Help understanding the Paypal API workflow

Manish Goyal

Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep • Oct 27, 2024
I have developed a freelancing website, where client can pay through paypal

but I am confused how to check client has paid for which job?

System is redirecting user to paypal interface where he pays and returns back, now to store payment transaction information I have implemented IPN

but How would i know client has paid for which job

for eg If I have following database schema for transaction

id, user_id, job_id, trans_id

How would I get job_id while saving transaction id?

is there any concept of custom fields?
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  • Anand Tamariya

    Anand Tamariya

    @anand-tamariya-DnfjEX • Nov 22, 2013

    You don't need a custom field. Map the job_id to corresponding order_id field from paypal.
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  • Manish Goyal

    Manish Goyal

    @manish-r2Hoep • Nov 22, 2013

    no anand, actually I have already found the solution

    There is a custom parameter that you can pass to paypal while user checkout through paypal, On successful, payment, paypal will pass those custom parameters value through IPN notification
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