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CardConnect Authorization

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Demonstrates how to send an Authorization request.
Authorization is the initial step in accepting payment from a cardholder. This action "authorizes" or requests permission from the bank to transfer money from the cardholder to the merchant.

See https://developer.cardconnect.com/cardconnect-api#authorization

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

$http.BasicAuth = $true
$http.Login = "API_USERNAME"
$http.Password = "API_PASSWORD"

#  Build and send the following JSON:

#  Note: The CardConnect online documentation might use an expiry that is in the past, such as "1218".
#  This causes the request to fail.  Use a month/year that is in the future..
#  (Likewise, this example will have an invalid month/year after Dec 2021)

#  {
#    "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
#    "accttype": "VISA",
#    "orderid": "AB-11-9876",
#    "account": "4111111111111111",
#    "expiry": "1221",
#    "amount": "0",
#    "currency": "USD",
#    "name": "TOM JONES",
#    "address": "123 MAIN STREET",
#    "city": "anytown",
#    "region": "NY",
#    "country": "US",
#    "postal": "55555",
#    "profile": "Y",
#    "ecomind": "E",
#    "cvv2": "123",
#    "track": null,
#    "capture": "Y"
#  }

#  Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
#  Generate Code to Create JSON
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("merchid","MERCHANT_ID")
$json.UpdateString("accttype","VISA")
$json.UpdateString("orderid","AB-11-9876")
$json.UpdateString("account","4111111111111111")
$json.UpdateString("expiry","1221")
$json.UpdateString("amount","20")
$json.UpdateString("currency","USD")
$json.UpdateString("name","TOM JONES")
$json.UpdateString("address","123 MAIN STREET")
$json.UpdateString("city","anytown")
$json.UpdateString("region","NY")
$json.UpdateString("country","US")
$json.UpdateString("postal","55555")
$json.UpdateString("profile","Y")
$json.UpdateString("ecomind","E")
$json.UpdateString("cvv2","123")
$json.UpdateNull("track")
$json.UpdateString("capture","Y")

$url = "https://<site>.cardconnect.com:<port>/cardconnect/rest/auth"

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpStr("PUT",$url,$json.Emit(),"utf-8","application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  A response status of 200 indicates potential success.  The JSON response body
#  must be examined to determine if it was truly successful or an error.
$("response status code = " + $resp.StatusCode)

$jsonResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResp.Load($resp.BodyStr)
$jsonResp.EmitCompact = $false

$("response JSON:")
$($jsonResp.Emit())

#  Sample error:

#  {
#    "respproc": "PPS",
#    "amount": "0.00",
#    "resptext": "Invalid amount",
#    "cardproc": "FNOR",
#    "acctid": "1",
#    "retref": "112804260418",
#    "respstat": "C",
#    "respcode": "43",
#    "account": "41XXXXXXXXXX1111",
#    "defaultacct": "Y",
#    "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
#    "token": "9418594164541111"
#  }

#  A successful response looks like this:

#  {
#    "amount": "0.20",
#    "resptext": "Approval",
#    "acctid": "1",
#    "commcard": " C ",
#    "cvvresp": "M",
#    "respcode": "00",
#    "batchid": "1900942291",
#    "avsresp": "Z",
#    "entrymode": "ECommerce",
#    "defaultacct": "Y",
#    "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
#    "token": "9418594164541111",
#    "authcode": "PPS158",
#    "respproc": "FNOR",
#    "bintype": "",
#    "profileid": "16618402968441604028",
#    "retref": "112989260941",
#    "respstat": "A",
#    "account": "41XXXXXXXXXX1111"
#  }

#  Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
#  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$amount = $jsonResp.StringOf("amount")
$resptext = $jsonResp.StringOf("resptext")
$acctid = $jsonResp.StringOf("acctid")
$commcard = $jsonResp.StringOf("commcard")
$cvvresp = $jsonResp.StringOf("cvvresp")
$respcode = $jsonResp.StringOf("respcode")
$batchid = $jsonResp.StringOf("batchid")
$avsresp = $jsonResp.StringOf("avsresp")
$entrymode = $jsonResp.StringOf("entrymode")
$defaultacct = $jsonResp.StringOf("defaultacct")
$merchid = $jsonResp.StringOf("merchid")
$token = $jsonResp.StringOf("token")
$authcode = $jsonResp.StringOf("authcode")
$respproc = $jsonResp.StringOf("respproc")
$bintype = $jsonResp.StringOf("bintype")
$profileid = $jsonResp.StringOf("profileid")
$retref = $jsonResp.StringOf("retref")
$respstat = $jsonResp.StringOf("respstat")
$account = $jsonResp.StringOf("account")