(Delphi ActiveX) PayPal - Create Direct Credit Card Payment

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Note: For sandbox calls, you can use the credit card numbers provided in your sandbox test accounts.

Note: This is an example where you handle the card data directly, and therefore you would need to ensure you are PCI compliant. There are other ways to create a payment where your application does NOT handle the credit card data directly.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

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
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
sbAuth: TChilkatStringBuilder;
rest: TChilkatRest;
bAutoReconnect: Integer;
success: Integer;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
sbJsonRequest: TChilkatStringBuilder;
sbJsonResponse: TChilkatStringBuilder;

begin
// Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 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 credit card data and transaction information.
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.EmitCompact := 0;
json.UpdateString('intent','sale');
json.UpdateString('payer.payment_method','credit_card');
json.UpdateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number','4032034813337237');
json.UpdateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.type','visa');
json.UpdateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_month','9');
json.UpdateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_year','2028');
json.UpdateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.cvv2','123');
json.UpdateString('transactions[0].amount.total','10.00');
json.UpdateString('transactions[0].amount.currency','USD');
json.UpdateString('transactions[0].payee.email','payee@example.com');

// Use a sandbox CC number for testing:
// 

Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// The JSON created by the above code is this:

// -----------------------------------------------------------------
// Ensure that payee@example.com is a valid sandbox business account
// -----------------------------------------------------------------

// {
//   "intent": "sale",
//   "payer": {
//     "payment_method": "credit_card",
//     "funding_instruments": [
//       {
//         "credit_card": {
//           "number": "4032034813337237",
//           "type": "visa",
//           "expire_month": "9",
//           "expire_year": "2028",
//           "cvv2": "123"
//         }
//       }
//     ]
//   },
//   "transactions": [
//     {
//       "amount": {
//         "total": "10.00",
//         "currency": "USD"
//       },
//       "payee": {
//         "email": "payee@example.com"  
//       }
//     }
//   ]
// }

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

// 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','/v1/payments/payment',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));

// Did we get a 201 success response?
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

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

// Demonstrate how to access a few parts of the JSON response..
Memo1.Lines.Add('cc number: ' + json.StringOf('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number'));
Memo1.Lines.Add('subtotal: ' + json.StringOf('transactions[0].amount.details.subtotal'));
Memo1.Lines.Add('refund href: ' + json.StringOf('transactions[0].related_resources[0].sale.links[1].href'));

// 	{ 
// 	  "id": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
// 	  "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
// 	  "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
// 	  "state": "approved",
// 	  "intent": "sale",
// 	  "payer": { 
// 	    "payment_method": "credit_card",
// 	    "funding_instruments": [
// 	      { 
// 	        "credit_card": { 
// 	          "type": "visa",
// 	          "number": "xxxxxxxxxxxx9974",
// 	          "expire_month": "9",
// 	          "expire_year": "2021",
// 	          "first_name": "Joe",
// 	          "last_name": "Buyer"
// 	        }
// 	      }
// 	    ]
// 	  },
// 	  "transactions": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "amount": { 
// 	        "total": "7.47",
// 	        "currency": "USD",
// 	        "details": { 
// 	          "subtotal": "7.47"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
// 	      "related_resources": [
// 	        { 
// 	          "sale": { 
// 	            "id": "70L88278E6781074B",
// 	            "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
// 	            "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
// 	            "amount": { 
// 	              "total": "7.47",
// 	              "currency": "USD"
// 	            },
// 	            "state": "completed",
// 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
// 	            "links": [
// 	              { 
// 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B",
// 	                "rel": "self",
// 	                "method": "GET"
// 	              },
// 	              { 
// 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B/refund",
// 	                "rel": "refund",
// 	                "method": "POST"
// 	              },
// 	              { 
// 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
// 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
// 	                "method": "GET"
// 	              }
// 	            ],
// 	            "fmf_details": {},
// 	            "processor_response": { 
// 	              "avs_code": "X",
// 	              "cvv_code": "M"
// 	            }
// 	          }
// 	        }
// 	      ]
// 	    }
// 
// 	  ],
// 	  "links": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
// 	      "rel": "self",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}
// 
end;