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PayPal - Create Stored Credit Card Payment

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Creates a credit card payment using a card ID from a previously stored credit card (where the credit card was stored in PayPal's vault).

Note: For sandbox calls, you can use the credit card numbers provided in your sandbox test accounts.

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

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Dim success As Boolean = 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)
Dim jsonToken As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonToken.Initialize
jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

'  Build the Authorization request header field value.
Dim sbAuth As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbAuth.Initialize
'  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.
Dim rest As ChilkatRest
rest.Initialize("rest")
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, True, bAutoReconnect)
If success <> True Then
    Log(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
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..
'  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

'  We previously stored the user's credit card data in PayPal's vault.
'  See Store Card in PayPal Vault for sample code.

'  Build the JSON containing the stored credit card information and transaction information.
Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.EmitCompact = False
json.UpdateString("intent", "sale")
json.UpdateString("payer.payment_method", "credit_card")
json.UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card_token.credit_card_id", "CARD-52W84623JH8043102LA3CLGA")
json.UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card_token.payer_id", "user12345")
json.UpdateString("transactions[0].amount.total", "6.70")
json.UpdateString("transactions[0].amount.currency", "USD")
json.UpdateString("transactions[0].description", "This is the payment transaction description.")

Log(json.Emit)

'  The JSON created by the above code is this:

'  	{ 
'  	  "intent": "sale",
'  	  "payer": { 
'  	    "payment_method": "credit_card",
'  	    "funding_instruments": [
'  	      { 
'  	        "credit_card_token": { 
'  	          "credit_card_id": "CARD-52W84623JH8043102LA3CLGA",
'  	          "payer_id": "user12345"
'  	        }
'  	      }
'  	    ]
'  	  },
'  	  "transactions": [
'  	    { 
'  	      "amount": { 
'  	        "total": "6.70",
'  	        "currency": "USD"
'  	      },
'  	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description."
'  	    }
'  	  ]
'  	}

rest.AddHeader("Authorization", sbAuth.GetAsString)
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")

'  Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
Dim sbJsonRequest As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbJsonRequest.Initialize
json.EmitCompact = True
json.EmitSb(sbJsonRequest)
Dim sbJsonResponse As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbJsonResponse.Initialize
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST", "/v1/payments/payment", sbJsonRequest, sbJsonResponse)
If success <> True Then
    Log(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


json.EmitCompact = False
json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

Log("Response Status Code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)

'  Did we get a 201 success response?
If rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201 Then
    Log(json.Emit)
    Log("Failed.")
    Return
End If


'  Sample JSON response is shown below.
Log(json.Emit)

'  Demonstrate how to access a few parts of the JSON response..
Log("credit_card_id: " & json.StringOf("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card_token.credit_card_id"))
Log("subtotal: " & json.StringOf("transactions[0].amount.details.subtotal"))
Log("refund href: " & json.StringOf("transactions[0].related_resources[0].sale.links[1].href"))
Log("success")

'  ------------------------------------------------
'  A sample JSON response:

'  	{ 
'  	  "id": "PAY-12T35751GS725073SLA3CQNQ",
'  	  "create_time": "2016-11-23T23:37:26Z",
'  	  "update_time": "2016-11-23T23:37:31Z",
'  	  "state": "approved",
'  	  "intent": "sale",
'  	  "payer": { 
'  	    "payment_method": "credit_card",
'  	    "funding_instruments": [
'  	      { 
'  	        "credit_card_token": { 
'  	          "credit_card_id": "CARD-52W84623JH8043102LA3CLGA",
'  	          "payer_id": "user12345",
'  	          "last4": "9974",
'  	          "type": "visa",
'  	          "expire_month": "9",
'  	          "expire_year": "2021"
'  	        }
'  	      }
'  	    ]
'  	  },
'  	  "transactions": [
'  	    { 
'  	      "amount": { 
'  	        "total": "6.70",
'  	        "currency": "USD",
'  	        "details": { 
'  	          "subtotal": "6.70"
'  	        }
'  	      },
'  	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
'  	      "related_resources": [
'  	        { 
'  	          "sale": { 
'  	            "id": "4F194018A1618453G",
'  	            "create_time": "2016-11-23T23:37:26Z",
'  	            "update_time": "2016-11-23T23:37:31Z",
'  	            "amount": { 
'  	              "total": "6.70",
'  	              "currency": "USD"
'  	            },
'  	            "state": "completed",
'  	            "parent_payment": "PAY-12T35751GS725073SLA3CQNQ",
'  	            "links": [
'  	              { 
'  	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4F194018A1618453G",
'  	                "rel": "self",
'  	                "method": "GET"
'  	              },
'  	              { 
'  	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4F194018A1618453G/refund",
'  	                "rel": "refund",
'  	                "method": "POST"
'  	              },
'  	              { 
'  	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-12T35751GS725073SLA3CQNQ",
'  	                "rel": "parent_payment",
'  	                "method": "GET"
'  	              }
'  	            ],
'  	            "fmf_details": {},
'  	            "processor_response": { 
'  	              "avs_code": "X",
'  	              "cvv_code": "M"
'  	            }
'  	          }
'  	        }
'  	      ]
'  	    }
'  	  ],
'  	  "links": [
'  	    { 
'  	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-12T35751GS725073SLA3CQNQ",
'  	      "rel": "self",
'  	      "method": "GET"
'  	    }
'  	  ]
'  	}
'