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Amazon Pay - Create Checkout Session

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Create a new Amazon Pay Checkout Session.

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C#
bool success = false;

//  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl "https://pay-api.amazon.com/:version/checkoutSessions/" \
//  -X POST
//  -H "authorization:Px2e5oHhQZ88vVhc0DO%2FsShHj8MDDg%3DEXAMPLESIGNATURE"
//  -H "x-amz-pay-date:20201012T235046Z"
//  -H "x-amz-pay-idempotency-key:AVLo5tI10BHgEk2jEXAMPLEKEY"
//  -d '{
//      "webCheckoutDetails": {
//          "checkoutReviewReturnUrl": "https://a.com/merchant-review-page"
//      },
//      "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
//      "scopes": ["name", "email", "phoneNumber", "billingAddress"],
//      "deliverySpecifications": {
//          "specialRestrictions": ["RestrictPOBoxes"],
//          "addressRestrictions": {
//              "type": "Allowed",
//              "restrictions": {
//                  "US": {
//                      "statesOrRegions": ["WA"],
//                      "zipCodes": ["95050", "93405"]
//                  },
//                  "GB": {
//                      "zipCodes": ["72046", "72047"]
//                  },
//                  "IN": {
//                      "statesOrRegions": ["AP"]
//                  },
//                  "JP": {}
//              }
//          }
//      }
//  }'

//  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
//  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

//  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
//  Generate Code to Create JSON

//  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

//  {
//    "webCheckoutDetails": {
//      "checkoutReviewReturnUrl": "https://a.com/merchant-review-page"
//    },
//    "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
//    "scopes": [
//      "name",
//      "email",
//      "phoneNumber",
//      "billingAddress"
//    ],
//    "deliverySpecifications": {
//      "specialRestrictions": [
//        "RestrictPOBoxes"
//      ],
//      "addressRestrictions": {
//        "type": "Allowed",
//        "restrictions": {
//          "US": {
//            "statesOrRegions": [
//              "WA"
//            ],
//            "zipCodes": [
//              "95050",
//              "93405"
//            ]
//          },
//          "GB": {
//            "zipCodes": [
//              "72046",
//              "72047"
//            ]
//          },
//          "IN": {
//            "statesOrRegions": [
//              "AP"
//            ]
//          },
//          "JP": {}
//        }
//      }
//    }
//  }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("webCheckoutDetails.checkoutReviewReturnUrl","https://a.com/merchant-review-page");
//  Make sure to use your storeId here:
json.UpdateString("storeId","amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId");
int i = 0;
json.I = i;
json.UpdateString("scopes[i]","name");
i = i + 1;
json.I = i;
json.UpdateString("scopes[i]","email");
i = i + 1;
json.I = i;
json.UpdateString("scopes[i]","phoneNumber");
i = i + 1;
json.I = i;
json.UpdateString("scopes[i]","billingAddress");
json.UpdateString("deliverySpecifications.specialRestrictions[0]","RestrictPOBoxes");
json.UpdateString("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.type","Allowed");
json.UpdateString("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.statesOrRegions[0]","WA");
json.UpdateString("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes[0]","95050");
json.UpdateString("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes[1]","93405");
json.UpdateString("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes[0]","72046");
json.UpdateString("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes[1]","72047");
json.UpdateString("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.IN.statesOrRegions[0]","AP");
json.UpdateNewObject("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.JP");

//  Load your Amazon Pay private key.  
//  There are many other ways to load private keys into the Chilkat private key object, such as from different formats,
//  or from in-memory strings or bytes.
Chilkat.PrivateKey privKey = new Chilkat.PrivateKey();
success = privKey.LoadPemFile("C:/someDir/myAmazonPayPrivateKey.pem");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(privKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Provide your Amazon Pay private key and Public Key ID 
//  Use your public key ID here.  It must be the one associated with the private key.
//  Note: The SetAuthPrivateKey method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.89
string publicKeyId = "SANDBOX-AHEGSJCM3L2S637RBGABLAFW";
success = http.SetAuthPrivateKey(publicKeyId,privKey);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Note: When the private key is provided as shown above, Chilkat will automatically add the required x-amz-pay-* headers to the HTTP request,
//  and will also sign the request.  Nothing more is needed.
//  Chilkat automatically generates and adds the following headers:
//  
//  x-amz-pay-date
//  x-amz-pay-host
//  x-amz-pay-region
//  x-amz-pay-idempotency-key
//  Authorization

http.Accept = "application/json";

