Below are samples SMS you will receive for different types of transactions
- Got PayPal (AUD)11.99 on 2013-09-21 19:00;cart;txn=4E155097F7778241F; Completed; Item=GD-SP01(3) GD-101R(1) GD-001(3);addr=(Michael Han) 1 Main St.
- Got PayPal (EUR)12.34 on 2013-09-21 17:24;web_accept;txn=1060059404;Completed; Item=something(#=AK-1234);Payer = John Smith(United State
- Got PayPal (USD)-11.99 on 2013-08-26 12:19;txn=47260768Wx998634T;Refunded; Item=GD-SP01(3) GD-101R(1) GD-001(3);Payer = David Lee(United State
- Got PayPal (USD)30.00 on 2010-10-11 09:08;send_money; txn=57A4204676315883X;Pending; Item=GD-SP01(3);Payer=Olivia Heat(United States) erolivic@aoi
To
which payment flows does Instant Payment Notification (IPN) apply?
Instant
Payment Notification applies to all PayPal product features, including
Buy
Now, Donations, Subscriptions, Shopping Cart, Auctions/eBay flows and Send Money/Request Money
payment received.
Will
it influence the original PayPal payment process because of this SMS
notification ?
No.
Because the SMS sending is executed when the PayPal payment process
is finished. The function is thru PayPal IPN which is an Asynchronous message service, meaning that
messages are not synchronized with actions on your website. Thus,
IPN message does not increase the time it takes to complete a
transaction on your website. You can refer all
IPN variables to know what data pass to IPN