<![CDATA[paypal "hosted button ID" integration with triggercmd]]>I was trying to follow the post on setting up paypal integration with raspberry pi using the below guide.

https://www.hackster.io/triggercmd/charge-money-for-your-raspberry-pi-to-do-something-076310

I was able to get through most of the code but could not find the "hosted button id" in the code that paypal generated for me so that i can enter it into the paywall on triggercmd. Can someone please tell me why paypal is not generating the hosted button id?

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="thay.chau@gmail.com">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="One Load">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="1.00">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="services">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-BuyNowBF:btn_buynowCC_LG.gif:NonHostedGuest">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/topic/2568/paypal-hosted-button-id-integration-with-triggercmdRSS for NodeSun, 12 Jul 2026 23:49:52 GMTTue, 14 Mar 2023 20:47:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to paypal "hosted button ID" integration with triggercmd on Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:34:17 GMT]]>@hehaha, good. I'm glad you got it working. And no, no Venmo, only PayPal.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/6889https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/6889Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:34:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to paypal "hosted button ID" integration with triggercmd on Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:36:45 GMT]]>@Russ
Hi Russ,

Thank you for the quick feedback. Apparently, the issue was that I was not logging into my paypal account with my password and only using a one-time code sent to my cellphone for login. Paypal kept asking me to login each time I tried to view my saved buttons. I finally entered in my password into PayPal and the paypal code generated as expected. I can't wait to get my project setup and thanks for your help.
BTW, is there a venmo integration similar to PayPal?

Thanks,
hehaha

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/6887https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/6887Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:36:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to paypal "hosted button ID" integration with triggercmd on Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:52:06 GMT]]>@hehaha, I'm not sure why it's not showing up in your button code. I just created a test button and it does show up in mine.

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="5JHS4U8KM4QX8">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>

Another way to see the button ID is to expand the button using the arrow on the left, or the Action pulldown on the right.

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Maybe your button settings are different from mine. Did you create a "Buy Now" button?

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]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/6886https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/6886Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:52:06 GMT