How to create a paypal recurring payment with an initial amount to pay?

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I am currently creating a paypal payment with recurring support. I want it in such a way that there is an initial payment made.

Example :

30$ - initial payment
10$ - recurring monthly payment

The initial payment is charge upon checkout. I'm using the html standard integration process.

Is it possible?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '12 at 09:12

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Using paypal NVP API for PHP, you can send the initial payment to paypal like this.

$nvpstr="&AMT=10&CREDITCARDTYPE=$creditCardType&ACCT=$creditCardNumber&EXPDATE=".         $padDateMonth.$expDateYear."&CVV2=$cvv2Number&FIRSTNAME=$firstName&LASTNAME=$lastName&STREET=$address1&CITY=$city&STATE=$state".
"&ZIP=$zip&COUNTRYCODE=US&CURRENCYCODE=$currencyCode&PROFILESTARTDATE=$profileStartDate&DESC=$profileDesc&BILLINGPERIOD=$billingPeriod&BILLINGFREQUENCY=$billingFrequency&TOTALBILLINGCYCLES=$totalBillingCycles&INITAMT=30.00";


$resArray=hash_call("CreateRecurringPaymentsProfile",$nvpstr);

parameter INITAMT specifies the initial payment amount

answered Apr 19 '12 at 09:12

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You're a life saver with `INITAMT`. I probably don't need to say that PayPal's API documentation doesn't mention this anywhere... at least anywhere where it could be easily found. I'm wondering how someone with so confusing API and docs gets so popular... – Kristjan O. Apr 06 '13 at 01:22
Can you elaborate your answer please? I need this! Please have a look at the following question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25997058/how-to-set-mixture-of-recurring-and-one-time-payment-in-paypal/25998385?noredirect=1#comment40720226_25998385 – MrD Sep 23 '14 at 17:43
Excellent! YEARS and I just ran across this now. Thank you. – Bob Chip Jun 06 '15 at 08:22

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 09 '14 at 22:45

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Yes, this is possible with Website Payments Standard (the 'HTML standard integration process' I assume you use). Simply include a trial period within the subscription, and start charging X days from when subscriptions ends.

See the subscription variables here.

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 30 '12 at 13:00

I too switched from website payment's pro to html integration and unfortunately initial amount option is not available in HTML version. If you can switch website payments pro and use API then you can have the option of initial amount (I had to switch because API is not allowed on Israel paypal accounts) otherwise the only option you have in HTML is trial periods.

score -1 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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But on the below link the INTAMT is not proper way to deduct initial payment Paypal recrurring payments

So please put your thoughts.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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answered Oct 03 '13 at 05:00

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How to create a paypal recurring payment with an initial amount to pay?

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