Is transaction id unique globally or just against every account?

Shinegrin
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It is very important for our business system.

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PayPal_Randy
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@Shinegrin,

 

Thanks for reaching out to the Community!

 

When a payment is sent via the PayPal system, both the sender and the recipient will receive a unique Transaction ID. You can locate the the specific payment in the Recent Activity section of your PayPal account's Summary page.

 

- Randy 

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Shinegrin
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@PayPal_Randy 

 

Thanks for your replying, but which didnt give me a clear answer.

 

I just want to know is it possibale that two transaction made by different account has a same transaction id ?

That's to say, is transaction_id or (paypay_account, transaction_id) unique globally ?

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PayPal_Olivia
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Hi @Shinegrin,

 

Thank you for your reply. The transaction ID is completely unique. The same transaction would have a different ID if viewed by the buyer than it would be if viewed by the seller, and no two transactions share the same transaction ID, globally.

 

I hope this helps!

 

Olivia

 

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