Paypal download file after payment

Besides, when the email confirmation comes from PayPal - what info does it have to indicate which one of her customers paid? A real name? An email? So, basically, what info does PayPal send anyway. I'm still looking for an answer - if you find one, please let me know.

If I find one - I'll let you know. I'm not sure about this, I'm not the greatest coder, but it looks like we're involving a third site, which kind of makes me hesitate, since Paypal's security probably wouldn't cover this extra person in the transaction. Al did you try that application that was suggested? I want to have the auto download after payment.

So, did you try it? Does it work? Or did you find another way? Cookies help us customize the PayPal Community for you, and some are necessary to make our site work. By browsing this website, you consent to the use of cookies. When I get an email from paypal saying a product has been purchased I send the email to their paypal email immediately.

This way they have 2 ways of getting their link. It's been my experience that a lot of people pay for a product and then cancel out of paypal without hitting the return to merchant button. Don't count on paypal redirecting them to their download link, you have to make sure they are also sent a link. I know script like dlguard can do this but it quite pricey.. Anyone can suggest similar script but cheaper than that.. Can anyone recommend a good self-contained script that uses paypals IPN and generates a unique URL for download that expires after a given time?

Has anyone tried Linklok? You can also link to the download from the transaction completed page after they've made payment.

RedXer , Jun 12, E-junkie , Jun 13, It's really not the difficult to do on your own. Follow paypal's examples, fill in the proper form values, and submit to paypal. These services do all the work for you, for example, this service is easy to work with:.

Thanks for that. First, a simple question: what happens if I just put a Buy Now button on the page and do nothing? I'm not anticipating that many transactions at this point, so ideally I would just get an email which would let me post the book or email the E-book and receive the money into my PayPal account, which I could then either use online or withdraw to my bank account.

Will that happen? Someone makes the purchase, you receive the email notification of that purchase. You then follow up by manually sending the buyer an email with the eBook file attached. Best you have a clear policy on your web site as to how the process works. Most people expect instant downloads, they would need to be aware that they would be contacted by you within a reasonable time from the date of purchase. The one thing to be aware of, regardless of the method, IPN, manual or what ever, digital goods are not covered for either buyer or seller protection.

It's really easy to be scammed. That's a worry I suppose, but since the e-book file has no material value, I can't see the value in building elaborate defenses. Or should I? I'm new to all this.

Is there something I should know? Any idea as to how? Currerntly my intention is to receive the payment advice and send the file, although I intend to automate it at somepoint. But since, having once got the file they can copy it and pass it on I fail to see why they would use a more devious method.

Apr 12, - Secure a download link after payment with PayPal. I have a PayPal 'buy now' button that has a return URL which redirects to a download page after payment. And they can come back to the download page, which I do not want unless they paid; so each time they are redirected to the download page, the must have first paid.

The best defense against an audit is to have backup records. One excellent piece of data to have at your fingertips is your PayPal transaction history. Besides meeting tax-reporting requirements, keeping accurate records keeps you on top of your business dealings. PayPal helps you with this all-important recordkeeping by providing reports on your buying and selling activity with these features:. You land on the Download History page.

Before you start clicking anything, consider customizing your reports by choosing only the data you want from all the available data. Your customization is saved for future report downloads.

Comma-delimited file: This type of file downloads with the. Tab-delimited file: This file downloads with the. It can be opened not only in a spreadsheet program but also as a text file in Windows Notepad or a word processing program such as Microsoft Word for Windows. Quicken or QuickBooks file: These files download in the native format, ready to import into these Intuit bookkeeping programs. Saving these files for spreadsheet use does not limit you as to what version of which program will open what file in the future.