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PayPal - Get Authorization Details

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Shows details for an authorization, by ID.

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

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<?php

$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 = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/paypal.json');

// Build the Authorization request header field value.
$sbAuth = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
// 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 = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect('api.sandbox.paypal.com',443,1,$bAutoReconnect);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\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();

// This is the OAuth2 Authorization header, not to be confused with a PayPal credit card authorization...
$rest->AddHeader('Authorization',$sbAuth->getAsString());

// The authorization ID is added to the path.
// To list your authorizations, Find Authorizations. 
// Authorizations in the list have an authorization object with a state of "authorized".
$sbPath = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$sbPath->Append('/v1/payments/authorization/authorization_id');
$numReplaced = $sbPath->Replace('authorization_id','6HG91590AX913463C');

// Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
$sbJsonResponse = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$success = $rest->FullRequestNoBodySb('GET',$sbPath->getAsString(),$sbJsonResponse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->EmitCompact = 0;
$json->LoadSb($sbJsonResponse);

print 'Response Status Code = ' . $rest->ResponseStatusCode . "\n";

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

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

print 'success' . "\n";

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

// 	{ 
// 	  "id": "6HG91590AX913463C",
// 	  "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:19Z",
// 	  "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:24Z",
// 	  "amount": { 
// 	    "total": "6.70",
// 	    "currency": "USD",
// 	    "details": { 
// 	      "subtotal": "6.70"
// 	    }
// 	  },
// 	  "payment_mode": "INSTANT_TRANSFER",
// 	  "state": "authorized",
// 	  "protection_eligibility": "ELIGIBLE",
// 	  "protection_eligibility_type": "ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED_ELIGIBLE,UNAUTHORIZED_PAYMENT_ELIGIBLE",
// 	  "parent_payment": "PAY-3SL8976592063093RLA3DMAY",
// 	  "valid_until": "2016-12-23T00:36:19Z",
// 	  "links": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/authorization/6HG91590AX913463C",
// 	      "rel": "self",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/authorization/6HG91590AX913463C/capture",
// 	      "rel": "capture",
// 	      "method": "POST"
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/authorization/6HG91590AX913463C/void",
// 	      "rel": "void",
// 	      "method": "POST"
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-3SL8976592063093RLA3DMAY",
// 	      "rel": "parent_payment",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}

?>