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PHP ActiveX

PayPal List Merchant Invoices

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List PayPal invoices.

See also PayPal List Invoices REST API Reference

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<?php

$success = 0;

// 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)
$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..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$rest->AddHeader('Authorization',$sbAuth->getAsString());
$rest->AddQueryParam('page','0');
$rest->AddQueryParam('page_size','20');
$rest->AddQueryParam('total_count_required','true');

// Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
$sbJsonResponse = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$success = $rest->FullRequestNoBodySb('GET','/v1/invoicing/invoices',$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 response JSON is shown below.

// Iterate over each invoice and get some information from each..
$numInvoices = $json->SizeOfArray('invoices');
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numInvoices) {
    $json->I = $i;
    print 'Invoice ID: ' . $json->stringOf('invoices[i].id') . "\n";
    print 'Invoice Number: ' . $json->stringOf('invoices[i].number') . "\n";
    print 'Invoice Status: ' . $json->stringOf('invoices[i].status') . "\n";
    print 'Shipping First Name: ' . $json->stringOf('invoices[i].shipping_info.first_name') . "\n";
    $j = 0;
    $numBillingInfo = $json->SizeOfArray('invoices[i].billing_info');
    while ($j < $numBillingInfo) {
        $json->J = $j;
        print 'billing_info email: ' . $json->stringOf('invoices[i].billing_info[j].email') . "\n";
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $numLinks = $json->SizeOfArray('invoices[i].links');
    $j = 0;
    while ($j < $numLinks) {
        $json->J = $j;
        print 'link: ' . $json->stringOf('invoices[i].links[j].href') . "\n";
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    print '----' . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}

print 'Success.' . "\n";

// 	{ 
// 	  "total_count": 2,
// 	  "invoices": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "id": "INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
// 	      "number": "0002",
// 	      "status": "DRAFT",
// 	      "merchant_info": { 
// 	        "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
// 	      },
// 	      "billing_info": [
// 	        { 
// 	          "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
// 	        }
// 	      ],
// 	      "shipping_info": { 
// 	        "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
// 	        "first_name": "Sally",
// 	        "last_name": "Patient",
// 	        "business_name": "Not applicable"
// 	      },
// 	      "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
// 	      "payment_term": { 
// 	        "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
// 	      },
// 	      "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
// 	      "total_amount": { 
// 	        "currency": "USD",
// 	        "value": "500.00"
// 	      },
// 	      "metadata": { 
// 	        "created_date": "2016-11-15 08:09:21 PST"
// 	      },
// 	      "paid_amount": { 
// 	        "paypal": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        },
// 	        "other": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "refunded_amount": { 
// 	        "paypal": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        },
// 	        "other": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "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"
// 	        }
// 	      ]
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// 	      "number": "0001",
// 	      "status": "SENT",
// 	      "merchant_info": { 
// 	        "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
// 	      },
// 	      "billing_info": [
// 	        { 
// 	          "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
// 	        }
// 	      ],
// 	      "shipping_info": { 
// 	        "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
// 	        "first_name": "Sally",
// 	        "last_name": "Patient",
// 	        "business_name": "Not applicable"
// 	      },
// 	      "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
// 	      "payment_term": { 
// 	        "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
// 	      },
// 	      "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
// 	      "total_amount": { 
// 	        "currency": "USD",
// 	        "value": "500.00"
// 	      },
// 	      "metadata": { 
// 	        "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST",
// 	        "payer_view_url": "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi_bin/webscr?cmd=_pay-inv&viewtype=altview&id=INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR"
// 	      },
// 	      "paid_amount": { 
// 	        "paypal": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        },
// 	        "other": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "refunded_amount": { 
// 	        "paypal": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        },
// 	        "other": { 
// 	          "currency": "USD",
// 	          "value": "0.00"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "links": [
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "self",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// 	          "method": "GET"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "update",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
// 	          "method": "PUT"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "cancel",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/remind",
// 	          "method": "POST"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "remind",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/cancel",
// 	          "method": "POST"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "record-payment",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/record-payment",
// 	          "method": "POST"
// 	        },
// 	        { 
// 	          "rel": "qr-code",
// 	          "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/qr-code",
// 	          "method": "GET"
// 	        }
// 	      ]
// 	    }
// 	  ],
// 	  "links": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "rel": "self",
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices?page=0&page_size=20&total_count_required=true",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}
// 

?>