Paypal Payment Failure for Recurring Payment API IPN's txn_type

Question

I am implementing Recurring Payment API with Paypal Pro. My question is when a payment fails, and i receive an IPN, what will be its txn_type? And what all IPN's i'll be expecting? so that i can take care of then in my IPNhandler class.

Answer 1

Possible txn_type's you can get when using Recurring Payments consist of:

recurring_payment_profile_created

recurring_payment_profile_cancel

recurring_payment_profile_modify

recurring_payment

recurring_payment_skipped

recurring_payment_failed

recurring_payment_suspended_due_to_max_failed_payment

In most cases when a payment fails you'll get the skipped notification. I very rarely see an actual failed notification. I've never gotten any answers as to why that is.

Here are some samples.

Array
(
    [payment_cycle] => Monthly
    [txn_type] => recurring_payment_skipped
    [last_name] => Testerson
    [next_payment_date] => 03:00:00 Oct 24, 2012 PDT
    [residence_country] => US
    [initial_payment_amount] => 0.00
    [rp_invoice_id] => 3250
    [currency_code] => USD
    [time_created] => 15:42:49 Sep 19, 2012 PDT
    [verify_sign] => AH1WkYze3JQ1xNtDm31SsDJxLeGrAxPpeVKBrMHLFmRVOWXnZep95xOm
    [period_type] =>  Regular
    [payer_status] => unverified
    [test_ipn] => 1
    [tax] => 0.00
    [payer_email] => [email protected]
    [first_name] => Tester
    [receiver_email] => [email protected]
    [payer_id] => TP7CXHP6TVNSS
    [product_type] => 1
    [shipping] => 0.00
    [amount_per_cycle] => 1.95
    [profile_status] => Active
    [charset] => windows-1252
    [notify_version] => 3.7
    [amount] => 1.95
    [outstanding_balance] => 0.00
    [recurring_payment_id] => I-0SAH6FDN3JJA
    [product_name] => USBSwiper Monthly Subscription
    [ipn_track_id] => f2380796ce7c
)



Array
(
    [payment_cycle] => Monthly
    [txn_type] => recurring_payment_failed
    [last_name] => Garcia
    [next_payment_date] => 02:00:00 Feb 12, 2012 PST
    [residence_country] => US
    [initial_payment_amount] => 0.00
    [rp_invoice_id] => 939
    [currency_code] => USD
    [time_created] => 16:29:33 Jan 29, 2010 PST
    [verify_sign] => A5rGTRcXhg6p48uIMYaPQKo7dsKqAO89FRXvCmuAfV5EYGWkAAD0vbPc
    [period_type] =>  Regular
    [payer_status] => unverified
    [tax] => 0.00
    [payer_email] => [email protected]
    [first_name] => Maria
    [receiver_email] => [email protected]
    [payer_id] => EJ8JBQ63VHECL
    [product_type] => 1
    [shipping] => 0.00
    [amount_per_cycle] => 4.95
    [profile_status] => Active
    [charset] => windows-1252
    [notify_version] => 3.4
    [amount] => 4.95
    [outstanding_balance] => 14.85
    [recurring_payment_id] => I-S3APFHH0KFJ2
    [product_name] => USBSwiper Monthly Subscription
    [ipn_track_id] => Gi2zp.DfhsYitm8Kd0Dn3g
)

Array
(
    [payment_cycle] => Monthly
    [txn_type] => recurring_payment_suspended_due_to_max_failed_payment
    [last_name] => Nom_3
    [next_payment_date] => N/A
    [residence_country] => CA
    [initial_payment_amount] => 0.00
    [rp_invoice_id] => 3245
    [currency_code] => USD
    [time_created] => 10:53:25 Mar 14, 2012 PDT
    [verify_sign] => AptDZCkTZINE6OhArrkjyIYauY8GAGO.XoBdyMW5t7SoHPSC8DOFS9kB
    [period_type] =>  Regular
    [payer_status] => unverified
    [test_ipn] => 1
    [tax] => 0.00
    [payer_email] => [email protected]
    [first_name] => Prenom_3
    [receiver_email] => [email protected]
    [payer_id] => TP7CXHP6TVNSS
    [product_type] => 1
    [shipping] => 0.00
    [amount_per_cycle] => 1.95
    [profile_status] => Suspended
    [charset] => windows-1252
    [notify_version] => 3.4
    [amount] => 1.95
    [outstanding_balance] => 1.95
    [recurring_payment_id] => I-CEBHH0K0V7T1
    [product_name] => USBSwiper Monthly Subscription
    [ipn_track_id] => d09d07fdd833
)

