PayPal - Send secondary email confirmation though pay now form (not account) - paypal

I've been looking for a solution to this issue but can't quite find the correct one, here is the problem:
I'm working on a simple paypal integration tool, all it does is show a pay now form customized to each of our customers' payPayl account, when an end user pays our customer gets the payment (so far this works).
The problem is that I need it to also send a copy of the confirmation to our email address as well, but only for the transactions that go through this form, as customers will have other transactions from elsewhere that we shouldn't be getting confirmations for (so adding our company email to every customer's paypal account is not an option).
Does anyone have an idea of how this can be achieved? Is there a hidden field I can add which will do the trick? Here is a sample form:
Amount: {{this.amount}}
Paypal Email: {{this.paypalEmail}}
<br><br>
{{#if this.paypalEmail}}
{{#if this.amount}}
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 30px; width: 200px;">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="{{this.paypalEmail}}">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="CA">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Service Charge">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="services">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="CAD">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-BuyNowBF:btn_buynow_SM.gif:NonHostedGuest">
<table>
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Service Charge">
<strong>Invoice Amount: </strong><br>
<h3>{{this.amount}}</h3>
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="{{this.amount}}">
<button style="padding: 5px 10px; background-color:mediumaquamarine; color: white; border-radius: 3px; border: 0px;" border="0" name="submit" alt="Pay Now">Pay Now</button>
<!--<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_SM.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">-->
<!--<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">-->
</table>
</form>
{{/if}}
{{/if}}
Any help is greatly appreciated, as we are stuck at this point!

I still have not found an answer, but I did find an alternative, you can post a copy of the reply to an API by adding a hidden input field to the form, which is the next best thing I guess, from there you can email a copy or just process the results, here is the code:
<input type="hidden" name="notify_url" value="<API URL>">
I hope this helps anyone having this issue, it's was very frustrating.

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Passing Donation Amount to PayPal Page

In the past I was able to add a form so a user could add a donation amount on the website and it would send that amount to the PayPal checkout page. It seems that PayPal has changed how this works and I am having issues figuring out how to pass that amount. I am hoping someone here has gotten this to work. Here is my current code and dev site for testing purposes.
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" />
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="VMUWQGHWEATL8" />
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<!-- Text Input Boxes -->
<div class="donate-wrapper">
<input type="text" id="amount" name="amount">
<p style="color: #fff">Monthly donation options on the next screen.</p>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="continue" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
</div>
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" />
</form>
Dev site: https://braindonordev.wpengine.com/support-us/
You can do it. Create a new button via http://www.paypal.com/buttons , and in Step 2 uncheck the option to save the button at PayPal. Then when you have generated your button code, click the option to remove the code protection.
Now you have "unhosted" HTML you can edit.
The unfortunate thing when passing a donation amount is there won't be an option to make the donation recurring, so you would need a separate relabeled "Subscribe" button for that. Relabled meaning, replace the image with one that says "Donate".
Alternatively, just keep the basic Donate button that you have to serve both use cases (recurring and non-recurring). It's intuitive enough, and has a nice big amount box on the next screen and checkbox to make it recurring:
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_donations">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="paypal#redcross.org">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="services">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="text" name="amount">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-BuyNowBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHostedGuest">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>

PayPal Not Passing Amount For Donation

I'm building a website for a client that has to take donations. I want to have the donation value passed through and automatically filled when they land on PayPal. I have two different sets of code with two different errors.
I do not have access to my clients PayPal account so please let me know if it's not solvable on my end. I do have their merchant ID, which has been redacted in the below code with "merchantidgoeshere".
Code 1: Goes To Merchant Donation Form But Doesn't Pass The Value
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" />
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="merchantidnumberhere" />
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Donation Description">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="tax" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="15.00">
<br /><input name="submit" type="image" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/i/btn/png/btn_donate_92x26.png" /><span class="lazy_container" style="width: 1px;"><span class="lazy_preloader" style="padding-top: 100%;"></span><img width="1" height="1" alt="" src="plugins/system/tmlazyload/blank.gif" class="lazy" data-src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" border="0" /></span>
</form>
Code 2: Doesn't Go To Page And Redirects To Error Page With The Message:
We cannot process this transaction because there is a problem with the PayPal email address supplied by the seller. Please contact the seller to resolve the problem. If this payment is for an eBay listing, you can contact the seller via the "Ask Seller a Question" link on the listing page. When you have the correct email address, payment can be made at www.paypal.com.
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_donations" />
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="merchantidnumberhere" />
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Donation Description">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="tax" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="15.00">
<br /><input name="submit" type="image" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/i/btn/png/btn_donate_92x26.png" /><span class="lazy_container" style="width: 1px;"><span class="lazy_preloader" style="padding-top: 100%;"></span><img width="1" height="1" alt="" src="plugins/system/tmlazyload/blank.gif" class="lazy" data-src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" border="0" /></span>
</form>
The first button is a hosted button, so the amount details would have to be set at in the button wizard within the PayPal account. You won't be able to pass your own dynamic value using a hosted button.
The second one is working fine for me when I replace "merchantidnumberhere" with a valid account email address. Did you make sure to update the business parameter with a valid email address or account ID?
Just as a note, to force English as the language the code shouldn't be:
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
It should be:
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="en_US">
Cheers from Spain!

