We're not shipping a product, it's a classified ad site.
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We're creating an online advertising product, it's a classified ad site where people submit ads. When someone places an order using PayPal it is sending a notice that we need to ship their order? How do we resolve this, so that it doesn't show that we need to ship a product when it's a classified ad purchase?

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Good day @FreakSites,
Thank you for contacting PayPal community.
Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused.
To resolve the issue, please follow the below detailed steps & instructions based on your website integration.
1. For REST API integration : Merchants can remove shipping address details by passing "NO_SHIPPING" parameter in your website API request call.
For digital goods, the payment API request call should be correct value under "Shipping_Preference" field.
shipping_preference : The location from which the shipping address is derived. The possible values are:
- GET_FROM_FILE. Get the customer-provided shipping address on the PayPal site.
- NO_SHIPPING. Redacts the shipping address from the PayPal site. Recommended for digital goods.
- SET_PROVIDED_ADDRESS. Get the merchant-provided address. The customer cannot change this address on the PayPal site. If merchant does not pass an address, customer can choose the address on PayPal pages.
Default: GET_FROM_FILE.
Guide link - https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/orders/v2/#definition-application_context
2. For NVP API integration, pass the "no_shipping" as "1" in your SetExpressCheckoutRequest API call.
NOSHIPPING : Determines whether PayPal displays shipping address fields on the PayPal pages. For digital goods, this field is required, and you must set it to 1.
Value is:
• 0 — PayPal displays the shipping address on the PayPal pages. But do not require one.
• 1 — PayPal does not display shipping address fields and removes shipping information from the transaction.
• 2 — If you do not pass the shipping address, PayPal obtains it from the buyer's account profile. require one.
Guide link - https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/merchant/SetExpressCheckout-API-Operation-NVP/
3. For "PayPal Payments Standard" legacy button integration, pass the "no_shipping" as "1".
no_shipping | Do not prompt buyers for a shipping address. Valid value is:
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Guide link - https://developer.paypal.com/api/nvp-soap/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/Appx-websitesta...
Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
Chiranjeevi
PayPal/Braintree MTS
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