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Amazon Pay - Create Refund

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Initiate a full or partial refund for a charge.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$http = new CkHttp();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl "https://pay-api.amazon.com/:version/refunds/" \
// -X POST
// -H "authorization:Px2e5oHhQZ88vVhc0DO%2FsShHj8MDDg%3DEXAMPLESIGNATURE"
// -H "x-amz-pay-date:20201012T235046Z"
// -H "x-amz-pay-idempotency-key:AVLo5tI10BHgEk2jEXAMPLEKEY"
// -d '{
//     "chargeId": "CHARGE_ID",
//     "refundAmount": {
//         "amount": "14.00",
//         "currencyCode": "USD"
//     },
//     "softDescriptor": "Descriptor"
// }'

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//     "chargeId": "CHARGE_ID",
//     "refundAmount": {
//         "amount": "14.00",
//         "currencyCode": "USD"
//     },
//     "softDescriptor": "Descriptor"
// }

$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->UpdateString('chargeId','CHARGE_ID');
$json->UpdateString('refundAmount.amount','14.00');
$json->UpdateString('refundAmount.currencyCode','USD');
$json->UpdateString('softDescriptor','Descriptor');

// Load your Amazon Pay private key.  
// There are many other ways to load private keys into the Chilkat private key object, such as from different formats,
// or from in-memory strings or bytes.
$privKey = new CkPrivateKey();
$success = $privKey->LoadPemFile('C:/someDir/myAmazonPayPrivateKey.pem');
if ($success == false) {
    print $privKey->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Provide your Amazon Pay private key and Public Key ID 
// Use your public key ID here.  It must be the one associated with the private key.
// Note: The SetAuthPrivateKey method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.89
$publicKeyId = 'SANDBOX-AHEGSJCM3L2S637RBGABLAFW';
$success = $http->SetAuthPrivateKey($publicKeyId,$privKey);
if ($success == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Note: When the private key is provided as shown above, Chilkat will automatically add the required x-amz-pay-* headers to the HTTP request,
// and will also sign the request.  Nothing more is needed.
// Chilkat automatically generates and adds the following headers:
// 
// x-amz-pay-date
// x-amz-pay-host
// x-amz-pay-region
// x-amz-pay-idempotency-key
// Authorization

$http->put_Accept('application/json');

// To use the live system, replace "sandbox" with "live" in the URL passed to HttpJson.
// Also, make sure to use the correct region: pay-api.amazon.com, pay-api.amazon.eu, or pay-api.amazon.jp
$resp = new CkHttpResponse();
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://pay-api.amazon.eu/sandbox/v2/refunds/',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = new CkJsonObject();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(false);

// If the status code is not equal to 201, this will display error information.
print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode != 201) {
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//      "refundId": "S01-5105180-3221187-R022311",
//      "chargeId": "S01-5105180-3221187-C056351",
//      "refundAmount": {
//          "amount": "14.00",
//          "currencyCode": "USD"
//      },
//      "softDescriptor": "Descriptor",
//      "creationTimestamp": "20190714T155300Z",
//      "statusDetails": {
//          "state": "RefundInitiated",
//          "reasonCode": null,
//          "reasonDescription": null,
//          "lastUpdatedTimestamp": "20190714T155300Z"
//      },
//      "releaseEnvironment": "Sandbox"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$refundId = $jResp->stringOf('refundId');
$chargeId = $jResp->stringOf('chargeId');
$refundAmountAmount = $jResp->stringOf('refundAmount.amount');
$refundAmountCurrencyCode = $jResp->stringOf('refundAmount.currencyCode');
$softDescriptor = $jResp->stringOf('softDescriptor');
$creationTimestamp = $jResp->stringOf('creationTimestamp');
$statusDetailsState = $jResp->stringOf('statusDetails.state');
$statusDetailsReasonCode = $jResp->stringOf('statusDetails.reasonCode');
$statusDetailsReasonDescription = $jResp->stringOf('statusDetails.reasonDescription');
$statusDetailsLastUpdatedTimestamp = $jResp->stringOf('statusDetails.lastUpdatedTimestamp');
$releaseEnvironment = $jResp->stringOf('releaseEnvironment');

?>