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About PayPal

General information about PayPal

PayPal is one of the world’s leading eWallets for e- and m-Commerce. Around 179 million active members in over 200 countries pay for their online orders with PayPal. Customers in Germany can pay via direct debit, giropay or credit card (American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa). Along with the above payment methods, PayPal PLUS offers purchase on account and purchase by instalment. Members log into their PayPal account with their email address and a password during checkout and choose the preferred payment method (direct debit, PayPal credit, credit card and, if applicable purchase on account or by instalment). The amount payable is then immediately credited to their own PayPal account. The usual direct debit periods for transfers or the delay resulting from distribution to collecting services do not apply. This allows real-time payments processing on the Internet.

PayPal Express Checkout

Computop Paygate offers the PayPal Express Checkout to shorten the order process: Your customer does not need to enter any address data but rather click on Checkout with PayPal in the shopping cart area, log on and select the invoice- and delivery address retained by PayPal. Paygate then sends the delivery address as a result parameter back to your shop.

Buyers and vendors are also protected.

PayPal offers buyers and merchants extensive buyer / vendor protection. Buyers are able to claim money back from PayPal in the event of non-fulfilment of a contract of sale. With address verification and PayPal seller protection PayPal removes the merchant of the risk of payment failures in the case of direct debit payments, German credit card payments and unjustified customer complaints. Vendor protection is always linked to PayPal rules and conditions. PayPal risk management with buyer protection and address verification is provided to you via the Computop Paygate.

Payment online globally

PayPal is particularly beneficial for overseas customer acquisition. Computop Paygate supports all currencies and markets offered by PayPal. In many countries PayPal offers customers typical payment methods for their country. Customers abroad can often use typical payment methods such as prepaid cards in Italy or debit cards in the UK. Integrating PayPal into your shop provides your customers with several payment methods at once.


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Computop also processes PayPal payments, which offers you worldwide merchant protection and a potential of 179 million international customers in more than 200 countries. PayPal is one of the most popular online payment methods and it can be used in e- and m-Commerce.

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Further information can be found on the webpage of PayPal (http://www.paypal.com).

Process flow charts


PayPal process flow within from merchant's perspective


PayPal Shortcut process flow within from merchant's perspective

Important information

Please note that, unlike our currency table, the currencies HUF (Hungarian - Forints) and TWD (Republic of China - Taiwan-Dollars) must be given without decimal places.

Example: To transfer 100.00 HUF one enters the amount=100

This exception applies only for the PayPal payment method.

On this page


Configuration for PayPal

To process PayPal transactions via the Computop Paygate as merchant you need to have a PayPal business account . You also need to enable the PayPal interface for use via Paygate and to make the necessary settings for receiving payments.

Create and configure the PayPal business account

  1. Please call the PayPal URL of your country, e.g. http://www.paypal.co.uk.
  2. Use the Button „Sign Up“ to open a new business account

  3. The following page shows possible account types which can be created.
  4. Please choose “Business Account” and press “Continue”.

  5. Now you are forwarded to the page "Create Business Account". Please enter your email address, which will be used for your PayPal Account and press “Continue”.

  6. Please enter here your Business information. Accept the User Agreement and press the button “Agree and Continue”.

  7. Please complete the required information about your company on the next pages.
  8. In the next step you will get an email to confirm your email address. Please confirm your email address.

  9. Please add the further required information about your company.


Setting up the API permission

In order to process PayPal transactions through Computop Paygate you will need to setup an API permission Therefore please complete the six steps explained below.

  1. Please go to the menu -> Profile -> Profile and Settings

  2. Please go to „My selling preferences“ on the left side …

    … and then select „API access“, than complete with the link „Update“.

  3. Inside the API Access area, please choose “Grant API permission”

  4. Please enter the following API Third Party Username and press the button “Lookup” frank.arnoldt_api1.computop.de
  5. Please check the following API Access Level boxes, all other boxes remain unchecked. Press “Add” to confirm and finish API permission settings.
    - Use PayPal Express Checkout to process payments
    - Issue a refund for a specific transaction
    - Authorise and capture your PayPal transactions
    - Obtain information about a single transaction
    - Search your transactions for items that match specific criteria and display the results

  6. You will get the confirmation, that the third party supplier „frank.arnoldt_api1.computop.de“ was added.

 

Setting up PayPal-API permissions for Sandbox

For the PayPal Sandbox you can set up API permissions with the following steps.

  1. At https://developer.paypal.com below "Accounts" --> (Accountname) --> "Manage accounts" --> "View/ edit account" you will find the credentials of the respective merchant account.

  2. With this credentials please login at https://sandbox.paypal.com.

  3. Click on the name on the upper right and go to "Account settings".

  4. Click on "API access" --> "Set up API permission" --> Enter "test_paypal_api_api1.computop.com".

  5. Please check the boxes for following permissions:
    - Use PayPal Express to process payments
    - Issue a refund for a specific transaction
    - Authorise and capture your PayPal transactions
    - Obtain information about a single transaction
    - Search your transactions for items the match specific criteria and display the results


Settings for Payment Receiving Preferences

  1. Please go to “Profile” and click on “Profile and Settings”.


  2. Below "My selling preferences" please select "Block payments" with the link “Update”.

  3. Please use the following settings.
    - Block payments sent in a currency not provided
    - Block accidental payments with duplicate invoice IDs
    - Refuse following payments: Block payments with status „Pending“ (recommended) This option has no effect on eBay-payments.
    - Block payments from Student accounts under 18 years of age
    - Display “Add Instructions to Seller” text input field

    Please confirm your selected options by clicking on the "Save" button.


