Developing website to sell online courses. What variable do I set to indicate no shipping needed?

[jaridsmith]

I am providing an online course (digital content) with no downloadable content. I can track a customer starting/completing the course as proof of fulfillment as a seller.

What variable/setting do I send to PayPal in the payment transaction to indicate shipping is not required?

Thank you in advance.

[Anonymous_User]

There's two options, the first is to manually insert the "no_shipping" variable with a value of "1".

"no_shipping" Optional     

Do not prompt buyers for a shipping address.

Valid value is:

    0. Prompt for an address, but do not require one.
    1. Do not prompt for an address.
    2. Prompt for an address and require one.

Default is 0.

Example code:

<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1">

The second option is if you're using the online button creator - in Step 3 for Customize Advanced Features - look for:

Do you need your customer's shipping address?

Yes

No