name= submit  alt= Make payments with PayPal   it's fast, free and secure! >

Sample Buy Now Hyperlink

The input shown in 

 Sample Buy Now Button HTML  on page 127

 generates the following 

hyperlink. This example includes several optional fields, and the text is URL encoded.

https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=jsmaith%40paypal.com&undefined_quantity=1&item

_name=Baseball+Hat&item_number=123&amount=5.95&no_shipping=1&return=http%3A//www.your

site.com/thankyou.htm&cancel_return=http%3A//www.yoursite.com/cancel.htm&cn=How+did+y

ou+hear+about+us%3F¤cy_code=USD

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Some web browsers do not work properly with hyperlinks more than 1,000 characters. 

Buy Now and Donations HTML and Hyperlink Variables

The following tables list all of the available variables for a Buy Now or Donations button.

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If you want to remove the values for a variable (for example, to leave the amount blank 

for your customer to define), you remove the entire variable, not just the value. For 

example, you should remove this entire line:

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August, 2005 Website Payments Standard Checkout Integration Guide