Array
(
    [mc_gross] => 1.95
    [period_type] =>  Regular
    [outstanding_balance] => 0.00
    [next_payment_date] => 03:00:00 Aug 18, 2013 PDT
    [protection_eligibility] => Ineligible
    [payment_cycle] => Monthly
    [address_status] => confirmed
    [tax] => 0.00
    [payer_id] => E7BTGVXBFSUAU
    [address_street] => 1 Main St
    [payment_date] => 05:00:34 Jul 18, 2013 PDT
    [payment_status] => Completed
    [product_name] => USBSwiper Monthly Subscription
    [charset] => windows-1252
    [rp_invoice_id] => 3275
    [recurring_payment_id] => I-R0KGNCTUYAVW
    [address_zip] => 95131
    [first_name] => Drew
    [mc_fee] => 0.15
    [address_country_code] => US
    [address_name] => Drew Angell's Test Store
    [notify_version] => 3.7
    [amount_per_cycle] => 1.95
    [payer_status] => verified
    [currency_code] => USD
    [business] => [email protected]
    [address_country] => United States
    [address_city] => San Jose
    [verify_sign] => AOX9jItnq2qBtXeyCB5nhWVdWyqEAScu5FToCodROuhjlKYjtDeAdlmL
    [payer_email] => [email protected]
    [initial_payment_amount] => 0.00
    [profile_status] => Active
    [amount] => 1.95
    [txn_id] => 9PD943662S291292G
    [payment_type] => instant
    [payer_business_name] => Drew Angell's Test Store
    [last_name] => Angell
    [address_state] => CA
    [receiver_email] => [email protected]
    [payment_fee] => 0.15
    [receiver_id] => C9TAVNJFATXCS
    [txn_type] => recurring_payment
    [mc_currency] => USD
    [residence_country] => US
    [test_ipn] => 1
    [transaction_subject] => USBSwiper Monthly Subscription
    [payment_gross] => 1.95
    [shipping] => 0.00
    [product_type] => 1
    [time_created] => 15:10:22 Jun 18, 2013 PDT
    [ipn_track_id] => 28067cf6ae8f
)

Array
(
    [payment_cycle] => Monthly
    [txn_type] => recurring_payment_profile_created
    [last_name] => Angell
    [next_payment_date] => 03:00:00 Jun 18, 2013 PDT
    [residence_country] => US
    [initial_payment_amount] => 0.00
    [rp_invoice_id] => 3275
    [currency_code] => USD
    [time_created] => 15:10:22 Jun 18, 2013 PDT
    [verify_sign] => ANrMRzzgbWP1I9ntjeVxAzQDTVjbATTckkxc4RtXKTYHoCoFDbklKPpd
    [period_type] =>  Regular
    [payer_status] => verified
    [test_ipn] => 1
    [tax] => 0.00
    [payer_email] => [email protected]
    [first_name] => Drew
    [receiver_email] => [email protected]
    [payer_id] => E7BTGVXBFSUAU
    [product_type] => 1
    [payer_business_name] => Drew Angell's Test Store
    [shipping] => 0.00
    [amount_per_cycle] => 1.95
    [profile_status] => Active
    [charset] => windows-1252
    [notify_version] => 3.7
    [amount] => 1.95
    [outstanding_balance] => 0.00
    [recurring_payment_id] => I-R0KGNCTUYAVW
    [product_name] => USBSwiper Monthly Subscription
    [ipn_track_id] => 1bf251e429b9c
)