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Amazon Pay - Create Checkout Session

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Create a new Amazon Pay Checkout Session.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl "https://pay-api.amazon.com/:version/checkoutSessions/" \
//  -X POST
//  -H "authorization:Px2e5oHhQZ88vVhc0DO%2FsShHj8MDDg%3DEXAMPLESIGNATURE"
//  -H "x-amz-pay-date:20201012T235046Z"
//  -H "x-amz-pay-idempotency-key:AVLo5tI10BHgEk2jEXAMPLEKEY"
//  -d '{
//      "webCheckoutDetails": {
//          "checkoutReviewReturnUrl": "https://a.com/merchant-review-page"
//      },
//      "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
//      "scopes": ["name", "email", "phoneNumber", "billingAddress"],
//      "deliverySpecifications": {
//          "specialRestrictions": ["RestrictPOBoxes"],
//          "addressRestrictions": {
//              "type": "Allowed",
//              "restrictions": {
//                  "US": {
//                      "statesOrRegions": ["WA"],
//                      "zipCodes": ["95050", "93405"]
//                  },
//                  "GB": {
//                      "zipCodes": ["72046", "72047"]
//                  },
//                  "IN": {
//                      "statesOrRegions": ["AP"]
//                  },
//                  "JP": {}
//              }
//          }
//      }
//  }'

//  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.

//  {
//    "webCheckoutDetails": {
//      "checkoutReviewReturnUrl": "https://a.com/merchant-review-page"
//    },
//    "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
//    "scopes": [
//      "name",
//      "email",
//      "phoneNumber",
//      "billingAddress"
//    ],
//    "deliverySpecifications": {
//      "specialRestrictions": [
//        "RestrictPOBoxes"
//      ],
//      "addressRestrictions": {
//        "type": "Allowed",
//        "restrictions": {
//          "US": {
//            "statesOrRegions": [
//              "WA"
//            ],
//            "zipCodes": [
//              "95050",
//              "93405"
//            ]
//          },
//          "GB": {
//            "zipCodes": [
//              "72046",
//              "72047"
//            ]
//          },
//          "IN": {
//            "statesOrRegions": [
//              "AP"
//            ]
//          },
//          "JP": {}
//        }
//      }
//    }
//  }

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('webCheckoutDetails.checkoutReviewReturnUrl','https://a.com/merchant-review-page');
//  Make sure to use your storeId here:
$json->UpdateString('storeId','amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId');
$i = 0;
$json->I = $i;
$json->UpdateString('scopes[i]','name');
$i = $i + 1;
$json->I = $i;
$json->UpdateString('scopes[i]','email');
$i = $i + 1;
$json->I = $i;
$json->UpdateString('scopes[i]','phoneNumber');
$i = $i + 1;
$json->I = $i;
$json->UpdateString('scopes[i]','billingAddress');
$json->UpdateString('deliverySpecifications.specialRestrictions[0]','RestrictPOBoxes');
$json->UpdateString('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.type','Allowed');
$json->UpdateString('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.statesOrRegions[0]','WA');
$json->UpdateString('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes[0]','95050');
$json->UpdateString('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes[1]','93405');
$json->UpdateString('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes[0]','72046');
$json->UpdateString('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes[1]','72047');
$json->UpdateString('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.IN.statesOrRegions[0]','AP');
$json->UpdateNewObject('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.JP');

//  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.
$privKey = new COM("Chilkat.PrivateKey");
$success = $privKey->LoadPemFile('C:/someDir/myAmazonPayPrivateKey.pem');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $privKey->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  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
$publicKeyId = 'SANDBOX-AHEGSJCM3L2S637RBGABLAFW';
$success = $http->SetAuthPrivateKey($publicKeyId,$privKey);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  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
$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://pay-api.amazon.eu/sandbox/v2/checkoutSessions/',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

//  If the status code is not equal to 201, this will display error information.
print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode != 201) {

