Python Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

PayPal: Show available, withheld and total balances by currency

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Read the merchant balance snapshot using reporting access. Keep each currency separate and show the last refresh time so accounting knows when PayPal last updated the figures.

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Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# See Unlock Chilkat before making requests.
# For the merchant's internal backoffice application. Load the sandbox token
# from the merchant's credential store. Keep it out of publicly distributed apps.
# See Get a PayPal access token.
http = chilkat2.Http()
http.AuthToken = "SANDBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN"
resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()

success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/reporting/balances",resp)
if (success != True):
    print("No HTTP response: " + http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

if ((resp.StatusCode < 200) or (resp.StatusCode >= 300)):
    errorInfo = chilkat2.JsonObject()
    errorInfo.Load(resp.BodyStr)
    print("HTTP " + str(resp.StatusCode) + " " + errorInfo.StringOf("name") + " " + errorInfo.StringOf("details[0].issue"))
    print("PayPal debug ID: " + errorInfo.StringOf("debug_id"))
    sys.exit()

result = chilkat2.JsonObject()
parsedResult = result.Load(resp.BodyStr)
if (parsedResult != True):
    print("Expected a JSON response; HTTP " + str(resp.StatusCode))
    sys.exit()

print("Last refresh: " + result.StringOf("last_refresh_time"))
i = 0
while (i < result.SizeOfArray("balances")) :
    result.I = i
    print(result.StringOf("balances[i].currency") + "  total " + result.StringOf("balances[i].total_balance.value") + "  available " + result.StringOf("balances[i].available_balance.value")\
         + "  withheld " + result.StringOf("balances[i].withheld_balance.value"))
    i = i + 1