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PayPal List Merchant Invoices

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List PayPal invoices.

See also PayPal List Invoices REST API Reference

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Objective-C
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoRest.h>

BOOL success = NO;

// 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)
CkoJsonObject *jsonToken = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jsonToken LoadFile: @"qa_data/tokens/paypal.json"];

// Build the Authorization request header field value.
CkoStringBuilder *sbAuth = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
// 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.
CkoRest *rest = [[CkoRest alloc] init];
BOOL bAutoReconnect = YES;
success = [rest Connect: @"api.sandbox.paypal.com" port: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 443] tls: YES autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

[rest AddHeader: @"Authorization" value: [sbAuth GetAsString]];
[rest AddQueryParam: @"page" value: @"0"];
[rest AddQueryParam: @"page_size" value: @"20"];
[rest AddQueryParam: @"total_count_required" value: @"true"];

// Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
CkoStringBuilder *sbJsonResponse = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
success = [rest FullRequestNoBodySb: @"GET" uriPath: @"/v1/invoicing/invoices" sb: sbJsonResponse];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
json.EmitCompact = NO;
[json LoadSb: sbJsonResponse];

NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response Status Code = ",[rest.ResponseStatusCode intValue]);

// Did we get a 200 success response?
if ([rest.ResponseStatusCode intValue] != 200) {
    NSLog(@"%@",[json Emit]);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed.");
    return;
}

// Sample response JSON is shown below.

// Iterate over each invoice and get some information from each..
int numInvoices = [[json SizeOfArray: @"invoices"] intValue];
int i = 0;
while (i < numInvoices) {
    json.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Invoice ID: ",[json StringOf: @"invoices[i].id"]);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Invoice Number: ",[json StringOf: @"invoices[i].number"]);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Invoice Status: ",[json StringOf: @"invoices[i].status"]);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Shipping First Name: ",[json StringOf: @"invoices[i].shipping_info.first_name"]);
    int j = 0;
    int numBillingInfo = [[json SizeOfArray: @"invoices[i].billing_info"] intValue];
    while (j < numBillingInfo) {
        json.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: j];
        NSLog(@"%@%@",@"billing_info email: ",[json StringOf: @"invoices[i].billing_info[j].email"]);
        j = j + 1;
    }

    int numLinks = [[json SizeOfArray: @"invoices[i].links"] intValue];
    j = 0;
    while (j < numLinks) {
        json.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: j];
        NSLog(@"%@%@",@"link: ",[json StringOf: @"invoices[i].links[j].href"]);
        j = j + 1;
    }

    NSLog(@"%@",@"----");
    i = i + 1;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"Success.");

// 	{ 
// 	  "total_count": 2,
// 	  "invoices": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "id": "INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
// 	      "number": "0002",
// 	      "status": "DRAFT",
// 	      "merchant_info": { 
// 	        "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
// 	      },
// 	      "billing_info": [
// 	        { 
// 	          "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
// 	        }
// 	      ],
// 	      "shipping_info": { 
// 	        "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
// 	        "first_name": "Sally",
// 	        "last_name": "Patient",
// 	        "business_name": "Not applicable"
// 	      },
// 	      "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
// 	      "payment_term": { 
// 	        "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
// 	      },
// 	      "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
// 	      "total_amount": { 
// 	        "currency": "USD",
// 	        "value": "500.00"
// 	      },
// 	      "metadata": { 
// 	        "created_date": "2016-11-15 08:09:21 PST"
// 	      },
// 	      "paid_amount": { 
// 	        "paypal": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        },
// 	        "other": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "refunded_amount": { 
// 	        "paypal": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        },
// 	        "other": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "links": [
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "self",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
// 	          "method": "GET"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "send",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/send",
// 	          "method": "POST"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "update",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/update",
// 	          "method": "PUT"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "delete",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
// 	          "method": "DELETE"
// 	        }
// 	      ]
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// 	      "number": "0001",
// 	      "status": "SENT",
// 	      "merchant_info": { 
// 	        "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
// 	      },
// 	      "billing_info": [
// 	        { 
// 	          "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
// 	        }
// 	      ],
// 	      "shipping_info": { 
// 	        "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
// 	        "first_name": "Sally",
// 	        "last_name": "Patient",
// 	        "business_name": "Not applicable"
// 	      },
// 	      "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
// 	      "payment_term": { 
// 	        "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
// 	      },
// 	      "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
// 	      "total_amount": { 
// 	        "currency": "USD",
// 	        "value": "500.00"
// 	      },
// 	      "metadata": { 
// 	        "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST",
// 	        "payer_view_url": "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi_bin/webscr?cmd=_pay-inv&viewtype=altview&id=INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR"
// 	      },
// 	      "paid_amount": { 
// 	        "paypal": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        },
// 	        "other": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "refunded_amount": { 
// 	        "paypal": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        },
// 	        "other": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "links": [
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "self",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// 	          "method": "GET"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "update",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
// 	          "method": "PUT"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "cancel",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/remind",
// 	          "method": "POST"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "remind",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/cancel",
// 	          "method": "POST"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "record-payment",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/record-payment",
// 	          "method": "POST"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "qr-code",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/qr-code",
// 	          "method": "GET"
// 	        }
// 	      ]
// 	    }
// 	  ],
// 	  "links": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "rel": "self",
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices?page=0&page_size=20&total_count_required=true",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}
//