
Trial period 1 duration. Required if you specify a1. Specify
an integer value in the allowable range for the units of
duration that you specify with t1.
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t1 See
description.
Trial period 1 units of duration. Required if you specify a1.
Allowable values are:
 D – for days; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 90
 W – for weeks; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 52
 M – for months; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 24
 Y – for years; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 5
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a2 Optional Trial period 2 price. Can be specified only if you also specify
a1.
p2 See
description.
Trial period 2 duration. Required if you specify a2. Specify
an integer value in the allowable range for the units of
duration that you specify with t2.
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t2 See
description.
Trial period 2 units of duration.
Allowable values are:
 D – for days; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 90
 W – for weeks; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 52
 M – for months; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 24
 Y – for years; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 5
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a3 Required Regular subscription price.
p3 Required Subscription duration. Specify an integer value in the
allowable range for the units of duration that you specify
with t3.
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