Paygate interface

Definitions

Data formats

Format

Description

a

alphabetical

as

alphabetical with special characters

n

numeric

an

alphanumeric

ans

alphanumeric with special characters

ns

numeric with special characters

bool

boolean expression (true or false)

3

fixed length with 3 digits/characters

..3

variable length with maximum 3 digits/characters

enum

enumeration of allowed values

dttm

ISODateTime (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)


Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Description

Comment

CND

condition


M

mandatory

If a parameter is mandatory, then it must be present

O

optional

If a parameter is optional, then it can be present, but it is not required

C

conditional

If a parameter is conditional, then there is a conditional rule which specifies whether it is mandatory or optional


Notice: Please note that the names of parameters can be returned in upper or lower case.


Calling the interface

Use the following URL and parameters to initiate a PayPal payment in the Paygate form:


With this URL Paygate supports two different PayPal methods: One the one hand you can offer PayPal quite normally as an additional payment method for the conclusion of a sale. Otherwise you can use PayPal Express Checkout Shortcut, which connects the customers from the shopping cart directly to PayPal, where they can then select their delivery and invoicing address. The customer saves having to re-enter address details and you, as the merchant, enjoy PayPal vendor protection.

Paygate also supports the separation of authorisation and capture for PayPal Express Checkout. You can set parameters via the Paygate to control whether the amount on the customer's PayPal account should be blocked or captured immediately.

Notice: Please note that a PayPal connection in the shop via i-Frame is not possible due to PayPal-Regulations. Express Checkout always connects the Customer directly to PayPal.

Notice: One of the following conditions must be fulfilled to enable you to benefit from PayPal seller protection. Either the customer uses PayPal Express Checkout and selects a delivery address which it has saved previously with PayPal, which Paygate transmits to your shop. Or your shop transmits the already known delivery address to PayPal. Seller protection applies only if the goods have been supplied to this specified address. There may be no more than 3 days between the authorisation of the amount in the customer's PayPal account and capture if you wish to benefit from seller protection. Paygate therefore supports several alternatives for the processing of PayPal payments: we shall be happy to advise you about the implementation of PayPal.

Notice: For security reasons, Paygate rejects all payment requests with formatting errors. Therefore please use the correct data type for each parameter.

The following table describes the encrypted payment request parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MerchantID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop. Additionally this parameter has to be passed in plain language too.

TransID

ans..64

M

TransactionID which should be unique for each payment

RefNr

ans..30

O

Unique reference number

Amount

n..10

M

Amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent)

Please contact the helpdesk, if you want to capture amounts < 100 (smallest currency unit).

If OrderDesc(n) is used, there must be valid:
Amount=ItemTotal+TaxTotal+SHAmount

Currency

a3

M

Currency code, three digits DIN / ISO 4217

Capture

a..6

O

Auto or Manual: determines whether the requested amount is settled immediately or at a later stage.

Important Note: Please contact Computop Support for Manual, to discuss different possibilities of usage.

TxType

ans..5

C

Obligatory for Capture=Manual: Transaction type with possible values Order or Auth and BAID (BillingAgreementID)

PayPalMethod

enum

O

The "shortcut" value selects the changed transaction procedure which takes the customer back to the shop for payment confirmation and e.g. in the case of purchase by instalment, displays the instalment purchase data which the customer then has to confirm.

You then need to call up the interface paypalcomplete.aspx to complete the sale.

RTF

ans1

O

For repeat payments (subscriptions):
I = Initial payment of a new subscription
R = Routine payment (Recurring)

In this case only RTF=I is allowed, other subscription payments are carried out via the separate paypalAbo.aspx interface.

OrderDesc

ans..127

M

Description of purchased goods, unit prices etc.

OrderDesc(n)

ans..2048

O

Customers shopping basket in the form:

OrderDesc(n)=Name,Amount,Number,Quantity,Description,Tax

OrderDesc2 to max. OrderDesc99 permissible

For correct execution of displaying function all OrderDesc(n) Amounts must equal to the Paygate parameter Amount.

TaxTotal

n..10

C

Mandatory, if +Tax is given in description of OrderDesc(n): Total amount of taxes of all single articles in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent) = Sum(Tax*Number)

ItemTotal

n..10

C

Mandatory, if +tax is given in description of OrderDesc(n): Gross amount of all single articles in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent) = Sum(Amount*Number)

ShAmount

n..10

O

Shipping costs in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent). Can be uses only in connection with parameters ItemTotal and TaxTotal.

MAC

an64

M

Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) with SHA-256 algorithm

URLSuccess

ans..256

M

Complete URL which calls up Paygate if payment has been successful. The URL may be called up only via port 443 This URL may not contain parameters: In order to exchange values between Paygate and shop, please use the parameter UserData.

URLFailure

ans..256

M

Complete URL which calls up Paygate if payment has been unsuccessful. The URL may be called up only via port 443 This URL may not contain parameters: In order to exchange values between Paygate and shop, please use the parameter UserData.

Response

a7

O

Status response sent by Paygate to URLSuccess and URLFailure, should be encrypted. For this purpose, transmit Response=encrypt parameter.

