C# Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

PayPal: Partially capture an authorization

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Capture USD 10 of the sample USD 30 authorization and leave the rest open. Multiple captures require merchant eligibility. Use a separate request ID for each intended capture.

PayPal documentation

C#

bool success = false;

//  See Unlock Chilkat before making requests.
//  For the merchant's internal backoffice application. Load the sandbox token
//  from the merchant's credential store. Keep it out of publicly distributed apps.
//  See Get a PayPal access token.
Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
http.AuthToken = "SANDBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN";
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();

//  Keep final_capture false if another shipment will be billed against this hold.

http.SetUrlVar("id","AUTHORIZATION_ID");
//  Create and persist this key once per business operation. On a timeout,
//  retry the same request with its saved key, not a newly generated one.
Chilkat.Crypt2 crypt = new Chilkat.Crypt2();
string requestId = crypt.GenerateUuid();
http.SetRequestHeader("PayPal-Request-Id",requestId);
http.SetRequestHeader("Prefer","return=representation");
Chilkat.JsonObject body = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
body.UpdateString("amount.currency_code","USD");
body.UpdateString("amount.value","10.00");
body.UpdateBool("final_capture",false);

success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/{$id}/capture",body,"application/json",resp);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("No HTTP response: " + http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

if ((resp.StatusCode < 200) || (resp.StatusCode >= 300)) {
    Chilkat.JsonObject errorInfo = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
    errorInfo.Load(resp.BodyStr);
    Debug.WriteLine("HTTP " + Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode) + " " + errorInfo.StringOf("name") + " " + errorInfo.StringOf("details[0].issue"));
    Debug.WriteLine("PayPal debug ID: " + errorInfo.StringOf("debug_id"));
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject result = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
bool parsed = result.Load(resp.BodyStr);
if (parsed != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Expected a JSON response; HTTP " + Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("ID: " + result.StringOf("id"));
Debug.WriteLine("Status: " + result.StringOf("status"));
Debug.WriteLine("Amount: " + result.StringOf("amount.value"));
Debug.WriteLine("Currency: " + result.StringOf("amount.currency_code"));