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PayPal - Execute Approved PayPal Payment

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Executes an approved PayPal payment. (This is for executing an approved PayPal payment, not a credit card payment.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 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)
$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

# Build the Authorization request header field value.
$sbAuth = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
# 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.
$rest = chilkat::CkRest->new();
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,1,$bAutoReconnect);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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..
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Build the JSON containing the payer_id
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$json->AppendString("payer_id","RRCYJUTFJGZTA");
print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

# The JSON created by the above code:

# 	{ 
# 	  "payer_id": "RRCYJUTFJGZTA"
# 	}

$rest->AddHeader("Authorization",$sbAuth->getAsString());
$rest->AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

# The payment ID is passed in the path.
$sbPath = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sbPath->Append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id/execute");
$numReplaced = $sbPath->Replace("payment_id","PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY");

# Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
$sbJsonRequest = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(1);
$json->EmitSb($sbJsonRequest);
$sbJsonResponse = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$success = $rest->FullRequestSb("POST",$sbPath->getAsString(),$sbJsonRequest,$sbJsonResponse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$json->LoadSb($sbJsonResponse);

print "Response Status Code = " . $rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() . "\r\n";

# Did we get a 200 success response?
if ($rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
    print $json->emit() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Sample JSON response is shown below.
print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

print "success" . "\r\n";

# ------------------------------------------------
# A sample JSON response:

# 	{ 
# 	  "id": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
# 	  "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
# 	  "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
# 	  "state": "approved",
# 	  "intent": "sale",
# 	  "payer": { 
# 	    "payment_method": "paypal",
# 	    "payer_info": { 
# 	      "email": "npurayil-uspr-60@paypal.com",
# 	      "first_name": "Brian",
# 	      "last_name": "Robinson",
# 	      "payer_id": "JMKDKJ4D7DG7G",
# 	      "shipping_address": { 
# 	        "line1": "4thFloor",
# 	        "line2": "unit#34",
# 	        "city": "SAn Jose",
# 	        "state": "CA",
# 	        "postal_code": "95131",
# 	        "country_code": "US",
# 	        "phone": "011862212345678",
# 	        "recipient_name": "HelloWorld"
# 	      }
# 	    }
# 	  },
# 	  "transactions": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "amount": { 
# 	        "total": "30.11",
# 	        "currency": "USD",
# 	        "details": { 
# 	          "subtotal": "30.00",
# 	          "tax": "0.07",
# 	          "shipping": "0.03",
# 	          "handling_fee": "1.00",
# 	          "insurance": "0.01",
# 	          "shipping_discount": "-1.00"
# 	        }
# 	      },
# 	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
# 	      "item_list": { 
# 	        "items": [
# 	          { 
# 	            "name": "hat",
# 	            "sku": "1",
# 	            "price": "3.00",
# 	            "currency": "USD",
# 	            "quantity": "5",
# 	            "description": "Brown color hat",
# 	            "tax": "0.01"
# 	          },
# 	          { 
# 	            "name": "handbag",
# 	            "sku": "product34",
# 	            "price": "15.00",
# 	            "currency": "USD",
# 	            "quantity": "1",
# 	            "description": "Black color handbag",
# 	            "tax": "0.02"
# 	          }
# 	        ],
# 	        "shipping_address": { 
# 	          "recipient_name": "HelloWorld",
# 	          "line1": "4thFloor",
# 	          "line2": "unit#34",
# 	          "city": "SAn Jose",
# 	          "state": "CA",
# 	          "phone": "011862212345678",
# 	          "postal_code": "95131",
# 	          "country_code": "US"
# 	        }
# 	      },
# 	      "related_resources": [
# 	        { 
# 	          "sale": { 
# 	            "id": "4XP56210M0797192Y",
# 	            "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
# 	            "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
# 	            "amount": { 
# 	              "total": "30.11",
# 	              "currency": "USD"
# 	            },
# 	            "payment_mode": "INSTANT_TRANSFER",
# 	            "state": "completed",
# 	            "protection_eligibility": "ELIGIBLE",
# 	            "protection_eligibility_type": "ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED_ELIGIBLE",
# 	            "transaction_fee": { 
# 	              "value": "1.75",
# 	              "currency": "USD"
# 	            },
# 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
# 	            "links": [
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y",
# 	                "rel": "self",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y/refund",
# 	                "rel": "refund",
# 	                "method": "POST"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
# 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              }
# 	            ]
# 	          }
# 	        }
# 	      ]
# 	    }
# 	  ],
# 	  "links": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
# 	      "rel": "self",
# 	      "method": "GET"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}