PayPal Python Payment Request ClientDetails

Question

I work with the PayPals API, which is really poorly documented and you need to ask for help.

I am expanding my site with the Adaptive PayPal API, which allows me to pre-configure pre-approved payments.

Along with the details I sent, I would like to add some user information.

It seems that this can be done according to their documentation, but nowhere in the IPN will it be captured.

simple payment

def test_pay(): response = paypal.pay( actionType = 'PAY', cancelUrl = cancelUrl, currencyCode = currencyCode, senderEmail = EMAIL_ACCOUNT, feesPayer = 'EACHRECEIVER', memo = 'Simple payment example', preapprovalKey = 'PA-0HA01893HK6322232', receiverList = { 'receiver': [ { 'amount':"10.0", 'email':API_EMAIL, 'primary':True }, { 'amount':"5.0", 'email':SECONDARY_EMAIL, 'primary':False } ]}, clientDetailsType = { 'customerId': 1, 'customerType': 'Normal' }, returnUrl = returnUrl, ipnNotificationUrl = notificationUrl ) # if response['responseEnvelope']['ack'] == "Success": print response['responseEnvelope']['ack'] # if response['paymentExecStatus'] == "COMPLETED": print response['paymentExecStatus'] # if response.has_key('payKey'): print response['payKey'] print response test_pay() 

IPN response

 pay_key=AP-8J7165865F7541310&transaction%5B0%5D.id_for_sender_txn=4GL2853573576212V&transaction%5B0%5D.pending_reason=NONE&charset=windows-1252&log_default_shipping_address_in_transaction=false&transaction%5B0%5D.id=6XD76450JV9737605&notify_version=UNVERSIONED&preapproval_key=PA-93P236141R834703C&transaction%5B1%5D.id=9R07347926768733A&test_ipn=1&transaction%5B0%5D.status=Completed&status=COMPLETED&action_type=PAY&memo=Simple+payment+example&transaction%5B0%5D.receiver=a.smit_1329744569_biz%40mac.com&transaction%5B1%5D.status=Completed&payment_request_date=Wed+Feb+22+05%3A30%3A49+PST+2012&transaction%5B1%5D.id_for_sender_txn=2D9633797C888500H&verify_sign=AIDiik4kxSLiNqbMmTDHplFnCnz3A3ORrDVlBVOzrtltyUx-NoxxgSc6&transaction%5B1%5D.pending_reason=NONE&transaction%5B0%5D.status_for_sender_txn=Completed&transaction%5B1%5D.status_for_sender_txn=Completed&transaction%5B0%5D.is_primary_receiver=true&transaction%5B1%5D.receiver=a.smit_1298362298_per%40mac.com&transaction%5B1%5D.amount=USD+5.00&ipn_notification_url=http%3A%2F%2F108.166.107.74%2Fyour-ipn-location%2F&transaction%5B0%5D.amount=USD+10.00&transaction_type=Adaptive+Payment+PAY&cancel_url=http%3A%2F%2F108.166.107.74%2F&reverse_all_parallel_payments_on_error=false&sender_email=a.smit_1329128659_per%40mac.com&transaction%5B1%5D.is_primary_receiver=false&fees_payer=EACHRECEIVER&return_url=http%3A%2F%2F108.166.107.74%2F 

Nowhere in the answer do I see customerType or customerId

Any ideas?

Answer 1

customerId and customerType not returned according to the PayPal API . I assume that this is the field that will be displayed in the transaction history on the PayPal website. Why is there no API function for returning customer data except me.