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title: "What is the diffrence between Notify URL and Return URL?."  
description: "What is the diffrence between Notify URL and Return URL?."  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-06-13  
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# What is the diffrence between Notify URL and Return URL?.

**Notify URL**: The URL to which PayPal posts information about the transaction via Instant Payment Notification. Must be URL-encoded. Its an optional field have maximum 256 characters length.

**Return URL**: The URL to which the customer's browser is returned after completing the payment; for example, a URL on your site that displays a "Thank you for your payment" page.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

**Notify URL**: The URL to which PayPal posts information about the transaction via Instant Payment Notification. Must be URL-encoded. Its an optional field have maximum 256 characters length.

**Return URL**: The URL to which the customer's browser is returned after completing the payment; for example, a URL on your site that displays a "Thank you for your payment" page.


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