URLNotify

ans..256

M

Complete URL which Paygate calls up in order to notify the shop about the payment result. The URL may be called up only via port 443 It may not contain parameters: Use the UserData parameter instead.

UserData

ans..1024

O

If specified at request, Paygate forwards the parameter with the payment result to the shop

ReqID

ans..32

O

To avoid double payments, enter an alphanumeric value which identifies your transaction and may be assigned only once. If the transaction is submitted again with the same ReqID, Paygate will not carry out the payment, but will just return the status of the original transaction. Please note that the Paygate must have a finalized transaction status for the first initial action. Submissions with identical ReqID for an open status will be processed regularly.

Account

ans..128

O

For managing multiple PayPal accounts, Merchant account: ID or e-Mail address for which the request should be submitted to PayPal

BrandName

ans..127

O

Brand name to be displayed on login page

HeaderLogo

ans..127

O

URL for a logo image in the login area. Graphic formats GIF, JPG or PNG with maximally 190 x 60 pixels. Larger logos are cut off by PayPal. PayPal displays the logo at the top in the shopping cart.

LandingPage

ans

O

Controls how the PayPal page is displayed. Possible values are “Login” or “Billing”

FundingSource

a..7

O

For PayPal hire purchase: „FINANCE“

Presently PayPal hire purchase is offered for customers with German billing address in EUR starting from a shopping basket of 99 EUR. Before confirming the order the hire purchase data must be displayed to the customer. Therefore the PayPal method “shortcut” must be used. Additionally the LineItems must be transferred within the OrderDesc parameters incl. taxtotal, itemtotal and shamount.

Language

an2

O

AU, DE, FR, IT, GB, ES, US ; default DE

FirstName

ans..30

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Either the first name only or first and second name if a company name is used as a delivery address.

LastName

ans..30

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Surname or name of the company of the delivery address

AddrStreet

ans..100

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Street in the delivery address

AddrStreet2

ans..100

O

Street in the delivery address

AddrCity

ans..40

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Town/city in the delivery address

AddrState

ans..40

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Federal state of the delivery address. The town submitted in AddrCity must be located in the given federal state, otherwise PayPal refused this payment. For possible values please refer to the PayPal-API-reference documentation.

AddrZip

ans..20

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Postcode in the delivery address

AddrCountryCode

an2

O

Country code of the delivery country

Phone

n..20

O

Telephone number

NoShipping

n1

O

Handover NoShipping=1 prevents the delivery address registered with Paypal from being displayed

AllowNote

ans..2

O

The value “no” prevents the option of sending a message to the merchant.

As standard a possible message is returned in the Infotext parameter.

BuyerEMail

ans..127

OC

Pre-completion of an email address on the PayPal login page

NoteToBuyer

ans..165

O

Notice for the buyer

Parameters for PayPal payments


The following table gives the result parameters which the Paygate transmits to URLSuccess or URLFailure and URLNotify. If you have specified the Response=encrypt parameter, the following parameters are forwarded Blowfish encrypted to your system:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment, e.g. for referencing in batch files.

XID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for all single transactions (order, sale, authorization, capture, credit), which are made for one payment.

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant’s transaction number

Status

a..30

M

OK, AUTHORIZE_REQUEST or Timeout (only if Capture=Manual) on the URLSuccess page or FAILED on the URLFailure page.

AUTHORIZE_REQUEST – Is returned actively only for request parameter "TxType=auth" or "PayPalMethod=shortcut". When using TxType=auth or without TxType the final status is returned directly.
Timeout – All open payments with status AUTHORIZE_REQUEST will be closed ~ 3hours later automatically and are reported as Timeout.

Description

ans..1024

M

Further details in the event that payment is rejected. Please do not use the Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

MAC

an64

M

Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) with SHA-256 algorithm

RefNr

ans..30

O

Merchant’s unique reference number

UserData

ans..1024

O

If specified at request, Paygate forwards the parameter with the payment result to the shop

CodeExt

n..10

O

Error code from PayPal if agreed with Computop Support

Name

ans..32

M

First name and surname joined

FirstName

ans..30

M

First name of payer (PayerInfo, may differ from the account name)

LastName

ans..30

M

Last name of payer (PayerInfo, may differ from the account name)

E-Mail

ans..100

M

Email address of the purchaser.

AddrStreet

ans..100

O

Street in the delivery address

AddrStreet2

ans..100

O

2. Street name in the delivery address, if agreed with Computop

AddrCity

ans..40

O

Town/city in the delivery address

AddrState

ans..40

O

Federal State in the delivery address

AddrZIP

ans..20

O

Postcode in the delivery address

AddrCountryCode

an2

O

Country code of the delivery country

Phone

n..20

O

Telephone number

BillingAgreementID

an19

M

Identification number of the invoice agreement. When the buyer confirms the invoice agreement it is validated and remains valid until revoked by the buyer.

