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CardConnect Authorization

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Demonstrates how to send an Authorization request.

Authorization is the initial step in accepting payment from a cardholder. This action "authorizes" or requests permission from the bank to transfer money from the cardholder to the merchant.

See https://developer.cardconnect.com/cardconnect-api#authorization

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

$http.BasicAuth = $true
$http.Login = "API_USERNAME"
$http.Password = "API_PASSWORD"

# Build and send the following JSON:

# Note: The CardConnect online documentation might use an expiry that is in the past, such as "1218".
# This causes the request to fail.  Use a month/year that is in the future..
# (Likewise, this example will have an invalid month/year after Dec 2021)

# {
#   "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
#   "accttype": "VISA",
#   "orderid": "AB-11-9876",
#   "account": "4111111111111111",
#   "expiry": "1221",
#   "amount": "0",
#   "currency": "USD",
#   "name": "TOM JONES",
#   "address": "123 MAIN STREET",
#   "city": "anytown",
#   "region": "NY",
#   "country": "US",
#   "postal": "55555",
#   "profile": "Y",
#   "ecomind": "E",
#   "cvv2": "123",
#   "track": null,
#   "capture": "Y"
# }

# Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("merchid","MERCHANT_ID")
$json.UpdateString("accttype","VISA")
$json.UpdateString("orderid","AB-11-9876")
$json.UpdateString("account","4111111111111111")
$json.UpdateString("expiry","1221")
$json.UpdateString("amount","20")
$json.UpdateString("currency","USD")
$json.UpdateString("name","TOM JONES")
$json.UpdateString("address","123 MAIN STREET")
$json.UpdateString("city","anytown")
$json.UpdateString("region","NY")
$json.UpdateString("country","US")
$json.UpdateString("postal","55555")
$json.UpdateString("profile","Y")
$json.UpdateString("ecomind","E")
$json.UpdateString("cvv2","123")
$json.UpdateNull("track")
$json.UpdateString("capture","Y")

$url = "https://<site>.cardconnect.com:<port>/cardconnect/rest/auth"

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpStr("PUT",$url,$json.Emit(),"utf-8","application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# A response status of 200 indicates potential success.  The JSON response body
# must be examined to determine if it was truly successful or an error.
$("response status code = " + $resp.StatusCode)

$jsonResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResp.Load($resp.BodyStr)
$jsonResp.EmitCompact = $false

$("response JSON:")
$($jsonResp.Emit())

# Sample error:

# {
#   "respproc": "PPS",
#   "amount": "0.00",
#   "resptext": "Invalid amount",
#   "cardproc": "FNOR",
#   "acctid": "1",
#   "retref": "112804260418",
#   "respstat": "C",
#   "respcode": "43",
#   "account": "41XXXXXXXXXX1111",
#   "defaultacct": "Y",
#   "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
#   "token": "9418594164541111"
# }

# A successful response looks like this:

# {
#   "amount": "0.20",
#   "resptext": "Approval",
#   "acctid": "1",
#   "commcard": " C ",
#   "cvvresp": "M",
#   "respcode": "00",
#   "batchid": "1900942291",
#   "avsresp": "Z",
#   "entrymode": "ECommerce",
#   "defaultacct": "Y",
#   "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
#   "token": "9418594164541111",
#   "authcode": "PPS158",
#   "respproc": "FNOR",
#   "bintype": "",
#   "profileid": "16618402968441604028",
#   "retref": "112989260941",
#   "respstat": "A",
#   "account": "41XXXXXXXXXX1111"
# }

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$amount = $jsonResp.StringOf("amount")
$resptext = $jsonResp.StringOf("resptext")
$acctid = $jsonResp.StringOf("acctid")
$commcard = $jsonResp.StringOf("commcard")
$cvvresp = $jsonResp.StringOf("cvvresp")
$respcode = $jsonResp.StringOf("respcode")
$batchid = $jsonResp.StringOf("batchid")
$avsresp = $jsonResp.StringOf("avsresp")
$entrymode = $jsonResp.StringOf("entrymode")
$defaultacct = $jsonResp.StringOf("defaultacct")
$merchid = $jsonResp.StringOf("merchid")
$token = $jsonResp.StringOf("token")
$authcode = $jsonResp.StringOf("authcode")
$respproc = $jsonResp.StringOf("respproc")
$bintype = $jsonResp.StringOf("bintype")
$profileid = $jsonResp.StringOf("profileid")
$retref = $jsonResp.StringOf("retref")
$respstat = $jsonResp.StringOf("respstat")
$account = $jsonResp.StringOf("account")