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PayPal - Get Refund Details

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Shows details for a refund, by ID.

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

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import sys
import chilkat

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 = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

# Build the Authorization request header field value.
sbAuth = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
# 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 = chilkat.CkRest()
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.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()

rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.getAsString())

# The refund ID is added to the path.
# To list your refunds, Find Completed Sales. 
# Refunds in the list have a sale object with a state of "refunded" and a refund object with a state of "completed".
sbPath = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
sbPath.Append("/v1/payments/refund/refund_id")
numReplaced = sbPath.Replace("refund_id","7NE550583A133505U")

# Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
sbJsonResponse = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET",sbPath.getAsString(),sbJsonResponse)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.put_EmitCompact(False)
json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

print("Response Status Code = " + str(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()))

# Did we get a 200 success response?
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200):
    print(json.emit())
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# Sample JSON response is shown below.
print(json.emit())
print("----------------------")

print("success")

# ------------------------------------------------
# A sample JSON response:

# 	{ 
# 	  "id": "7NE550583A133505U",
# 	  "create_time": "2016-11-26T16:38:27Z",
# 	  "update_time": "2016-11-26T16:38:27Z",
# 	  "state": "completed",
# 	  "amount": { 
# 	    "total": "-289.00",
# 	    "currency": "USD"
# 	  },
# 	  "sale_id": "1XC17935MN507400J",
# 	  "parent_payment": "PAY-2AA764602T410180HLA4FX6Q",
# 	  "links": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/refund/7NE550583A133505U",
# 	      "rel": "self",
# 	      "method": "GET"
# 	    },
# 	    { 
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2AA764602T410180HLA4FX6Q",
# 	      "rel": "parent_payment",
# 	      "method": "GET"
# 	    },
# 	    { 
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/1XC17935MN507400J",
# 	      "rel": "sale",
# 	      "method": "GET"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}