BillingName

ans..32

O

First name and surname joined

BillingAddrStreet

ans..100

O

Street name of the invoicing address lodged with PayPal

BillingAddrStreet2

ans..100

O

2. Street name of the invoicing address lodged with PayPal, if agreed with Computop

BillingAddrCity

ans..40

O

Town/city name of the invoicing address saved with PayPal

BillingAddrState

ans..40

O

Federal state of the invoicing address saved with PayPal

BillingAddrZIP

ans..20

O

Postcode of the invoicing address saved with PayPal

BillingAddrCountryCode

an2

O

Country code of the delivery country

TransactionID

an..19

O

Unique transaction number from PayPal for a transaction (PayPal Order)

TIDan..19OUnique transaction number from PayPal for an authorisation (PayPal Auth): Only for automatic PayPal configuration or if TxType=Auth
payerStatusan..10OStatus of buyer with possible values "verified" or "unverified"

InfoText

ans..255

M

Message to the merchant

PayerID

ans..13

O

(if response is activated): Unique identification number of customer account at PayPal

IsFinancing

ans..5

C

Purchase by instalment only: Indicates whether this is purchase by instalment: Value „TRUE“ or „FALSE“

FinancingFeeAmount

ans..9

C

Only in case of hire purchase: Hire purchase fee. (Forwarded from PayPal; presently no conversion into smallest currency unit)

FinancingMonthlyPayment

ans..9

C

Only in case of hire purchase: Estimated amount incl. fees, which customer has to pay each month. (Forwarded from PayPal; presently no conversion into smallest currency unit)

FinancingTerm

an..2

C

Only in case of hire purchase: Number of installments (6, 12, 18 and 24 are possible)

FinancingTotalCost

ans..9

C

Only in case of hire purchase: Estimated amount incl. fees, which customer has to pay in total. (Forwarded from PayPal; presently no conversion into smallest currency unit)

GrossAmount

an..9

O

Final amount charged, including any shipping and taxes from your Merchant Profile

FeeAmount

an..9

O

PayPal fee amount charged for the transaction

SettleAmount

an..9

O

Amount deposited in your PayPal account after a currency conversion

TaxAmount

an..9

O

Tax charged on the transaction

ExchangeRate

an..17

O

Exchange rate if a currency conversion occurred. Relevant only if you are billing in their non-primary currency. If the buyer chooses to pay with a currency other than the non-primary currency, the conversion occurs in the buyer's account

mc_fee

an..9

C

Only in case of separate Notify from PayPal: Transaction fee associated with the payment. mc_gross minus mc_fee equals the amount deposited into the receiver_email account. Equivalent to payment_fee for USD payments. If this amount is negative, it signifies a refund or reversal, and either of those payment statuses can be for the full or partial amount of the original transaction fee

mc_gross

an..9

C

Only in case of separate Notify from PayPal: Full amount of the customer's payment, before transaction fee is subtracted. Equivalent to payment_gross for USD payments. If this amount is negative, it signifies a refund or reversal, and either of those payment statuses can be for the full or partial amount of the original transaction.

Return parameters for URLSuccess, URLFailure and URLNotify with PayPal


Notice: The address parameters are always transmitted to the shop but are empty if no address data has been exchanged.

 


Calling the interface for method "shortcut"

The PayPal "shortcut" method enables a changed transaction procedure which takes the customer back to the shop for payment confirmation and e.g. in the case of purchase by instalment, displays the instalment purchase data which the customer then has to confirm. To complete this PayPal payment in the next step, use the following URL and parameters:


The following table describes the encrypted payment request parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MerchantID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop. Additionally this parameter has to be passed in plain language too.

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment Enter the PayID from the response from paypal.aspx received in the previous transaction procedure.

TransID

ans..64

M

TransactionID which should be unique for each payment

RefNr

ans..30

O

Unique reference number

Amount

n..10

M

Amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent)

Please contact the helpdesk, if you want to capture amounts < 100 (smallest currency unit).

If OrderDesc(n) is used, there must be valid:
Amount=ItemTotal+TaxTotal+SHAmount

Notice: If OrderDesc(n) is changed also the Amount has to be modified.

Currency

a3

M

Currency code, three digits DIN / ISO 4217

OrderDesc(n)

ans..2048

O

Customers shopping basket in the form:

OrderDesc(n)=Name,Amount,Number,Quantity,Description,Tax

OrderDesc2 to max. OrderDesc99 permissible

For correct execution of displaying function all OrderDesc(n) Amounts must equal to the Paygate parameter Amount.

Address information. When you transfer these values you can also change an address.
Notice: If transferring FirstName, all other values should also be entered. If not transferring FirstName, other address parameters are not taken into account.

FirstName

ans..30

C

Mandatory in order to transfer address information Either the first name only or first and second name if a company name is used as a delivery address.

LastName

ans..30

C

Obligatory if FirstName is transmitted: Surname or name of the company of the delivery address

AddrStreet

ans..100

C

Obligatory if FirstName is transmitted: Street in the delivery address

AddrStreet2

ans..100

C

Obligatory if FirstName is transmitted: Street in the delivery address

AddrCity

ans..40

C

Obligatory if FirstName is transmitted: Town/city in the delivery address

AddrState

ans..40

C

Obligatory if FirstName is transmitted: Federal state of the delivery address. The town submitted in AddrCity must be located in the given federal state, otherwise PayPal refused this payment. For possible values please refer to the PayPal-API-reference documentation.

AddrZip

ans..20

C

Obligatory if FirstName is transmitted: Postcode in the delivery address

AddrCountryCode

an2

C

Obligatory if FirstName is transmitted: Country code of the delivery country

Phone

n..20

C

Obligatory if FirstName is transmitted: Telephone number

Parameters for PayPal payments with method "shortcut"


The following table describes the Paygate response parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment, e.g. for referencing in batch files.

XID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for all single transactions (order, sale, authorization, capture, credit), which are made for one payment.

