PayPal IPN... is Pending updated??
MrGoldblum
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Jul-03-2020
06:07 AM
Hi all, We use the php PayPal ipn for our payments - mostly it works great, and we get “Completed” returns. But occasionally we get “Pending”. Does PayPal call the ipn page again at a later date to change the “pending” to completed? Or does it only call the ipn once, then the status is set. Thanks for the help.
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AlexLaforge2
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Oct-12-2021
05:24 PM
Could a PayPal moderator reply to this?
"Pending" payments are a plague, and we must know how to deal with them.
Will a second IPN be emitted by PayPal when this Pending status is over, with either Completed or Denied?
Thanks in advance.

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