User Guide

HTML Variables for PayPal Payments Standard
HTML Variables for Recurring Payments Buttons
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option_selectn_
type
Required Whether the single plan or plan option n offered by the
button is paid in full, in equal periods, or in variable periods
Allowable values are:
 F – pay in full, at checkout
 E – pay in equal periods, beginning at checkout or
sometime later
 V – pay in variable periods, beginning at checkout
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option_select
n_
a
m
Required Amount of payment m.
If the value of option_select
n_type is E, the value of
this variable applies to all payments in the plan.
option_select
n_
p
m
Required Duration of payment period m. Specify the number of time
units with option_selectn_tm.
If the value of option_select
n_type is E, the value of
this variable applies to all payments in the plan.
option_select
n_
t
m
Required Units of time for payment period
m.
Allowable values are:
 D – for days; allowable range for p3 is 1 to 90
 W – for weeks; allowable range for p3 is 1 to 52
 M – for months; allowable range for p3 is 1 to 24
 Y – for years; allowable range for p3 is 1 to 5
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option_select
n_
n
m
Required. Number of payments that are the same, in amount and
duration, as this one.
 If the value of option_selectn_type is F, set the
value to 1.
 If the value of option_selectn_type is E, set the
value to the number of payments in the plan.
 If the value of option_selectn_type is F and no
subsequent payments are the same as this one, set the
value to 1.
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