How do I pass on vars during a paypal payment?
I would like to get the user’s id and the item number back (when transaction is completed).
Thanks in advance
How do I pass on vars during a paypal payment? I would like to
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How do I pass on vars during a paypal payment?
I would like to get the user’s id and the item number back (when transaction is completed).
Thanks in advance
Unfortunately, it does not appear the api return a userid or email that i can find- but it does require you send it. there is a transaction number that can be cross referenced in your own database – here is a link for more reading.
https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=developer/e_howto_api_APExecutePaymentAPI
I recommend maintaining all the customer information in your own database, and when using the api call, since you will receive an immediate ack, you will know if it is successful – and can use that to trigger a write to your database of the same information you just sent, along with the response.