PayPal's transaction amount is doubled

  • NSAAchaut
    Asked on August 5, 2020 at 5:38 PM

    Been testing integration in LIVE mode with PayPal check out, filling out the form then paying with my personal PayPal account. Payment type is User Define Amount, so I'm using very small dollar amounts. All seems to be working, form is working, but when I get my PayPal receipt (buyer) the transition amount is doubled. Same result with several attempts. What am I missing??

    See screen shot, attached. Thanks!!

    Jotform Thread 2494134 Screenshot
  • Elton Support Team Lead
    Replied on August 5, 2020 at 9:03 PM

    It's weird that you've been charged twice while the transaction clearly shows only one.

    I cloned your form and made a test submission but I couldn't reproduce the problem.

    On Form:

    PayPals transaction amount is doubled Image 1 Screenshot 40

    On Receipt - Paying through Paypal balance:

    PayPals transaction amount is doubled Image 2 Screenshot 51

    On Email:

    PayPals transaction amount is doubled Image 3 Screenshot 62

    Could you please re-integrate your form with Paypal and try it again? 

  • NSAAchaut
    Replied on August 6, 2020 at 9:28 AM
    Disconnected and have been trying to re-connect. Pop-up window appears (not blocked), but remains blank. Loading spinner keeps spinning. Suggestions?
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  • Bojan Support Team Lead
    Replied on August 6, 2020 at 10:35 AM

    Can you please try to completely remove the integration, clear the form cache, and then add the integration again? 

    You can click here to see how to clean the form cache.

    Let us know if this resolved your problem. 

  • NSAAchaut
    Replied on August 6, 2020 at 12:28 PM
    Hi. Followed your instruction exactly, but got same result. My PayPal account deduction is correct, ($2.00), but the total transition amount on the Paypal receipt say $4.00.
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  • Bojan Support Team Lead
    Replied on August 6, 2020 at 1:37 PM

    Greetings.

    If your account was charged the current amount, and the invoice generated from PayPal is not correct, I would suggest you contact PayPal support so they can investigate further since JotForm does not have the option to generate PayPal invoice.

    If PayPal support disagrees, please get back with us with their reply, and we will see what else we can try.

    Thank you for your cooperation. 

  • NSAAchaut
    Replied on August 6, 2020 at 3:28 PM
    Greetings! Can you confirm I set up the JotForm integration correctly? Thanks for info. I will reach out to PayPal and let know outcome.
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  • John Support Team Lead
    Replied on August 6, 2020 at 7:42 PM

    I was able to confirm that the Paypal Checkout field on your form has been properly configured:

    PayPals transaction amount is doubled Image 10

    I'm not sure if it's related to the configuration of your Paypal account, so as my colleague suggested, please keep in touch with Paypal Support to check the account as to why it's been charging the amount twice.

  • NSAAchaut
    Replied on August 6, 2020 at 9:28 PM
    Thank you. PayPal support is not as good as JotForm support!! I will continue with PayPal support tomorrow.
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