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Asked: 2026-05-16T07:51:09+00:00

Can we assume that the payment is completed for a transaction when the customer

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Can we assume that the payment is completed for a transaction when the customer is auto returned to our site?

Paypal advices us to use their IPN system for other types of payment, like an e-check, but also tells us to tell the customer something along the lines of “Thank you for your payment. Your transaction has been completed, and a receipt for your purchase has been emailed to you. You may log into your account at http://www.paypal.com/ca to view details of this transaction.”

What are the downfalls of not using IPN, and just assuming the payment is completed when paypal auto-returns users to our site?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Relying solely on the return url is a pretty bad idea. It would be easy for a bad guy to skip payment and just visit your return url to complete the order.

    There is a pretty comprehensive article about this here

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