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

$success = $false

# 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-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

# Build the Authorization request header field value.
$sbAuth = New-Object 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-Object Chilkat.Rest
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,$true,$bAutoReconnect)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    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-Object 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-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$success = $rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET",$sbPath.GetAsString(),$sbJsonResponse)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.EmitCompact = $false
$json.LoadSb($sbJsonResponse)

$("Response Status Code = " + $rest.ResponseStatusCode)

# Did we get a 200 success response?
if ($rest.ResponseStatusCode -ne 200) {
    $($json.Emit())
    $("Failed.")
    exit
}

# Sample JSON response is shown below.
$($json.Emit())
$("----------------------")

$("success")

# ------------------------------------------------
# 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"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}