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PayPal - Capture a Previously Authorized Payment
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Captures a previously authorized payment.
Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.
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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oJsonToken
LOCAL oSbAuth
LOCAL oRest
LOCAL nBAutoReconnect
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oSbPath
LOCAL nNumReplacements
LOCAL oSbJsonRequest
LOCAL oSbJsonResponse
nSuccess := 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)
oJsonToken := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJsonToken:LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")
// Build the Authorization request header field value.
oSbAuth := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
// token_type should be "Bearer"
oSbAuth:Append(oJsonToken:StringOf("token_type"))
oSbAuth:Append(" ")
oSbAuth:Append(oJsonToken: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.
oRest := CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")
nBAutoReconnect := 1
nSuccess := oRest:Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, 1, nBAutoReconnect)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
? oRest:LastErrorText
oJsonToken:destroy()
oSbAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Build the JSON containing the transaction information.
oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:EmitCompact := 0
oJson:UpdateString("amount.currency", "USD")
oJson:UpdateString("amount.total", "4.54")
oJson:UpdateBool("is_final_capture", 1)
? oJson:Emit()
// The JSON created by the above code:
// {
// "amount": {
// "currency": "USD",
// "total": "4.54"
// },
// "is_final_capture": true
// }
oRest:AddHeader("Authorization", oSbAuth:GetAsString())
oRest:AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
// To capture payment, make a call to /v1/payments/authorization/[authorization_id]/capture with the authorization ID in the URI.
// See PayPal Authorize Payment for sample code to create the authorization.
// The "7X8332687A4929542" comes from the "transactions[0].related_resources[0].authorization.id" part of the authorization response.
oSbPath := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbPath:Append("/v1/payments/authorization/[authorization_id]/capture")
nNumReplacements := oSbPath:Replace("[authorization_id]", "7X8332687A4929542")
// Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
oSbJsonRequest := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oJson:EmitCompact := 1
oJson:EmitSb(oSbJsonRequest)
oSbJsonResponse := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
nSuccess := oRest:FullRequestSb("POST", oSbPath:GetAsString(), oSbJsonRequest, oSbJsonResponse)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
? oRest:LastErrorText
oJsonToken:destroy()
oSbAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oSbPath:destroy()
oSbJsonRequest:destroy()
oSbJsonResponse:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
oJson:EmitCompact := 0
oJson:LoadSb(oSbJsonResponse)
? "Response Status Code = " + Str(oRest:ResponseStatusCode)
// IMPORTANT: In most PayPal examples, the return status code is 201.
// For this particular call, PayPal returns status code 200.
// Did we get a 200 success response?
IF (oRest:ResponseStatusCode != 200)
? oJson:Emit()
? "Failed."
oJsonToken:destroy()
oSbAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oSbPath:destroy()
oSbJsonRequest:destroy()
oSbJsonResponse:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// Sample JSON response is shown below.
? oJson:Emit()
? "success"
// ------------------------------------------------
// A sample JSON response:
// {
// "id": "1LY5310469661362J",
// "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:50Z",
// "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
// "amount": {
// "total": "4.54",
// "currency": "USD"
// },
// "is_final_capture": true,
// "state": "completed",
// "reasonCode": "None",
// "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
// "transaction_fee": {
// "value": "0.43",
// "currency": "USD"
// },
// "links": [
// {
// "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J",
// "rel": "self",
// "method": "GET"
// },
// {
// "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J/refund",
// "rel": "refund",
// "method": "POST"
// },
// {
// "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/authorization/7X8332687A4929542",
// "rel": "authorization",
// "method": "GET"
// },
// {
// "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
// "rel": "parent_payment",
// "method": "GET"
// }
// ]
// }
oJsonToken:destroy()
oSbAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oSbPath:destroy()
oSbJsonRequest:destroy()
oSbJsonResponse:destroy()