//  To use the live system, replace "sandbox" with "live" in the URL passed to HttpJson.
//  Also, make sure to use the correct region: pay-api.amazon.com, pay-api.amazon.eu, or pay-api.amazon.jp
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://pay-api.amazon.eu/sandbox/v2/checkoutSessions/",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

//  If the status code is not equal to 201, this will display error information.
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode != 201) {

    //  The jResp would've contained an error message, similar to this:
    //  	{
    //  	  "reasonCode": "InvalidHeaderValue",
    //  	  "message": "The value AF2EGWREIPHV2S2TUFFBRDGM provided for PublicKeyId is invalid. Please verify that you are using the PublicKeyId in the correct region and environment."
    //  	}

    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
    return;
}

//  Sample JSON response:
//  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

//  {
//    "checkoutSessionId": "bd504926-f659-4ad7-a1a9-9a747aaf5275",
//    "webCheckoutDetails": {
//      "checkoutReviewReturnUrl": "https://a.com/merchant-review-page",
//      "checkoutResultReturnUrl": null,
//      "checkoutCancelUrl": null,
//      "amazonPayRedirectUrl": null
//    },
//    "productType": "PayAndShip",
//    "chargePermissionType": "Recurring",
//    "recurringMetadata": {
//      "frequency": {
//        "unit": "Month",
//        "value": "1"
//      },
//      "amount": {
//        "amount": "30",
//        "currencyCode": "USD"
//      }
//    },
//    "paymentDetails": {
//      "paymentIntent": null,
//      "canHandlePendingAuthorization": false,
//      "chargeAmount": null,
//      "totalOrderAmount": null,
//      "softDescriptor": null,
//      "presentmentCurrency": null,
//      "allowOvercharge": null,
//      "extendExpiration": null
//    },
//    "merchantMetadata": {
//      "merchantReferenceId": null,
//      "merchantStoreName": null,
//      "noteToBuyer": null,
//      "customInformation": null
//    },
//    "supplementaryData": null,
//    "buyer": null,
//    "billingAddress": null,
//    "paymentPreferences": [
//      null
//    ],
//    "statusDetails": {
//      "state": "Open",
//      "reasonCode": null,
//      "reasonDescription": null,
//      "lastUpdatedTimestamp": "20191015T204327Z"
//    },
//    "shippingAddress": null,
//    "platformId": null,
//    "chargePermissionId": null,
//    "chargeId": null,
//    "constraints": [
//      {
//        "constraintId": "BuyerNotAssociated",
//        "description": "There is no buyer associated with the Checkout Session. Return the checkout session id to the Amazon Pay Button to allow buyer to login."
//      },
//      {
//        "constraintId": "ChargeAmountNotSet",
//        "description": "chargeAmount is not set."
//      },
//      {
//        "constraintId": "CheckoutResultReturnUrlNotSet",
//        "description": "checkoutResultReturnUrl is not set."
//      },
//      {
//        "constraintId": "PaymentIntentNotSet",
//        "description": "paymentIntent is not set."
//      }
//    ],
//    "creationTimestamp": "20191015T204313Z",
//    "expirationTimestamp": "20191016T204313Z",
//    "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
//    "deliverySpecifications": {
//      "specialRestrictions": [
//        "RestrictPOBoxes"
//      ],
//      "addressRestrictions": {
//        "type": "Allowed",
//        "restrictions": {
//          "US": {
//            "statesOrRegions": [
//              "WA"
//            ],
//            "zipCodes": [
//              "95050",
//              "93405"
//            ]
//          },
//          "GB": {
//            "zipCodes": [
//              "72046",
//              "72047"
//            ]
//          },
//          "IN": {
//            "statesOrRegions": [
//              "AP"
//            ]
//          },
//          "JP": {}
//        }
//      }
//    },
//    "providerMetadata": {
//      "providerReferenceId": null
//    },
//    "releaseEnvironment": "Sandbox"
//  }

