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PayPal - Mark Invoice as Refunded
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Mark an invoice as refunded.Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.
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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oJsonToken
LOCAL oSbAuth
LOCAL oRest
LOCAL nBAutoReconnect
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oDtNow
LOCAL oSbDt
LOCAL nNumReplaced
LOCAL oSbPath
LOCAL nNumReplacements
LOCAL oSbRequestBody
LOCAL oSbResponseBody
nSuccess := 0
// 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)
oJsonToken := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJsonToken:LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")
// Build the Authorization request header field value.
oSbAuth := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
// token_type should be "Bearer"
oSbAuth:Append(oJsonToken:StringOf("token_type"))
oSbAuth:Append(" ")
oSbAuth:Append(oJsonToken: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.
oRest := CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")
nBAutoReconnect := 1
nSuccess := oRest:Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, 1, nBAutoReconnect)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
? oRest:LastErrorText
oJsonToken:destroy()
oSbAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Build the JSON request body containing the reminder information:
oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:EmitCompact := 0
oDtNow := CreateObject("Chilkat.CkDateTime")
oDtNow:SetFromCurrentSystemTime()
oSbDt := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbDt:Append(oDtNow:GetAsTimestamp(0))
nNumReplaced := oSbDt:Replace("T", " ")
nNumReplaced := oSbDt:Replace("Z", " UTC")
oJson:UpdateString("date", oSbDt:GetAsString())
oJson:UpdateString("note", "Refunded by credit card!")
oJson:UpdateString("amount.currency", "USD")
oJson:UpdateString("amount.value", "500.00")
? oJson:Emit()
// The JSON created by the above code:
// {
// "date": "2016-11-28 21:05:38 UTC",
// "note": "Refunded by credit card!",
// "amount": {
// "currency": "USD",
// "value": "500.00"
// }
// }
// Build a path using a previously-sent invoice ID.
oSbPath := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbPath:Append("/v1/invoicing/invoices/invoice_id/record-refund")
nNumReplacements := oSbPath:Replace("invoice_id", "INV2-QCHR-QHSD-M2VU-AVXC")
oJson:EmitCompact := 1
oSbRequestBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oRest:AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
oRest:AddHeader("Authorization", oSbAuth:GetAsString())
oJson:EmitSb(oSbRequestBody)
nSuccess := oRest:FullRequestSb("POST", oSbPath:GetAsString(), oSbRequestBody, oSbResponseBody)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
? oRest:LastErrorText
oJsonToken:destroy()
oSbAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oDtNow:destroy()
oSbDt:destroy()
oSbPath:destroy()
oSbRequestBody:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
? "Response Status Code = " + Str(oRest:ResponseStatusCode)
// Check for a success response.
IF (oRest:ResponseStatusCode != 204)
? oSbResponseBody:GetAsString()
? "Failed."
oJsonToken:destroy()
oSbAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oDtNow:destroy()
oSbDt:destroy()
oSbPath:destroy()
oSbRequestBody:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// For a success response, the response body is empty.
? "Success."
oJsonToken:destroy()
oSbAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oDtNow:destroy()
oSbDt:destroy()
oSbPath:destroy()
oSbRequestBody:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()