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Instant Payment Notification (IPN) is a service that sends real-time transaction notifications. This message is sent from the payment system to the merchant’s server or service after each payment process to inform about the transaction status (successful, rejected, pending, etc.).
This allows the merchant to automatically update the order database, initiate order fulfillment processes, update accounts, create and send digital goods, send email confirmations, or execute other scripts or procedures related to the payment, without waiting for manual payment confirmation.
In the context of web development, IPN is typically implemented in such a way that the payment system makes a POST request to a pre-defined URL, which is processed by a script on the merchant’s side. This script can process payment information, record it in a database, and perform the necessary actions.
IPN is crucial for e-commerce automation and can be integrated into various platforms and applications where immediate payment notification and processing are required.