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PayPal - Show Payment Details

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Shows details for a payment by ID.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# 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 == 0) {
    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..
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Clear the REST object of any headers or query params from previous requests.
$rest->ClearAllHeaders();
$rest->ClearAllQueryParams();

$rest->AddHeader("Authorization",$sbAuth->getAsString());

# The payment ID is added to the path.
$sbPath = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sbPath->Append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id");
$numReplaced = $sbPath->Replace("payment_id","PAY-62106714J93631829LA44NWI");

# Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
$sbJsonResponse = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$success = $rest->FullRequestNoBodySb("GET",$sbPath->getAsString(),$sbJsonResponse);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$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 "----------------------" . "\r\n";

# Show how to get a timestamp, such as update_time.
$dateTime = chilkat::CkDateTime->new();
$success = $dateTime->SetFromTimestamp($json->stringOf("update_time"));
print "utc update_time: " . $dateTime->getAsTimestamp(0) . "\r\n";
print "local update_time: " . $dateTime->getAsTimestamp(1) . "\r\n";
print "utc rfc822: " . $dateTime->getAsRfc822(0) . "\r\n";
print "local rfc822: " . $dateTime->getAsRfc822(1) . "\r\n";

$dtUtc = chilkat::CkDtObj->new();
$dateTime->ToDtObj(0,$dtUtc);

print $dtUtc->get_Month() . "/" . $dtUtc->get_Day() . "/" . $dtUtc->get_Year() . "\r\n";

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

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

# 	{ 
# 	  "id": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	  "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:51Z",
# 	  "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
# 	  "state": "approved",
# 	  "intent": "authorize",
# 	  "payer": { 
# 	    "payment_method": "credit_card",
# 	    "funding_instruments": [
# 	      { 
# 	        "credit_card_token": { 
# 	          "credit_card_id": "CARD-52W84623JH8043102LA3CLGA",
# 	          "payer_id": "user12345",
# 	          "last4": "9974",
# 	          "type": "visa",
# 	          "expire_month": "9",
# 	          "expire_year": "2021"
# 	        }
# 	      }
# 	    ]
# 	  },
# 	  "transactions": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "amount": { 
# 	        "total": "6.70",
# 	        "currency": "USD",
# 	        "details": { 
# 	          "subtotal": "6.70"
# 	        }
# 	      },
# 	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
# 	      "related_resources": [
# 	        { 
# 	          "authorization": { 
# 	            "id": "7X8332687A4929542",
# 	            "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:51Z",
# 	            "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:58Z",
# 	            "amount": { 
# 	              "total": "6.70",
# 	              "currency": "USD",
# 	              "details": { 
# 	                "subtotal": "6.70"
# 	              }
# 	            },
# 	            "state": "captured",
# 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	            "valid_until": "2016-12-23T00:33:51Z",
# 	            "links": [
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/authorization/7X8332687A4929542",
# 	                "rel": "self",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              }
# 	            ]
# 	          }
# 	        },
# 	        { 
# 	          "capture": { 
# 	            "id": "1LY5310469661362J",
# 	            "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:50Z",
# 	            "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
# 	            "amount": { 
# 	              "total": "4.54",
# 	              "currency": "USD"
# 	            },
# 	            "state": "completed",
# 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	            "transaction_fee": { 
# 	              "value": "0.43",
# 	              "currency": "USD"
# 	            },
# 	            "links": [
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J",
# 	                "rel": "self",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J/refund",
# 	                "rel": "refund",
# 	                "method": "POST"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              }
# 	            ]
# 	          }
# 	        }
# 	      ]
# 	    }
# 	  ],
# 	  "links": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
# 	      "rel": "self",
# 	      "method": "GET"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}