PHP ActiveX

PayPal - Refund Captured Payment

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Refunds a captured payment, by ID. Include an amount object in the JSON request body.

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

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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..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// To refund a particular amount, build JSON such as this:
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->EmitCompact = 0;
$json->UpdateString('amount.total','4.54');
$json->UpdateString('amount.currency','USD');
$json->UpdateString('description','Athletic socks');
$json->UpdateString('reason','Refunding because color was incorrect');
print $json->emit() . "\n";

// The JSON:

// 	{ 
// 	  "amount": { 
// 	    "total": "4.54",
// 	    "currency": "USD"
// 	  },
// 	  "description": "Athletic socks",
// 	  "reason": "Refunding because color was incorrect"
// 	}
// 
$rest->AddHeader('Authorization',$sbAuth->getAsString());
$rest->AddHeader('Content-Type','application/json');

// The capture ID is added to the path.
// To list your captures: Find Captures. 
$sbPath = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$sbPath->Append('/v1/payments/capture/capture_id/refund');
$numReplaced = $sbPath->Replace('capture_id','1LY5310469661362J');

// Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
$sbJsonRequest = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$json->EmitCompact = 1;
$json->EmitSb($sbJsonRequest);
$sbJsonResponse = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");

$success = $rest->FullRequestSb('POST',$sbPath->getAsString(),$sbJsonRequest,$sbJsonResponse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json->EmitCompact = 0;
$json->LoadSb($sbJsonResponse);

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

// Did we get a 201 success response?
if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 201) {
    print $json->emit() . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $json->emit() . "\n";
print 'Success.' . "\n";

// A successful JSON response:
// The "id" is the refund_id.

// 	{ 
// 	  "id": "77B77607RR7243500",
// 	  "create_time": "2016-11-27T01:38:25Z",
// 	  "update_time": "2016-11-27T01:38:25Z",
// 	  "state": "completed",
// 	  "amount": { 
// 	    "total": "4.54",
// 	    "currency": "USD"
// 	  },
// 	  "capture_id": "1LY5310469661362J",
// 	  "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
// 	  "links": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/refund/77B77607RR7243500",
// 	      "rel": "self",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
// 	      "rel": "parent_payment",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J",
// 	      "rel": "capture",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}

?>