//  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
//  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
//  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

bool nullVal;
string constraintId;
string description;
string strVal;

string checkoutSessionId = jResp.StringOf("checkoutSessionId");
string webCheckoutDetailsCheckoutReviewReturnUrl = jResp.StringOf("webCheckoutDetails.checkoutReviewReturnUrl");
string webCheckoutDetailsCheckoutResultReturnUrl = jResp.StringOf("webCheckoutDetails.checkoutResultReturnUrl");
string webCheckoutDetailsCheckoutCancelUrl = jResp.StringOf("webCheckoutDetails.checkoutCancelUrl");
string webCheckoutDetailsAmazonPayRedirectUrl = jResp.StringOf("webCheckoutDetails.amazonPayRedirectUrl");
string productType = jResp.StringOf("productType");
string chargePermissionType = jResp.StringOf("chargePermissionType");
string recurringMetadataFrequencyUnit = jResp.StringOf("recurringMetadata.frequency.unit");
string recurringMetadataFrequencyValue = jResp.StringOf("recurringMetadata.frequency.value");
string recurringMetadataAmountAmount = jResp.StringOf("recurringMetadata.amount.amount");
string recurringMetadataAmountCurrencyCode = jResp.StringOf("recurringMetadata.amount.currencyCode");
string paymentDetailsPaymentIntent = jResp.StringOf("paymentDetails.paymentIntent");
bool paymentDetailsCanHandlePendingAuthorization = jResp.BoolOf("paymentDetails.canHandlePendingAuthorization");
string paymentDetailsChargeAmount = jResp.StringOf("paymentDetails.chargeAmount");
string paymentDetailsTotalOrderAmount = jResp.StringOf("paymentDetails.totalOrderAmount");
string paymentDetailsSoftDescriptor = jResp.StringOf("paymentDetails.softDescriptor");
string paymentDetailsPresentmentCurrency = jResp.StringOf("paymentDetails.presentmentCurrency");
string paymentDetailsAllowOvercharge = jResp.StringOf("paymentDetails.allowOvercharge");
string paymentDetailsExtendExpiration = jResp.StringOf("paymentDetails.extendExpiration");
string merchantMetadataMerchantReferenceId = jResp.StringOf("merchantMetadata.merchantReferenceId");
string merchantMetadataMerchantStoreName = jResp.StringOf("merchantMetadata.merchantStoreName");
string merchantMetadataNoteToBuyer = jResp.StringOf("merchantMetadata.noteToBuyer");
string merchantMetadataCustomInformation = jResp.StringOf("merchantMetadata.customInformation");
string supplementaryData = jResp.StringOf("supplementaryData");
string buyer = jResp.StringOf("buyer");
string billingAddress = jResp.StringOf("billingAddress");
string statusDetailsState = jResp.StringOf("statusDetails.state");
string statusDetailsReasonCode = jResp.StringOf("statusDetails.reasonCode");
string statusDetailsReasonDescription = jResp.StringOf("statusDetails.reasonDescription");
string statusDetailsLastUpdatedTimestamp = jResp.StringOf("statusDetails.lastUpdatedTimestamp");
string shippingAddress = jResp.StringOf("shippingAddress");
string platformId = jResp.StringOf("platformId");
string chargePermissionId = jResp.StringOf("chargePermissionId");
string chargeId = jResp.StringOf("chargeId");
string creationTimestamp = jResp.StringOf("creationTimestamp");
string expirationTimestamp = jResp.StringOf("expirationTimestamp");
string storeId = jResp.StringOf("storeId");
string deliverySpecificationsAddressRestrictionsType = jResp.StringOf("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.type");
string providerMetadataProviderReferenceId = jResp.StringOf("providerMetadata.providerReferenceId");
string releaseEnvironment = jResp.StringOf("releaseEnvironment");
i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("paymentPreferences");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    nullVal = jResp.IsNullOf("paymentPreferences[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("constraints");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    constraintId = jResp.StringOf("constraints[i].constraintId");
    description = jResp.StringOf("constraints[i].description");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("deliverySpecifications.specialRestrictions");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("deliverySpecifications.specialRestrictions[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.statesOrRegions");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.statesOrRegions[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.IN.statesOrRegions");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    strVal = jResp.StringOf("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.IN.statesOrRegions[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}