# Paypal - How to create a paypal Buy Now button that integrates with QLM To create a Paypal Buy Now button that connects to QLM, generates a license key and emails it to the customer: * Login to sandbox.paypal.com (you need to repeat these steps on the real PayPal site once you have tested the whole process) * In the Settings menu, select **Account Settings** * In the **Notifications** section, locate the **Instant payment notifications** section * Click **Update** * Click **Choose IPN Settings** * In the **Notification URL** field, enter (update the URL to point to your QLM License Server): * Check the option Receive IPN messages (Enabled) * Click Save **Next, we will create the button.** * Locate Paypal buttons in My Selling Tools and click Update * Click the Create new button * Set the button type to : Buy Now * Set Item Name to your Product Name * Set Item ID to any value of your choice * Set Price to any value of your choice * Expand **Step3: Customize advanced features** * Check the **Advanced variables** section * Enter the following in this section (replace values to match your own product): *custom=\&is\_productid=1\&is\_majorversion=1\&is\_minorversion=0\&is\_features=0:1;1:3\&is\_licensemodel=permanent\&is\_productname=Demo\&is\_emailtemplate=Paypal.NewOrder* * Click **Save Changes** * On the next page, copy the Website HTML code and save it in an HTML file, say paypalqlm.html, on your desktop or website **Testing the Buy Now button** * Open paypalqlm.html and click the **Buy Now** button * Follow the steps required to place this test order. * Within a 2-5 minutes, check the QLM Management Console / Manage Keys tab to confirm that a new license was created * If no license is created, check the QLM Event Log to diagnose the issue. You can increase the logging level from Manage Keys / Sites / Server Properties / PayPal / paypalLoggingLevel. The highest level of logging is 15. You should always restore the loggingLevel to its default value of 3 when done. **Email Template** You can customize the email template to use when sending an email to the customer. To customize the email template, add the *is\_emailtemplate* argument as shown above. The email template can be created from the QLM Management Console / Manage Keys / Email Templates.\ \ The email template can contain any PayPal variable such as %payer\_email% or %ProductName%. As of QLM 9.0.16228.1, the is\_emailtemplate argument can be used with templates created in the QLM Management Console / Templates Editor. For example, if you create a template in the QLM Templates Editor called NewOrder, set the is\_template as follows: \&is\_emailtemplate=NewOrder QLM 9.0.16228.1+ includes 4 Paypal specific templates: Paypal.NewOrder, Paypal.NewSubscription, PayPal.RenewSubscription and Paypal.CancelSubscription. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.soraco.co/docs/3rd-party-integration/paypal/paypal-how-to-create-a-paypal-buy-now-button-that-integrates-with-qlm.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.