    //  The jResp would've contained an error message, similar to this:
    //  	{
    //  	  "reasonCode": "InvalidHeaderValue",
    //  	  "message": "The value AF2EGWREIPHV2S2TUFFBRDGM provided for PublicKeyId is invalid. Please verify that you are using the PublicKeyId in the correct region and environment."
    //  	}

    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

//  {
//    "checkoutSessionId": "bd504926-f659-4ad7-a1a9-9a747aaf5275",
//    "webCheckoutDetails": {
//      "checkoutReviewReturnUrl": "https://a.com/merchant-review-page",
//      "checkoutResultReturnUrl": null,
//      "checkoutCancelUrl": null,
//      "amazonPayRedirectUrl": null
//    },
//    "productType": "PayAndShip",
//    "chargePermissionType": "Recurring",
//    "recurringMetadata": {
//      "frequency": {
//        "unit": "Month",
//        "value": "1"
//      },
//      "amount": {
//        "amount": "30",
//        "currencyCode": "USD"
//      }
//    },
//    "paymentDetails": {
//      "paymentIntent": null,
//      "canHandlePendingAuthorization": false,
//      "chargeAmount": null,
//      "totalOrderAmount": null,
//      "softDescriptor": null,
//      "presentmentCurrency": null,
//      "allowOvercharge": null,
//      "extendExpiration": null
//    },
//    "merchantMetadata": {
//      "merchantReferenceId": null,
//      "merchantStoreName": null,
//      "noteToBuyer": null,
//      "customInformation": null
//    },
//    "supplementaryData": null,
//    "buyer": null,
//    "billingAddress": null,
//    "paymentPreferences": [
//      null
//    ],
//    "statusDetails": {
//      "state": "Open",
//      "reasonCode": null,
//      "reasonDescription": null,
//      "lastUpdatedTimestamp": "20191015T204327Z"
//    },
//    "shippingAddress": null,
//    "platformId": null,
//    "chargePermissionId": null,
//    "chargeId": null,
//    "constraints": [
//      {
//        "constraintId": "BuyerNotAssociated",
//        "description": "There is no buyer associated with the Checkout Session. Return the checkout session id to the Amazon Pay Button to allow buyer to login."
//      },
//      {
//        "constraintId": "ChargeAmountNotSet",
//        "description": "chargeAmount is not set."
//      },
//      {
//        "constraintId": "CheckoutResultReturnUrlNotSet",
//        "description": "checkoutResultReturnUrl is not set."
//      },
//      {
//        "constraintId": "PaymentIntentNotSet",
//        "description": "paymentIntent is not set."
//      }
//    ],
//    "creationTimestamp": "20191015T204313Z",
//    "expirationTimestamp": "20191016T204313Z",
//    "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
//    "deliverySpecifications": {
//      "specialRestrictions": [
//        "RestrictPOBoxes"
//      ],
//      "addressRestrictions": {
//        "type": "Allowed",
//        "restrictions": {
//          "US": {
//            "statesOrRegions": [
//              "WA"
//            ],
//            "zipCodes": [
//              "95050",
//              "93405"
//            ]
//          },
//          "GB": {
//            "zipCodes": [
//              "72046",
//              "72047"
//            ]
//          },
//          "IN": {
//            "statesOrRegions": [
//              "AP"
//            ]
//          },
//          "JP": {}
//        }
//      }
//    },
//    "providerMetadata": {
//      "providerReferenceId": null
//    },
//    "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

