C++

PayPal - Delete Draft Invoice

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Deletes a draft invoice, by ID. Note that this call works for invoices in the draft state only. For invoices that have already been sent, you can cancel the invoice.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

C++

#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkRest.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 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)
    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

    //  Build the Authorization request header field value.
    CkStringBuilder sbAuth;
    //  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.
    CkRest rest;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        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..
    //  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

    const char *invoiceId = "INV2-29Z4-EB7M-MUCY-327J";

    CkStringBuilder sbPath;
    sbPath.Append("/v1/invoicing/invoices/");
    sbPath.Append(invoiceId);

    //  Send the DELETE request and get the JSON response.
    CkStringBuilder sbJsonResponse;
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("DELETE",sbPath.getAsString(),sbJsonResponse);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  A 204 response is expected for success.
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() << "\r\n";

    //  Did we get a 204 success response?
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 204) {
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Received successful 204 status code response." << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "There is no response body, as expected." << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }