Send Paypal Payment Request
This page explains how to create an Email template with a payment request.
You can use an Auto Action email to send a Paypal payment request.
1 Auto Action Email with Paypal Button
When you use this method the system will use the "Deposit" amount entered in "Charges and Payments" tab of the booking. If you have not entered an amount the system will use the "Balance Due" from the in "Charges and Payments" tab of the booking.
- Go to SETTINGS->PROPERTIES->DEPOSIT COLLECTION->PAYPAL and enter the Paypal email address to which you want the payment to go.
- Go to SETTINGS->GUEST MANAGEMENT->AUTO ACTIONS and create an Auto Action. Use the context help (?Icons) and the help page (click on HELP in the top right menu) for general instructions.
In the "Email" tab click on "Edit" and enter your text. The template variable [PAYPALBUTTON] will create a Paypal button. When the guests clicks on the button they will be redirected to the secure Paypal payment page where they can pay the requested amount.
2 Custom Paypal Payment Form
When you use this method the system can automatically calculate the deposit amount from the price of the booking.
Requires: Knowledge of HTML
Go to SETTINGS->GUEST MANAGEMENT->AUTO ACTIONS and create an Auto Action. Use the context help (?Icons) and the help page (click on HELP in the top right menu) for general instructions.
In the "Email" tab click on "Edit" then "Source code".
This is an example code for a request to pay a 50% deposit:
The deposit amount is € [INVOICEBALANCENUM:50%]
The remaining balance of € [INVOICEBALANCENUM:50%] can be paid at your arrival at - [PROPERTYNAME].
<form action=" https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post "> <fieldset>
<input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_xclick" />
<input name="business" type="hidden" value="[email protected]" />
<input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" />
<input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Payment" />
<input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="[BOOKID]" />
<input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="EUR" />
<input name="button_subtype" type="hidden" value="services" />
<input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="0" />
<input name="cn" type="hidden" value="Comments" />
<input name="no_shipping" type="hidden" value="1" />
<input name="rm" type="hidden" value="1" />
<input name="return" type="hidden" value="http://myurl.com/confirm" />
<input name="cancel_return" type="hidden" value="http://myurl.com/cancel" />
<input name="bn" type="hidden" value="PP-BuyNowBF:btn_paynowCC_LG.gif:NonHostedGuest" />
<table> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:0 5px 5px 0;">Amount €</td> <td style="padding:0 5px 5px 0;"><input maxlength="250" name="amount" type="text" value="[INVOICEBALANCENUM:50%] "</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0 5px 5px 0;"><input name="on0" type="hidden" value="reference" />Reference</td> <td style="padding:0 5px 5px 0;"><input maxlength="250" name="os0" type="text" value="[BOOKID]" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="padding:0 5px 5px 0; text-align: right;"><input alt="PayPal. The safer, easier way to pay online." name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but6.gif" style="background:#ffffff; border:0;" type="image" /> <img alt="" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_AU/i/scr/pixel.gif" style="border:0;" width="1" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </fieldset> </form>
Exchange following information:
- [INVOICEBALANCENUM:50%] - with the percentage or amount you want to collect
- [email protected] - with the the email address of your Paypal account
- EUR - with your currency e.g. USD,, CAD, AUD, GBP
- http://myurl.com/confirm - with the link to the URL where the guest is sent after the payment was made
- http://myurl.com/cancel - with the link to the URL where the guest is sent if he did not complete the payment
