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PayPal - Show Payment Details

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Shows details for a payment by ID.

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Dim success As Boolean = 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)
Dim jsonToken As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonToken.Initialize
jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

'  Build the Authorization request header field value.
Dim sbAuth As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbAuth.Initialize
'  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.
Dim rest As ChilkatRest
rest.Initialize("rest")
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, True, bAutoReconnect)
If success = False Then
    Log(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'  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.
Dim sbPath As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbPath.Initialize
sbPath.Append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id")
Dim numReplaced As Int = sbPath.Replace("payment_id", "PAY-62106714J93631829LA44NWI")

'  Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
Dim sbJsonResponse As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbJsonResponse.Initialize
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET", sbPath.GetAsString, sbJsonResponse)
If success = False Then
    Log(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.EmitCompact = False
json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

Log("Response Status Code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)

'  Did we get a 200 success response?
If rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200 Then
    Log(json.Emit)
    Log("Failed.")
    Return
End If


'  Sample JSON response is shown below.
Log(json.Emit)
Log("----------------------")

'  Show how to get a timestamp, such as update_time.
Dim dateTime As ChilkatDateTime
dateTime.Initialize
success = dateTime.SetFromTimestamp(json.StringOf("update_time"))
Log("utc update_time: " & dateTime.GetAsTimestamp(False))
Log("local update_time: " & dateTime.GetAsTimestamp(True))
Log("utc rfc822: " & dateTime.GetAsRfc822(False))
Log("local rfc822: " & dateTime.GetAsRfc822(True))

Dim dtUtc As ChilkatDtObj
dtUtc.Initialize
dateTime.ToDtObj(False, dtUtc)

Log(dtUtc.Month & "/" & dtUtc.Day & "/" & dtUtc.Year)

Log("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"
'  	    }
'  	  ]
'  	}