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PayPal - Show Payment Details

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Shows details for a payment by ID.

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Ruby
require 'chilkat'

success = false

# 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)
jsonToken = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

# Build the Authorization request header field value.
sbAuth = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
# 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.
rest = Chilkat::CkRest.new()
bAutoReconnect = true
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect)
if (success == false)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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..
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Clear the REST object of any headers or query params from previous requests.
rest.ClearAllHeaders()
rest.ClearAllQueryParams()

rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.getAsString())

# The payment ID is added to the path.
sbPath = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
sbPath.Append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id")
numReplaced = sbPath.Replace("payment_id","PAY-62106714J93631829LA44NWI")

# Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
sbJsonResponse = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET",sbPath.getAsString(),sbJsonResponse)
if (success == false)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.put_EmitCompact(false)
json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

print "Response Status Code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode().to_s() + "\n";

# Did we get a 200 success response?
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200)
    print json.emit() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";
    exit
end

# Sample JSON response is shown below.
print json.emit() + "\n";
print "----------------------" + "\n";

# Show how to get a timestamp, such as update_time.
dateTime = Chilkat::CkDateTime.new()
success = dateTime.SetFromTimestamp(json.stringOf("update_time"))
print "utc update_time: " + dateTime.getAsTimestamp(false) + "\n";
print "local update_time: " + dateTime.getAsTimestamp(true) + "\n";
print "utc rfc822: " + dateTime.getAsRfc822(false) + "\n";
print "local rfc822: " + dateTime.getAsRfc822(true) + "\n";

dtUtc = Chilkat::CkDtObj.new()
dateTime.ToDtObj(false,dtUtc)

print dtUtc.get_Month().to_s() + "/" + dtUtc.get_Day().to_s() + "/" + dtUtc.get_Year().to_s() + "\n";

print "success" + "\n";

# ------------------------------------------------
# A sample JSON response:

# 	{ 
# 	  "id": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	  "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:51Z",
# 	  "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
# 	  "state": "approved",
# 	  "intent": "authorize",
# 	  "payer": { 
# 	    "payment_method": "credit_card",
# 	    "funding_instruments": [
# 	      { 
# 	        "credit_card_token": { 
# 	          "credit_card_id": "CARD-52W84623JH8043102LA3CLGA",
# 	          "payer_id": "user12345",
# 	          "last4": "9974",
# 	          "type": "visa",
# 	          "expire_month": "9",
# 	          "expire_year": "2021"
# 	        }
# 	      }
# 	    ]
# 	  },
# 	  "transactions": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "amount": { 
# 	        "total": "6.70",
# 	        "currency": "USD",
# 	        "details": { 
# 	          "subtotal": "6.70"
# 	        }
# 	      },
# 	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
# 	      "related_resources": [
# 	        { 
# 	          "authorization": { 
# 	            "id": "7X8332687A4929542",
# 	            "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:51Z",
# 	            "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:58Z",
# 	            "amount": { 
# 	              "total": "6.70",
# 	              "currency": "USD",
# 	              "details": { 
# 	                "subtotal": "6.70"
# 	              }
# 	            },
# 	            "state": "captured",
# 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	            "valid_until": "2016-12-23T00:33:51Z",
# 	            "links": [
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/authorization/7X8332687A4929542",
# 	                "rel": "self",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              }
# 	            ]
# 	          }
# 	        },
# 	        { 
# 	          "capture": { 
# 	            "id": "1LY5310469661362J",
# 	            "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:50Z",
# 	            "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
# 	            "amount": { 
# 	              "total": "4.54",
# 	              "currency": "USD"
# 	            },
# 	            "state": "completed",
# 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	            "transaction_fee": { 
# 	              "value": "0.43",
# 	              "currency": "USD"
# 	            },
# 	            "links": [
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J",
# 	                "rel": "self",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J/refund",
# 	                "rel": "refund",
# 	                "method": "POST"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              }
# 	            ]
# 	          }
# 	        }
# 	      ]
# 	    }
# 	  ],
# 	  "links": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	      "rel": "self",
# 	      "method": "GET"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}