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant’s transaction number

Status

a..30

M

OK or FAILED

Description

ans..1024

M

Further details in the event that payment is rejected. Please do not use the Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

RefNr

ans..30

O

Merchant’s unique reference number

CodeExt

n..10

O

Error code from PayPal if agreed with Computop Support

Response parameters for PayPal with method "shortcut"



Calling the interface for a separate authorization

For a PayPal payment the ORDER can be separated from the subsequent authorization and the following steps. Separate authorization is only possible after the order (TxType=Order) is completed.

For a separate authorization with PayPal, call the following URL:


The following table describes the encrypted payment request parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MerchantID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop. Additionally this parameter has to be passed in plain language too.

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment

TransID

ans..64

M

TransactionID which should be unique for each payment

TxType

ans..5

M

Transaction type Auth

Amount

n..10

M

Amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent)

Please contact the helpdesk, if you want to capture amounts < 100 (smallest currency unit).

Currency

a3

M

Currency code, three digits DIN / ISO 4217

FirstName

ans..30

O

Either the first name only or first and second name if a company name is used as a delivery address.

LastName

ans..30

O

Surname or name of the company of the delivery address

AddrStreet

ans..100

O

Street in the delivery address

AddrStreet2

ans..100

O

2. Street name in the delivery address, if agreed with Computop

AddrCity

ans..40

O

Town/city in the delivery address

AddrState

ans..40

O

Federal state of the delivery address. The town submitted in AddrCity must be located in the given federal state, otherwise PayPal refused this payment. For possible values please refer to the PayPal-API-reference documentation.

AddrZip

ans..20

O

Postcode in the delivery address

AddrCountryCode

an2

O

Country code of the delivery country

Phone

n..20

O

Telephone number

Parameters for PayPal authorization


The following table describes the Paygate response parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment, e.g. for referencing in batch files.

XID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for all single transactions (order, sale, authorization, capture, credit), which are made for one payment.

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant’s transaction number

Status

a..30

M

OK or FAILED

Description

ans..1024

M

Further details in the event that payment is rejected. Please do not use the Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

CodeExt

n..10

O

Error code from PayPal if agreed with Computop Support

Response parameters for PayPal authorization



Calling the interface for a capture

To carry out a Capture for PayPal via a Server-to-Server connection please use the following URL:


Notice: For security reasons, Paygate rejects all payment requests with formatting errors. Therefore please use the correct data type for each parameter.

The following table describes the encrypted payment request parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MerchantID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop. Additionally this parameter has to be passed in plain language too.

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment to be captured

TransID

ans..64

M

ID assigned by Merchant for the payment process to be captured

MAC

an64

M

Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) with SHA-256 algorithm

Amount

n..10

M

Amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent)

Please contact the helpdesk, if you want to capture amounts < 100 (smallest currency unit).

Currency

a..3

M

Currency code, three digits DIN / ISO 4217

RefNr

ans..30

O

Merchant reference number: here a separate reference number, e.g. an invoice number, can be transferred

ReqIDans..32OTo avoid double payments, enter an alphanumeric value which identifies your transaction and may be assigned only once. If the transaction is submitted again with the same ReqID, Paygate will not carry out the payment, but will just return the status of the original transaction. Please note that the Paygate must have a finalized transaction status for the first initial action. Submissions with identical ReqID for an open status will be processed regularly.

TID

ans..17

O

PayPal unique transaction number Required for part postings to previous authorisations.

CompleteType

ans..3

O

If <YES> is transferred, the possible open order of PayPal is closed on capture. (Reason: a 115% capture is permissible on the part of PayPal. If a capture reached 100%, Paygate automatically sends a request to close the payment).

Parameters for PayPal captures


The following table describes the Paygate response parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment, e.g. for referencing in batch files

XID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for all single transactions (order, sale, authorization, capture, credit), which are made for one payment.

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant’s transaction number

Status

a..30

M

OK or FAILED

Description

ans..1024

M

Further details in the event that payment is rejected. Please do not use the Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

TID

ans..17

O

PayPal unique transaction number Required for part postings to previous authorisations.

CodeExt

n..10

O

Error code from PayPal if agreed with Computop Support

Result parameters for PayPal captures



Calling the interface for a credit with reference

To carry out a credit with a reference transaction for PayPal, please use the following URL:


Notice: For security reasons, Paygate rejects all payment requests with formatting errors. Therefore please use the correct data type for each parameter.

The following table describes the encrypted payment request parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MerchantID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop. Additionally this parameter has to be passed in plain language too.

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment to be credited

TransID

ans..64

M

ID assigned by Merchant for the payment process to be credited

MAC

an64

M

Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) with SHA-256 algorithm

Amount

n..10

M

Amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent)

Please contact the helpdesk, if you want to capture amounts < 100 (smallest currency unit).

Currency

a..3

M

Currency code, three digits DIN / ISO 4217

RefNr

ans..30

O

Merchant reference number: here a separate reference number, e.g. an invoice number, can be transferred

ReqIDans..32OTo avoid double payments, enter an alphanumeric value which identifies your transaction and may be assigned only once. If the transaction is submitted again with the same ReqID, Paygate will not carry out the payment, but will just return the status of the original transaction. Please note that the Paygate must have a finalized transaction status for the first initial action. Submissions with identical ReqID for an open status will be processed regularly.

