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PayPal - Capture a Previously Authorized Payment

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Captures a previously authorized payment.

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

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Delphi ActiveX
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
sbAuth: TChilkatStringBuilder;
rest: TChilkatRest;
bAutoReconnect: Integer;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
sbPath: TChilkatStringBuilder;
numReplacements: Integer;
sbJsonRequest: TChilkatStringBuilder;
sbJsonResponse: TChilkatStringBuilder;

begin
success := 0;

// 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)
jsonToken := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/paypal.json');

// Build the Authorization request header field value.
sbAuth := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
// 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.
rest := TChilkatRest.Create(Self);
bAutoReconnect := 1;
success := rest.Connect('api.sandbox.paypal.com',443,1,bAutoReconnect);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Build the JSON containing the transaction information.
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.EmitCompact := 0;
json.UpdateString('amount.currency','USD');
json.UpdateString('amount.total','4.54');
json.UpdateBool('is_final_capture',1);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// The JSON created by the above code:

// 	{ 
// 	  "amount": { 
// 	    "currency": "USD",
// 	    "total": "4.54"
// 	  },
// 	  "is_final_capture": true
// 	}

rest.AddHeader('Authorization',sbAuth.GetAsString());
rest.AddHeader('Content-Type','application/json');

// To capture payment, make a call to /v1/payments/authorization/[authorization_id]/capture with the authorization ID in the URI.
// See PayPal Authorize Payment for sample code to create the authorization.
// The "7X8332687A4929542" comes from the "transactions[0].related_resources[0].authorization.id" part of the authorization response.

sbPath := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbPath.Append('/v1/payments/authorization/[authorization_id]/capture');
numReplacements := sbPath.Replace('[authorization_id]','7X8332687A4929542');

// Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
sbJsonRequest := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
json.EmitCompact := 1;
json.EmitSb(sbJsonRequest.ControlInterface);
sbJsonResponse := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
success := rest.FullRequestSb('POST',sbPath.GetAsString(),sbJsonRequest.ControlInterface,sbJsonResponse.ControlInterface);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

json.EmitCompact := 0;
json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse.ControlInterface);

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(rest.ResponseStatusCode));

// IMPORTANT: In most PayPal examples, the return status code is 201.
// For this particular call, PayPal returns status code 200.

// Did we get a 200 success response?
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// Sample JSON response is shown below.
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

Memo1.Lines.Add('success');

// ------------------------------------------------
// A sample JSON response:

// 	{ 
// 	  "id": "1LY5310469661362J",
// 	  "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:50Z",
// 	  "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
// 	  "amount": { 
// 	    "total": "4.54",
// 	    "currency": "USD"
// 	  },
// 	  "is_final_capture": true,
// 	  "state": "completed",
// 	  "reasonCode": "None",
// 	  "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/authorization/7X8332687A4929542",
// 	      "rel": "authorization",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
// 	      "rel": "parent_payment",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	
end;