VBScript
PayPal - Get Authorization Details

Shows details for an authorization, by ID.
Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.
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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

' 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)
set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

' Build the Authorization request header field value.
set sbAuth = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
' token_type should be "Bearer"
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("token_type"))
success = sbAuth.Append(" ")
success = 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.
set rest = CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,1,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' 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.
success = rest.ClearAllHeaders()
success = rest.ClearAllQueryParams()

' This is the OAuth2 Authorization header, not to be confused with a PayPal credit card authorization...
success = 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".
set sbPath = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbPath.Append("/v1/payments/authorization/authorization_id")
numReplaced = sbPath.Replace("authorization_id","6HG91590AX913463C")

' Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
set sbJsonResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET",sbPath.GetAsString(),sbJsonResponse)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
json.EmitCompact = 0
success = json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)

' Did we get a 200 success response?
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(json.Emit())
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample JSON response is shown below.
outFile.WriteLine(json.Emit())
outFile.WriteLine("----------------------")

outFile.WriteLine("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"
' 	    }
' 	  ]
' 	}

outFile.Close