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Delphi ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

PayPal: Partially refund a capture

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Return USD 5 against a specific capture. Use its original currency and check the refundable amount. Store the returned refund ID and inspect its status.

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Delphi ActiveX
var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
crypt: TChilkatCrypt2;
requestId: WideString;
body: TChilkatJsonObject;
errorInfo: TChilkatJsonObject;
result: TChilkatJsonObject;
parsed: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

//  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 := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);
http.AuthToken := 'SANDBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);

//  Use the capture ID and currency of the original transaction, even if the order has
//  several captures.

http.SetUrlVar('id','CAPTURE_ID');
//  Create and persist this key once per business operation. On a timeout,
//  retry the same request with its saved key, not a newly generated one.
crypt := TChilkatCrypt2.Create(Self);
requestId := crypt.GenerateUuid();
http.SetRequestHeader('PayPal-Request-Id',requestId);
http.SetRequestHeader('Prefer','return=representation');
body := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
body.UpdateString('amount.currency_code','USD');
body.UpdateString('amount.value','5.00');

success := http.HttpJson('POST','https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/captures/{$id}/refund',body.ControlInterface,'application/json',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('No HTTP response: ' + http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
if ((resp.StatusCode < 200) or (resp.StatusCode >= 300)) then
  begin
    errorInfo := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
    errorInfo.Load(resp.BodyStr);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('HTTP ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode) + ' ' + errorInfo.StringOf('name') + ' ' + errorInfo.StringOf('details[0].issue'));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('PayPal debug ID: ' + errorInfo.StringOf('debug_id'));
    Exit;
  end;

result := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
parsed := result.Load(resp.BodyStr);
if (parsed <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Expected a JSON response; HTTP ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
    Exit;
  end;
Memo1.Lines.Add('ID: ' + result.StringOf('id'));
Memo1.Lines.Add('Status: ' + result.StringOf('status'));
Memo1.Lines.Add('Amount: ' + result.StringOf('amount.value'));
Memo1.Lines.Add('Currency: ' + result.StringOf('amount.currency_code'));