Account

ans..128

O

For managing multiple PayPal accounts, Merchant account: ID or e-Mail address for which the request should be submitted to PayPal

TID

ans..17

O

PayPal unique transaction number Required for part credit notes to prior partial captures.

Note

ans..768

C

Explanatory text for recipient

Subject

ans..255

C

MassPay: E-Mail subject to recipient

Parameters for PayPal credits with reference transaction


The following table describes the Paygate response parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment, e.g. for referencing in batch files

XID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for all single transactions (order, sale, authorization, capture, credit), which are made for one payment.

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant’s transaction number

Status

a..30

M

OK or FAILED

Description

ans..1024

M

Further details in the event that payment is rejected. Please do not use the Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

TID

ans..17

O

PayPal unique transaction number. Required for part credit notes to prior partial captures.

CodeExt

n..10

O

Error code from PayPal if agreed with Computop Support

FeeRefundAmount

n..10

O

The refunded amount of the PayPal transaction fees. Required for part credit notes to prior partial captures.

GrossRefundAmount

n..10

O

Amount refunded to the buyer in this refund transaction. Required for part credit notes to prior partial captures.

NetRefundAmount

n..10

O

Amount deducted from your PayPal account to make this refund. Required for part credit notes to prior partial captures.

Response parameters for PayPal credits with reference transaction



Calling the interface for credits without reference

Use the following URL and parameters to initiate a credit without reference transaction for PayPal payment in the Paygate form:


The following table describes the encrypted payment request parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MerchantID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop. Additionally this parameter has to be passed in plain language too.

TransID

ans..64

M

TransactionID which should be unique for each payment

RefNr

ans..30

O

Merchant’s unique reference number

Amount

n..10

M

Amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent)

Please contact the helpdesk, if you want to capture amounts < 100 (smallest currency unit).

Currency

a..3

M

Currency code, three digits DIN / ISO 4217

PayerID

ans..13

O

Unique identification number of customer account at PayPal

ReqIDans..32OTo avoid double payments, enter an alphanumeric value which identifies your transaction and may be assigned only once. If the transaction is submitted again with the same ReqID, Paygate will not carry out the payment, but will just return the status of the original transaction. Please note that the Paygate must have a finalized transaction status for the first initial action. Submissions with identical ReqID for an open status will be processed regularly.

Note

ans..768

C

MassPay: Explanatory text for recipient

Subject

ans..255

C

MassPay: E-Mail subject to recipient

Payer

ans..100

O

MassPay: Email address of the purchaser:

Parameters for PayPal credits without reference transaction


The following table describes the Paygate response parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment, e.g. for referencing in batch files

XID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for all single transactions (order, sale, authorization, capture, credit), which are made for one payment.

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant’s transaction number

Status

a..30

M

OK or FAILED

Description

ans..1024

M

Further details in the event that payment is rejected. Please do not use the Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

CodeExt

n..10

O

Error code from PayPal if agreed with Computop Support

FeeRefundAmount

n..10

O

The refunded amount of the PayPal transaction fees. Required for part credit notes to prior partial captures.

GrossRefundAmount

n..10

O

Amount refunded to the buyer in this refund transaction. Required for part credit notes to prior partial captures.

NetRefundAmount

n..10

O

Amount deducted from your PayPal account to make this refund. Required for part credit notes to prior partial captures.

Response parameters for PayPal credits without reference transaction



Call of Paygate interface for reversals

To cancel a transaction with PayPal, please use the following URL:


The following table describes the encrypted payment request parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MerchantID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop. Additionally this parameter has to be passed in plain language too.

PayID

an32

M

Paygate ID for the identification of a payment

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant ID for the identification of the payment process to be reversed

Amount

n..10

M

Amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent)

Please contact the helpdesk, if you want to capture amounts < 100 (smallest currency unit).

Currency

a..3

M

Currency code, three digits DIN / ISO 4217

MAC

an64

M

Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) with SHA-256 algorithm

ReqIDans..32OTo avoid double payments, enter an alphanumeric value which identifies your transaction and may be assigned only once. If the transaction is submitted again with the same ReqID, Paygate will not carry out the payment, but will just return the status of the original transaction. Please note that the Paygate must have a finalized transaction status for the first initial action. Submissions with identical ReqID for an open status will be processed regularly.

TID

ans..17

O

PayPal unique transaction number. Required for part cancellations of prior part authorisations.

Parameters for PayPal reversals


The following table describes the Paygate response parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment, e.g. for referencing in batch files

XID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for all single transactions (order, sale, authorization, capture, credit), which are made for one payment.

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant’s transaction number

Status

a..30

M

OK or FAILED

Description

ans..1024

M

Further details in the event that payment is rejected. Please do not use the Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

TID

ans..17

O

PayPal unique transaction number Required for part cancellations of prior part authorisations.

CodeExt

n..10

O

Error code from PayPal if agreed with Computop Support

Result parameters for PayPal reversals



Call of Paygate interface for subscriptions

Requirements

  • The option „reference transaction“ has to be activated in your PayPal account. Please request the activation at PayPal directly.
  • In addtion, please configure the corresponding permission in your mechant PayPal account
  • Charge an existing customer based on a prior transaction
  • Obtain authorisation for pre-approved payments and initiate pre-approved transctions
  • The option “reference transaction” has to be activated for your Computop MerchantID.

