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Auto Return

With Auto Return for Website Payments, merchants can eliminate the  Done  page in the 

Website Payments flow and automatically return or redirect buyers to their website upon 

payment completion. By decreasing the Website Payments purchasing process by 1/3 and 

automatically bringing buyers back to their website, merchants provide their buyers with a 

quicker, more seamless, and continuous purchasing experience. 

Merchants with premier or business accounts can enable Auto Return by turning it on, 

specifying the URL to redirect the buyer upon payment completion, and agreeing to the terms 

that require that the merchant provide  payment done  messaging on the page assigned to the 

return URL.

Auto Return applies to all PayPal Website Payments, including Buy Now, Donations, 

Shopping Cart, and Subscriptions.

How Auto Return Works

This example shows the Auto Return flow with Custom Payment Pages, but without the 

PayPal Account Optional feature. 

Bob is going to purchase a widget from the Widget Warehouse. 

Step 1: Bob goes to the Widget Warehouse website, finds the widget he wants, and clicks Buy 

Now.

Website Payments Standard Checkout Integration Guide

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