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Delphi ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

PayPal: Suspend an active subscription

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Pause future billing after checking that the subscription is active. Save the reason with the customer support record.

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Delphi ActiveX
var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
errorInfo: TChilkatJsonObject;
result: TChilkatJsonObject;
parsedResult: Integer;
body: TChilkatJsonObject;
changeError: TChilkatJsonObject;

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);

http.SetUrlVar('id','SUBSCRIPTION_ID');

success := http.HttpNoBody('GET','https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/billing/subscriptions/{$id}',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);
parsedResult := result.Load(resp.BodyStr);
if (parsedResult <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Expected a JSON response; HTTP ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
    Exit;
  end;
if (result.StringOfEquals('status','ACTIVE',1) <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Subscription status is ' + result.StringOf('status') + '. No change made.');
    Exit;
  end;
body := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
body.UpdateString('reason','Customer requested a billing pause.');
success := http.HttpJson('POST','https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/billing/subscriptions/{$id}/suspend',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
    changeError := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
    changeError.Load(resp.BodyStr);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('HTTP ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode) + ' ' + changeError.StringOf('name') + ' ' + changeError.StringOf('details[0].issue'));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('PayPal debug ID: ' + changeError.StringOf('debug_id'));
    Exit;
  end;
Memo1.Lines.Add('PayPal accepted the subscription change.');