Process

  1. In order to process the initial recurring payment use paypal.aspx and add the parameter “RTF=I”. The additional parameter triggers a recurring flag to be recognized by PayPal. If you want to get the „BillingAgreementID“ only with the first request without to show the original amount to the customer, please submit the parameter "txtype=BAID" to Paygate. If txtype=BAID is submitted, Paygate sets the value automatically to 0,00.
    Please note, that the merchant never may send an amount of 0,00€, because Paygate cannot process this.
    That means the merchant has to specify an amount X >0,00 an Paygate changes this for PayPal to 0,00.
  2. You will receive PayPal`s standard parameters as well as the additional parameter “BillingAgreementID” in Computop´s response. Please add and save this parameter in your system.
  3. In order to process the second/recurring payment, please use the URL https://www.computop-paygate.com/paypalAbo.aspx. In this server-to-server based request, please use the regular parameters as well as the parameter “BillingAgreementID”. The additional parameter triggers the second/recurring payment with reference to the initial recurring payment. This way amount withdrawals are available without the need of a customer login into PayPal.

Notice

  • The following addition will be displayed during payment process within the customer`s PayPal account (example):
    "Hereby you authorise –merchant name– for future direct withdrawals from your PayPal account without any action on your part. You can revoke this authorisation at any time within your profile."
  • The customer can obtain information about this function within his PayPal account.

Capture on demand (capture=manual + txtype=Order or Auth)

  • If you are initiating payments including txtype=Order or Auth Computop returns the "BillingAgreementID" for this action already within the notification. The "BillingAgreementID" is not necessary for the subsequent action capture. Only if a new payment is initiated it is necessary as a referral.

Deleting BillingAgreementID

  • The customer can revoke the BillingAgreementID in his PayPal account. The merchant will only be informed about the cancellation if the additional option IPN “instant payment notification” is activated for his account. The activation has to be done in the Computop as well as PayPal account. Please keep in mind that by activating IPN the merchant receives a notification for each status change of a PayPal payment.
  • If a customer revokes the BillingAgreementID no further recurring payments are possible. It is also not possible to reactivate a BillingAgreementID.


Payment processing for subscriptions

The processing of PayPal payments by subscription requires an initial transaction to have been processed via the normal interface. Also the possibility of subscriptions must have been activated previously with both PayPal and Computop. Therefore the option “Reference transaction” muss be arranged with Computop and PayPal. Besides following 3 API Access Level boxes options must be checked in the section “Available permissions” during setup (see section Setting up the API permission above):

- Charge existing accounts based on earlier transactions
- Setup and manage subscription payments
- Request of authorization and initializing PayPal payments via merchant debit

Use the following URL and parameters to initiate a PayPal subscription payment in the Paygate form:


The following table describes the encrypted payment request parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MerchantID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop. Additionally this parameter has to be passed in plain language too.

TransID

ans..64

M

TransactionID which must be unique for each payment

RefNr

ans..30

O

Merchant’s unique reference number which must be unique for each payment

Amount

n..10

M

Amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent)

Please contact the helpdesk, if you want to capture amounts < 100 (smallest currency unit).

Currency

a..3

M

Currency code, three digits DIN / ISO 4217

OrderDesc

ans..30


Description of purchased goods, unit prices etc.

Capture

a..6

M

Auto or Manual determines whether the requested amount is settled immediately or at a later stage.

Important Note: Please contact Computop Support for Manual, to discuss different possibilities of usage.

TxType

ans..5

M

Obligatory for Capture=Manual: Transaction type with possible values Order and Auth

BillingAgreementID

an19

M

Identification number of the invoice agreement. When the buyer confirms the invoice agreement it is validated and remains valid until revoked by the buyer.

RTF

ans1

O

For repeat payments (subscriptions):
I = Initial payment of a new subscription
R = Routine payment (Recurring)

FirstName

ans..30

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Either the first name only or first and second name if a company name is used as a delivery address.

LastName

ans..30

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Surname or name of the company of the delivery address

AddrStreet

ans..100

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Street in the delivery address

AddrCity

ans..40

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Town/city in the delivery address

AddrState

ans..40

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Federal state of the delivery address. The town submitted in AddrCity must be located in the given federal state, otherwise PayPal refused this payment. For possible values please refer to the PayPal-API-reference documentation.

AddrZip

ans..20

OC

(obligatory for USA and Canada): Postcode in the delivery address

AddrCountryCode

an2

O

Country code of the delivery country

Phone

n..20

O

Telephone number

Parameters for PayPal subscriptions


The following table describes the Paygate response parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment, e.g. for referencing in batch files.

XID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for all single transactions (order, sale, authorization, capture, credit), which are made for one payment.

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant’s transaction number

Status

a..30

M

OK or FAILED

Description

ans..1024

M

Further details in the event that payment is rejected. Please do not use the Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

BillingAgreementID

an19

M

Identification number of the invoice agreement. When the buyer confirms the invoice agreement it is validated and remains valid until revoked by the buyer.

CodeExt

n..10

O

Error code from PayPal if agreed with Computop Support

Result parameters for PayPal subscriptions



Batch processing via the interface

Basic information about using Batch files and about their structure can be found in the Batch Manager manual. Within batch processing not alle functions are available which are usually available for the online interface.

This section describes the parameters which must be transferred within the data set (Record) for executing a PayPal payment and which information can be found within the response file about the payment status.

For Batch calls there must be considered batch versions, from which optional parameters depend. All version designations starting with „2.“ pertain calls for a group of enterprises. That means within a batch file for a particular MerchantID can be transferred transactions for other merchants with a separate Sub-MID.

