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PayPal - Show Invoice Details

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Shows details for a PayPal invoice, by ID.

See also PayPal Show Invoice Details REST API Reference

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

NSString *invoiceId = @"INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE";

CkoStringBuilder *sbPath = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbPath Append: @"/v1/invoicing/invoices/"];
[sbPath Append: invoiceId];

//  Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
CkoStringBuilder *sbJsonResponse = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
success = [rest FullRequestNoBodySb: @"GET" uriPath: [sbPath GetAsString] 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.

//  Get some information..
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"email: ",[json StringOf: @"merchant_info.email"]);
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"business_name: ",[json StringOf: @"merchant_info.business_name"]);

int numItems = [[json SizeOfArray: @"items"] intValue];
int i = 0;
while (i < numItems) {
    json.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"item name: ",[json StringOf: @"items[i].name"]);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"item quantity: ",[json StringOf: @"items[i].quantity"]);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"item currency: ",[json StringOf: @"items[i].unit_price.currency"]);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"item value: ",[json StringOf: @"items[i].unit_price.value"]);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"----");
    i = i + 1;
}

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

//  ---------------------------------------------------
//  A sample response:

//  	{
//  	  "id": "INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
//  	  "number": "0002",
//  	  "template_id": "TEMP-8HS37702UW384535K",
//  	  "status": "DRAFT",
//  	  "merchant_info": {
//  	    "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com",
//  	    "first_name": "Joe",
//  	    "last_name": "Facilitator",
//  	    "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
//  	    "phone": {
//  	      "country_code": "001",
//  	      "national_number": "5032141716"
//  	    },
//  	    "address": {
//  	      "line1": "1234 Main St.",
//  	      "city": "Portland",
//  	      "state": "OR",
//  	      "postal_code": "97217",
//  	      "country_code": "US"
//  	    }
//  	  },
//  	  "billing_info": [
//  	    {
//  	      "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
//  	    }
//  	  ],
//  	  "shipping_info": {
//  	    "first_name": "Sally",
//  	    "last_name": "Patient",
//  	    "business_name": "Not applicable",
//  	    "phone": {
//  	      "country_code": "001",
//  	      "national_number": "5039871234"
//  	    },
//  	    "address": {
//  	      "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
//  	      "city": "Portland",
//  	      "state": "OR",
//  	      "postal_code": "97216",
//  	      "country_code": "US"
//  	    }
//  	  },
//  	  "items": [
//  	    {
//  	      "name": "Sutures",
//  	      "quantity": 100.0,
//  	      "unit_price": {
//  	        "currency": "USD",
//  	        "value": "5.00"
//  	      }
//  	    }
//  	  ],
//  	  "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
//  	  "payment_term": {
//  	    "term_type": "NET_45",
//  	    "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
//  	  },
//  	  "tax_calculated_after_discount": false,
//  	  "tax_inclusive": false,
//  	  "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
//  	  "total_amount": {
//  	    "currency": "USD",
//  	    "value": "500.00"
//  	  },
//  	  "metadata": {
//  	    "created_date": "2016-11-15 08:09:21 PST"
//  	  },
//  	  "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"
//  	    }
//  	  ]
//  	}
//