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I want to implement recurring payment in PayPal with variable amount. I successfully implement recurring payment with constant amount. But i don't know how to implement the recurring payment with variable amount,

Very typical scenario would be Telephone Bill amount deduction by the service providers.

  1. If my September month bill contains Rental : 20 Euros, usage : 15 Euros, then the deduction would be 35 euros
  2. Next if my October month bill contains Rental : 20 Euros , usage : 25 Euros, then the deduction would be 45 Euros.
  3. Next if my November month bill contains Rental : 20 Euros , usage : 50 Euros, then the deduction would be 70 Euros.

Considering the above scenarios, please advise how to handle it from both the sides..

Thanks in advance..

Riyaz

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You might have to simply automate the PayPal payment from your end, not automatically from PayPal's end. You can't have a subscription that varies in price, so you'll have to do a single charge every month, with the amount you specify. (As far as I know)

That also means that you'll have to manage the subscriptions on your end (pretty easily doable), and there will be no way for the user to un-subscribe from the PayPal side.

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  • I was wondering now that some things have changed for paypal (the answer is 7 years old after all) is there any new way to do this? And if not - what would be the correct way of doing this via the method you suggested (can you elaborate on that) – search-learn Aug 16 '20 at 07:53