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Lua Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64+

PayPal List Merchant Invoices

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List PayPal invoices.

See also PayPal List Invoices REST API Reference

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Lua
local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- 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)
local jsonToken = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jsonToken:load_file("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

-- Build the Authorization request header field value.
local sbAuth = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
-- token_type should be "Bearer"
sbAuth:append(jsonToken:string_of("token_type"))
sbAuth:append(" ")
sbAuth:append(jsonToken:string_of("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.
local rest = chilkat.Rest.new()
local bAutoReconnect = true
local success = rest:connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, true, bAutoReconnect)
if not success then
    print(rest.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 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..
-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

rest:add_header("Authorization", sbAuth:get_as_string())
rest:add_query_param("page", "0")
rest:add_query_param("page_size", "20")
rest:add_query_param("total_count_required", "true")

-- Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
local sbJsonResponse = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
success = rest:full_request_no_body_sb("GET", "/v1/invoicing/invoices", sbJsonResponse)
if not success then
    print(rest.last_error_text)
    return
end

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json.emit_compact = false
json:load_sb(sbJsonResponse)

print("Response Status Code = " .. rest.response_status_code)

-- Did we get a 200 success response?
if rest.response_status_code ~= 200 then
    print(json:emit())
    print("Failed.")
    return
end

-- Sample response JSON is shown below.

-- Iterate over each invoice and get some information from each..
local numInvoices = json:size_of_array("invoices")
local i = 0
while i < numInvoices do
    json.i = i
    print("Invoice ID: " .. json:string_of("invoices[i].id"))
    print("Invoice Number: " .. json:string_of("invoices[i].number"))
    print("Invoice Status: " .. json:string_of("invoices[i].status"))
    print("Shipping First Name: " .. json:string_of("invoices[i].shipping_info.first_name"))
    local j = 0
    local numBillingInfo = json:size_of_array("invoices[i].billing_info")
    while j < numBillingInfo do
        json.j = j
        print("billing_info email: " .. json:string_of("invoices[i].billing_info[j].email"))
        j = j + 1
    end

    local numLinks = json:size_of_array("invoices[i].links")
    j = 0
    while j < numLinks do
        json.j = j
        print("link: " .. json:string_of("invoices[i].links[j].href"))
        j = j + 1
    end

    print("----")
    i = i + 1
end

print("Success.")

--     {
--       "total_count": 2,
--       "invoices": [
--         {
--           "id": "INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
--           "number": "0002",
--           "status": "DRAFT",
--           "merchant_info": {
--             "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
--           },
--           "billing_info": [
--             {
--               "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
--             }
--           ],
--           "shipping_info": {
--             "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
--             "first_name": "Sally",
--             "last_name": "Patient",
--             "business_name": "Not applicable"
--           },
--           "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
--           "payment_term": {
--             "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
--           },
--           "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
--           "total_amount": {
--             "currency": "USD",
--             "value": "500.00"
--           },
--           "metadata": {
--             "created_date": "2016-11-15 08:09:21 PST"
--           },
--           "paid_amount": {
--             "paypal": {
--               "currency": "USD",
--               "value": "0.00"
--             },
--             "other": {
--               "currency": "USD",
--               "value": "0.00"
--             }
--           },
--           "refunded_amount": {
--             "paypal": {
--               "currency": "USD",
--               "value": "0.00"
--             },
--             "other": {
--               "currency": "USD",
--               "value": "0.00"
--             }
--           },
--           "links": [
--             {
--               "rel": "self",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
--               "method": "GET"
--             },
--             {
--               "rel": "send",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/send",
--               "method": "POST"
--             },
--             {
--               "rel": "update",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/update",
--               "method": "PUT"
--             },
--             {
--               "rel": "delete",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
--               "method": "DELETE"
--             }
--           ]
--         },
--         {
--           "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
--           "number": "0001",
--           "status": "SENT",
--           "merchant_info": {
--             "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
--           },
--           "billing_info": [
--             {
--               "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
--             }
--           ],
--           "shipping_info": {
--             "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
--             "first_name": "Sally",
--             "last_name": "Patient",
--             "business_name": "Not applicable"
--           },
--           "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
--           "payment_term": {
--             "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
--           },
--           "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
--           "total_amount": {
--             "currency": "USD",
--             "value": "500.00"
--           },
--           "metadata": {
--             "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST",
--             "payer_view_url": "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi_bin/webscr?cmd=_pay-inv&viewtype=altview&id=INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR"
--           },
--           "paid_amount": {
--             "paypal": {
--               "currency": "USD",
--               "value": "0.00"
--             },
--             "other": {
--               "currency": "USD",
--               "value": "0.00"
--             }
--           },
--           "refunded_amount": {
--             "paypal": {
--               "currency": "USD",
--               "value": "0.00"
--             },
--             "other": {
--               "currency": "USD",
--               "value": "0.00"
--             }
--           },
--           "links": [
--             {
--               "rel": "self",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
--               "method": "GET"
--             },
--             {
--               "rel": "update",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
--               "method": "PUT"
--             },
--             {
--               "rel": "cancel",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/remind",
--               "method": "POST"
--             },
--             {
--               "rel": "remind",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/cancel",
--               "method": "POST"
--             },
--             {
--               "rel": "record-payment",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/record-payment",
--               "method": "POST"
--             },
--             {
--               "rel": "qr-code",
--               "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/qr-code",
--               "method": "GET"
--             }
--           ]
--         }
--       ],
--       "links": [
--         {
--           "rel": "self",
--           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices?page=0&page_size=20&total_count_required=true",
--           "method": "GET"
--         }
--       ]
--     }
--