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PayPal - Show Payment Details

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Shows details for a payment by ID.

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bool 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)
Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

//  Build the Authorization request header field value.
Chilkat.StringBuilder 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.
Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();
bool bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(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..
//  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//  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.
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbPath = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
sbPath.Append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id");
int numReplaced = sbPath.Replace("payment_id","PAY-62106714J93631829LA44NWI");

//  Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbJsonResponse = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET",sbPath.GetAsString(),sbJsonResponse);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.EmitCompact = false;
json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse);

Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(rest.ResponseStatusCode));

//  Did we get a 200 success response?
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
    return;
}

//  Sample JSON response is shown below.
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());
Debug.WriteLine("----------------------");

//  Show how to get a timestamp, such as update_time.
Chilkat.CkDateTime dateTime = new Chilkat.CkDateTime();
success = dateTime.SetFromTimestamp(json.StringOf("update_time"));
Debug.WriteLine("utc update_time: " + dateTime.GetAsTimestamp(false));
Debug.WriteLine("local update_time: " + dateTime.GetAsTimestamp(true));
Debug.WriteLine("utc rfc822: " + dateTime.GetAsRfc822(false));
Debug.WriteLine("local rfc822: " + dateTime.GetAsRfc822(true));

Chilkat.DtObj dtUtc = new Chilkat.DtObj();
dateTime.ToDtObj(false,dtUtc);

Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(dtUtc.Month) + "/" + Convert.ToString(dtUtc.Day) + "/" + Convert.ToString(dtUtc.Year));

Debug.WriteLine("success");

//  ------------------------------------------------
//  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"
//  	    }
//  	  ]
//  	}