Not able to specify "amount" per payment request on PayPal HTMLButton

I am trying to integrate with PayPal using the "HTML Buttons" approach.
The checkout flow is rather simple,
user clicks "Buy Now" -> transferred to PayPal -> payment processed -> returned to the site.
Based on the item that the customer wants to "Buy Now", the "amount" in the submitted form will vary, and I am unable to get PayPal to accept the value I am sending. I always see a text input which is empty when redirected to PayPal.
I tried hosted and unhosted buttons but still not able to see the desired effect.
hosted button HTML example:
<form action="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="HOSTEDBTNVALUE">
<input type="image" src="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/en_GB/SG/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" name="submit" alt="PayPal – The safer, easier way to pay online!" style="border: 0;">
<img alt="" src="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" style="border: 0; width: 1; height: 1;">
<input type="text" readonly="true" name="item_name" value="Test PayPal integration payment">
<div class="form-group" id="amount_field">
<label class="control-label col-md-2" for="amount">Amount</label>
<div class="col-md-5">
<input type="text" id="amount" name="amount" value="100" aria-describedby="amount_info_0" class="form-control"><span id="amount_info_0" class="help-block">Real</span></div>
</div>
<div class="form-group" id="txnRef_field">
<label class="control-label col-md-2" for="txnRef">Transaction Ref</label>
<div class="col-md-5">
<input type="text" id="txnRef" name="txnRef" value="8d724ad470af4d9d91d49f84068c4bab" aria-describedby="txnRef_info_0" class="form-control"><span id="txnRef_info_0" class="help-block">Required</span></div>
</div>
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="SGD">
</form>
The "amount" above is a text input at the moment because this is my integration testing page, in the actual application it will be a hidden/readonly input embedded in the form.
Here is the unhosted button example code:
<form action="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="encrypted" value="-----BEGIN PKCS7-----ReallyLongKey-----END PKCS7-----">
<input type="image" src="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/en_GB/SG/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" name="submit" alt="PayPal – The safer, easier way to pay online!" style="border: 0;"><img alt="" src="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" style="border: 0; width: 1; height: 1;">
<input type="hidden" name="notify_url" value="https://myapplication.com/transaction/paypal/status">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="SGD">
<input type="hidden" name="custom" value="ad4a63e2f2f04b908ddb8e7c67f9c67a">
<input type="text" readonly="true" name="item_name" value="Test PayPal integration payment">
<div class="form-group" id="amount_field">
<label class="control-label col-md-2" for="amount">Amount</label>
<div class="col-md-5">
<input type="text" id="amount" name="amount" value="100" aria-describedby="amount_info_0" class="form-control"><span id="amount_info_0" class="help-block">Real</span></div>
</div>
<div class="form-group" id="txnRef_field">
<label class="control-label col-md-2" for="txnRef">Transaction Ref</label>
<div class="col-md-5">
<input type="text" id="txnRef" name="txnRef" value="ad4a63e2f2f04b908ddb8e7c67f9c67a" aria-describedby="txnRef_info_0" class="form-control"><span id="txnRef_info_0" class="help-block">Required</span></div>
</div>
</form>
I have screenshots below for the application page and what I see as a result on the PayPal payment page. Please excuse the lack of alignment and styling. This is meant to be a proof of concept before it is pretty.
my application test page for integration
paypal page where amount is expected to be fixed based on my request and not editable.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong here. Please help.
thanks.
I was able to get it going by making PayPal generate the button with the following settings:
1. Merchant account IDs: Use my primary email address [did not use secure merchant account ID]
2. unchecking the save button at PayPal checkbox. Also, in the html button generation interface, I clicked the link remove code protection which made the cmd value from _s-xclick to _xclick

Create a paypal donate button with a dynamic notification url?

I have been bashing my head against the Paypal developer portal. Its missing information, has out of date information or links just go to 404s. I am trying to do something really simple.
I am trying to create a basic button with a notification url including a custom parameter.
eg:
www.mydomain.com/paypalipn.html?clientID=1232312321
Every time I create the button in the sandbox portal it creates an uncustomizable HTML button as per so:
<form action="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="HFYXEE3BN8RM2">
<input type="image" src="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>
Is there a way to customize the notification url using a Paypal button to add the parameter in the code?
You are creating a hosted button, in which you cannot have a dynamic URL. You will need to create a non-hosted/decrypted button in order to use dynamic IPN URL.
Eg:
<form action="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="your_email.com">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="test">
<input type="hidden" name="notify_url" value="http://www.yourdynamicIPNurl/ipn_code.php">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="1.00">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_AU/i/btn/btn_buynow_SM.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal — The safer, easier way to pay online.">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_AU/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>

How to integrate paypal button that accepts credit cards and has specific label?

I have a website and want to add a PayPal button so that people can buy staff.
I want to:
1) Add a PayPal button to my website but I want it also TO ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS
2) Change the label. e.g.https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/buttons/
I have browsed dozens of explanations pages but they are all not focused and don't really prompt what to do.
Can anyone help hpw to do these?
Thanks!
PayPal has default settings where the credit card acceptance would be relative to your account/the button type/and a risk assessment. This might be something better to call in and speak with an agent who would have your account details.
Here is some sample code:
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="youremail#youremail.com">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Pay Now">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="services">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="weight_unit" value="lbs">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-BuyNowBF:btn_paynowCC_LG.gif:NonHosted">
<table>
<tr><td><center>
<input type="text" name="amount"><br>
</center></tr></td>
<tr><td><center>
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_paynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</center></tr></td>
</table>
</form>
You would want to change this line:
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"
This is the image URL. If you change the URL there to the URL of the image you are looking to use than it will reflect on the site.
I believe this is what you are looking for.