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What are the possible values of initial_payment_status in PayPal Express checkout?

I am getting IPN response:

My txn_type=recurring_payment_profile_created and initial_payment_status=Completed I want to check whether payment is failed, to fire mail to buyer.

What are the possible values of initial_payment_status in PayPal Express checkout.

Solution

  • There is no additional information in documentation for parameter "initial_payment_status" but the payment statuses are described in official paypal API documentation. Possible values are:

    • CANCELED – The Preapproval agreement was cancelled
    • CREATED – The payment request was received; funds will be transferred once the payment is approved
    • COMPLETED – The payment was successful
    • INCOMPLETE – Some transfers succeeded and some failed for a parallel payment or, for a delayed chained payment, secondary receivers have not been paid
    • ERROR – The payment failed and all attempted transfers failed or all completed transfers were successfully reversed
    • REVERSALERROR – One or more transfers failed when attempting to reverse a payment
    • PROCESSING – The payment is in progress
    • PENDING – The payment is awaiting processing