$checkoutSessionId = $jResp->stringOf('checkoutSessionId');
$webCheckoutDetailsCheckoutReviewReturnUrl = $jResp->stringOf('webCheckoutDetails.checkoutReviewReturnUrl');
$webCheckoutDetailsCheckoutResultReturnUrl = $jResp->stringOf('webCheckoutDetails.checkoutResultReturnUrl');
$webCheckoutDetailsCheckoutCancelUrl = $jResp->stringOf('webCheckoutDetails.checkoutCancelUrl');
$webCheckoutDetailsAmazonPayRedirectUrl = $jResp->stringOf('webCheckoutDetails.amazonPayRedirectUrl');
$productType = $jResp->stringOf('productType');
$chargePermissionType = $jResp->stringOf('chargePermissionType');
$recurringMetadataFrequencyUnit = $jResp->stringOf('recurringMetadata.frequency.unit');
$recurringMetadataFrequencyValue = $jResp->stringOf('recurringMetadata.frequency.value');
$recurringMetadataAmountAmount = $jResp->stringOf('recurringMetadata.amount.amount');
$recurringMetadataAmountCurrencyCode = $jResp->stringOf('recurringMetadata.amount.currencyCode');
$paymentDetailsPaymentIntent = $jResp->stringOf('paymentDetails.paymentIntent');
$paymentDetailsCanHandlePendingAuthorization = $jResp->BoolOf('paymentDetails.canHandlePendingAuthorization');
$paymentDetailsChargeAmount = $jResp->stringOf('paymentDetails.chargeAmount');
$paymentDetailsTotalOrderAmount = $jResp->stringOf('paymentDetails.totalOrderAmount');
$paymentDetailsSoftDescriptor = $jResp->stringOf('paymentDetails.softDescriptor');
$paymentDetailsPresentmentCurrency = $jResp->stringOf('paymentDetails.presentmentCurrency');
$paymentDetailsAllowOvercharge = $jResp->stringOf('paymentDetails.allowOvercharge');
$paymentDetailsExtendExpiration = $jResp->stringOf('paymentDetails.extendExpiration');
$merchantMetadataMerchantReferenceId = $jResp->stringOf('merchantMetadata.merchantReferenceId');
$merchantMetadataMerchantStoreName = $jResp->stringOf('merchantMetadata.merchantStoreName');
$merchantMetadataNoteToBuyer = $jResp->stringOf('merchantMetadata.noteToBuyer');
$merchantMetadataCustomInformation = $jResp->stringOf('merchantMetadata.customInformation');
$supplementaryData = $jResp->stringOf('supplementaryData');
$buyer = $jResp->stringOf('buyer');
$billingAddress = $jResp->stringOf('billingAddress');
$statusDetailsState = $jResp->stringOf('statusDetails.state');
$statusDetailsReasonCode = $jResp->stringOf('statusDetails.reasonCode');
$statusDetailsReasonDescription = $jResp->stringOf('statusDetails.reasonDescription');
$statusDetailsLastUpdatedTimestamp = $jResp->stringOf('statusDetails.lastUpdatedTimestamp');
$shippingAddress = $jResp->stringOf('shippingAddress');
$platformId = $jResp->stringOf('platformId');
$chargePermissionId = $jResp->stringOf('chargePermissionId');
$chargeId = $jResp->stringOf('chargeId');
$creationTimestamp = $jResp->stringOf('creationTimestamp');
$expirationTimestamp = $jResp->stringOf('expirationTimestamp');
$storeId = $jResp->stringOf('storeId');
$deliverySpecificationsAddressRestrictionsType = $jResp->stringOf('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.type');
$providerMetadataProviderReferenceId = $jResp->stringOf('providerMetadata.providerReferenceId');
$releaseEnvironment = $jResp->stringOf('releaseEnvironment');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('paymentPreferences');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $nullVal = $jResp->IsNullOf('paymentPreferences[i]');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('constraints');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $constraintId = $jResp->stringOf('constraints[i].constraintId');
    $description = $jResp->stringOf('constraints[i].description');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('deliverySpecifications.specialRestrictions');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $strVal = $jResp->stringOf('deliverySpecifications.specialRestrictions[i]');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.statesOrRegions');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $strVal = $jResp->stringOf('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.statesOrRegions[i]');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $strVal = $jResp->stringOf('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes[i]');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $strVal = $jResp->stringOf('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes[i]');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.IN.statesOrRegions');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $strVal = $jResp->stringOf('deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.IN.statesOrRegions[i]');
    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>