Instant Payment Notification (IPN) allows you to integrate your PayPal payments with your website’s back-end operations, so you get immediate notification and authentication of the PayPal payments you receive.
Note: This is not needed for the PayPal Commerce Platform (PayPal’s New API).
Video Tutorial on PayPal IPN Setup
Written Instruction
Do the following to enable IPN in your PayPal account:
![locating-IPN-new-PayPal](https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/locating-IPN-new-PayPal.jpg)
- Log into your PayPal account.
- Click on the “cog” icon in the right hand corner and then on “Account Settings“.
- Under “Solutions and Services” click on “Website Payments“.
- Look for an option labelled “Instant Payment Notification“. Click on the update button for that option.
- Click “Choose IPN Settings“.
- Enter the URL of your website and hit “Save“.
![enable-paypal-ipn-in-your-profile](https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/enable-paypal-ipn-in-your-profile.jpg)
Resend PayPal IPN Message
Read the how to Resend PayPal IPN message tutorial.
PayPal Beginner Video Tutorials
The PayPal beginner video tutorials is a good resource to check if you are new to PayPal as a merchant.
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