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JavaScript Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Amazon Pay - Create Charge

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Creates a Charge to authorize payment, if you have a Charge Permission in a Chargeable state. You can optionally capture payment immediately by setting captureNow to true. You can create up to 25 Charges per one-time Charge Permission.
Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

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

var http = new CkHttp();

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl "https://pay-api.amazon.com/:version/charges/" \
//  -X POST
//  -H "authorization:Px2e5oHhQZ88vVhc0DO%2FsShHj8MDDg%3DEXAMPLESIGNATURE"
//  -H "x-amz-pay-date:20201012T235046Z"
//  -H "x-amz-pay-idempotency-key:AVLo5tI10BHgEk2jEXAMPLEKEY"
//  -d '{
//      "chargePermissionId": "P21-1111111-1111111",
//      "chargeAmount": {
//          "amount": "14.00",
//          "currencyCode": "USD"
//      },
//      "captureNow": true, // default is false
//      "softDescriptor": "Descriptor",
//      "canHandlePendingAuthorization": false //default is false
//  }'

//  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.

//  {
//      "chargePermissionId": "P21-1111111-1111111",
//      "chargeAmount": {
//          "amount": "14.00",
//          "currencyCode": "USD"
//      },
//      "captureNow": true, // default is false
//      "softDescriptor": "Descriptor",
//      "canHandlePendingAuthorization": false //default is false
//  }

var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("chargePermissionId","P21-1111111-1111111");
json.UpdateString("chargeAmount.amount","14.00");
json.UpdateString("chargeAmount.currencyCode","USD");
json.UpdateBool("captureNow",true);
json.UpdateString("softDescriptor","Descriptor");
json.UpdateBool("canHandlePendingAuthorization",false);

//  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.
var privKey = new CkPrivateKey();
success = privKey.LoadPemFile("C:/someDir/myAmazonPayPrivateKey.pem");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(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
var publicKeyId = "SANDBOX-AHEGSJCM3L2S637RBGABLAFW";
success = http.SetAuthPrivateKey(publicKeyId,privKey);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(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
var resp = new CkHttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://pay-api.amazon.eu/sandbox/v2/charges/",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
var jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

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

var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode !== 201) {
    console.log("Failed.");
    return;
}

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

//  {
//       "chargeId": "P21-1111111-1111111-C111111",
//       "chargePermissionId": "P21-1111111-1111111",
//       "chargeAmount": {
//           "amount": "14.00",
//           "currencyCode": "USD"
//       },
//       "captureAmount": {
//           "amount": "14.00",
//           "currencyCode": "USD"
//       },
//       "refundedAmount": {
//           "amount": "0.00",
//           "currencyCode": "USD"
//       },
//       "convertedAmount": "14.00",
//       "conversionRate": "1.00",
//       "softDescriptor": "Descriptor",
//       "merchantMetadata": null,
//       "providerMetadata": {
//           "providerReferenceId": null
//       },
//       "statusDetails":{
//           "state": "Captured",
//           "reasonCode": null,
//           "reasonDescription": null,
//           "lastUpdatedTimestamp": "20190714T155300Z"
//       },
//       "creationTimestamp": "20190714T155300Z",
//       "expirationTimestamp": "20190715T155300Z",
//       "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

var chargeId = jResp.StringOf("chargeId");
var chargePermissionId = jResp.StringOf("chargePermissionId");
var chargeAmountAmount = jResp.StringOf("chargeAmount.amount");
var chargeAmountCurrencyCode = jResp.StringOf("chargeAmount.currencyCode");
var captureAmountAmount = jResp.StringOf("captureAmount.amount");
var captureAmountCurrencyCode = jResp.StringOf("captureAmount.currencyCode");
var refundedAmountAmount = jResp.StringOf("refundedAmount.amount");
var refundedAmountCurrencyCode = jResp.StringOf("refundedAmount.currencyCode");
var convertedAmount = jResp.StringOf("convertedAmount");
var conversionRate = jResp.StringOf("conversionRate");
var softDescriptor = jResp.StringOf("softDescriptor");
var merchantMetadata = jResp.StringOf("merchantMetadata");
var providerMetadataProviderReferenceId = jResp.StringOf("providerMetadata.providerReferenceId");
var statusDetailsState = jResp.StringOf("statusDetails.state");
var statusDetailsReasonCode = jResp.StringOf("statusDetails.reasonCode");
var statusDetailsReasonDescription = jResp.StringOf("statusDetails.reasonDescription");
var statusDetailsLastUpdatedTimestamp = jResp.StringOf("statusDetails.lastUpdatedTimestamp");
var creationTimestamp = jResp.StringOf("creationTimestamp");
var expirationTimestamp = jResp.StringOf("expirationTimestamp");
var releaseEnvironment = jResp.StringOf("releaseEnvironment");