Node.js

PayPal Send Invoice

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Sends a PayPal invoice to a customer.

See also Send Invoice

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

    //  This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    //  Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

    //  Build the Authorization request header field value.
    var sbAuth = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    //  token_type should be "Bearer"
    sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("token_type"));
    sbAuth.Append(" ");
    sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"));

    //  Make the initial connection.
    //  A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
    //  The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    //  then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
    //  because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
    //  the app may send many requests..
    //  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  Build a path using a draft invoice ID.
    var sbPath = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbPath.Append("/v1/invoicing/invoices/invoice_id/send");
    var numReplacements = sbPath.Replace("invoice_id","INV2-QCHR-QHSD-M2VU-AVXC");

    rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.GetAsString());
    rest.AddQueryParam("notify_merchant","true");

    var responseBody = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST",sbPath.GetAsString());
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Response Status Code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);

    //  Did we get a 202 accepted response?
    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 202) {
        console.log(responseBody);
        console.log("Failed.");
        return;
    }

    //  If the 202 response is received, the response body would be empty...
    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();