Following table gives an overview of all batch versions that are possible for a specific action and their specialities:

Action

Version

Description

Authorize

1.0 / 2.0

Standard version without return of parameter Code

 

1.4 / 2.4

with TID

Capture

1.0 / 2.0

Standard version without return of parameter Code

 

1.x / 2.x

with RefNr (valid for all versions other than 1.0)

 

1.4 / 2.4

with TID

Credit

1.0 / 2.0

Standard version without return of parameter Code

 

1.x / 2.x

with RefNr (valid for all versions other than 1.0)

 

1.4 / 2.4

with TID

CreditEx

1.0 / 2.0

Standard version without return of parameter Code

 

1.x / 2.x

with RefNr (valid for all versions other than 1.0)

Reverse

1.0 / 2.0

Standard version without return of parameter Code

 

1.4 / 2.4

with TID

Abo

1.0 / 2.0

Standard version without return of parameter Code

 

1.x / 2.x

with RefNr (valid for all versions other than 1.0)

Description of the possible batch versions


The structure for a PayPal payment within a Batch file to be submitted is the following:

HEAD,<MerchantID>,<Date>,<Version>

PAYPAL,Authorize,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,<PayID>

PAYPAL,Capture,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,(<RefNr>,)<PayID>(,<TID>)

PAYPAL,Credit,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,(<RefNr>,)<PayID>(,<TID>)

PAYPAL,CreditEx,<TransID>,(<RefNr>,)<Amount>,<Currency>,<payer>,<note>

PAYPAL,Reverse,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,(<RefNr>,)<PayID>(,<TID>)

PAYPAL,ABO,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,(<RefNr>),(<OrderDesc>),(<Capture>),(<TxType>,)<BillingAgreementId>
FOOT,<CountRecords>,<SumAmount>


Example for Master MID Funktion:

HEAD,[Master]MerchantID,Date,2.x
Type,Action,[Slave]MID,Amount,Currency,TransID,Data (depends on Action)
FOOT,CountRecords,SumAmount


Notice: In Version 1.4 it is also possible to transfer CompleteType together with a Capture action:

PAYPAL,Capture,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,(<RefNr>,)<PayID>(,<CompleteType>,<TID>)

 

The following table describes the individual fields and values used within the data set (record) in the batch file:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

Type

a..11

M

HEAD for Header, FOOT for Footer, PAYPAL for PayPal

Action

a..20

M

The parameter Action defines the type of transaction:

Authorize
Capture
Credit
CreditEx (credit note without previous capture; please agree this with Computop Support beforehand)

Reverse (cancellation)
Abo (subscription)

Amount

n..10

M

Amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. EUR Cent)

Please contact the helpdesk, if you want to capture amounts < 100 (smallest currency unit).

Currency

a3

M

Currency code, three digits DIN / ISO 4217

TransID

ans..64

M

TransactionID which should be unique for each payment

RefNr

ans..30

O

Unique reference number

payer

ans..100

O

MassPay: Email address of the purchaser: In this case you transfer the received email parameter from the Response

note

ans..758

O

Explanatory text for recipient

PayID

an32

M

ID for this transaction given by Paygate

TID

ans..17

O

PayPal unique transaction number Required for a number of authorisations or part captures, part credit notes or part cancellations.

OrderDesc

ans..127

O

Description of purchased goods, unit prices etc.

Capture

a..6

O

Auto or Manual: determines whether the requested amount is settled immediately or at a later stage.

TxType

ans..5

OC

Obligatory for Capture=Manual: Transaction type with possible values Order and Auth

BillingAgreementID

an19

M

Identification number of the invoice agreement. When the buyer confirms the invoice agreement it is validated and remains valid until revoked by the buyer.

Description of fields within the record for Batch files

 

The record area within the response file for Batch transactions looks as follows:

HEAD,<MerchantID>,<Date>,<Version>

PAYPAL,Authorize,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,<PayID>,<Status>,<Code>,<CodeExt>

PAYPAL,Capture,<Betrag>,<Währung>,<TransID>,(<RefNr>,)<PayID>,(TID,)<Status>,<Code>,<CodeExt>

PAYPAL,Credit,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,(<RefNr>,)<PayID>,(TID,)<Status>,<Code>,<CodeExt>

PAYPAL,CreditEx,<TransID>,(<RefNr>,)<Amount>,<Currency>,<payer>,<note>,<Status>,<Code>,<CodeExt>

PAYPAL,Reverse,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,(<RefNr>,)<PayID>,<Status>,<Code>,<CodeExt>

PAYPAL,ABO,<Amount>,<Currency>,<TransID>,(<RefNr>),(<OrderDesc>),(<Capture>),(<TxType>,)<BillingAgreementId>,<CodeExt>,<PayID>,<Status>,<Code>

FOOT,<CountRecords>,<SumAmount>

 

The following table describes the response parameters which the Batch Manager saves in the Record area for each transaction (standard parameters not explained here, such as <TransID> or <RefNR> and request parameters are returned unchanged and correspond to the call as specified before):

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

Action

a..20

M

The parameter Action defines the type of transaction like capture or credit.

PayID

an32

M

ID for this transaction given by Paygate

Status

a..50

M

OK or FAILED

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

CodeExt

n..10

O

Error code from PayPal if agreed with Computop Support

Description of result parameters within the record for Batch files

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