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Xojo Plugin

PayPal List Merchant Invoices

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List PayPal invoices.

See also PayPal List Invoices REST API Reference

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 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)
Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

// Build the Authorization request header field value.
Dim sbAuth As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
// token_type should be "Bearer"
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("token_type"))
success = sbAuth.Append(" ")
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.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.
Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

success = rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.GetAsString())
success = rest.AddQueryParam("page","0")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("page_size","20")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("total_count_required","true")

// Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
Dim sbJsonResponse As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/v1/invoicing/invoices",sbJsonResponse)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.EmitCompact = False
success = json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))

// Did we get a 200 success response?
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    System.DebugLog(json.Emit())
    System.DebugLog("Failed.")
    Return
End If

// Sample response JSON is shown below.

// Iterate over each invoice and get some information from each..
Dim numInvoices As Int32
numInvoices = json.SizeOfArray("invoices")
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
While i < numInvoices
    json.I = i
    System.DebugLog("Invoice ID: " + json.StringOf("invoices[i].id"))
    System.DebugLog("Invoice Number: " + json.StringOf("invoices[i].number"))
    System.DebugLog("Invoice Status: " + json.StringOf("invoices[i].status"))
    System.DebugLog("Shipping First Name: " + json.StringOf("invoices[i].shipping_info.first_name"))
    Dim j As Int32
    j = 0
    Dim numBillingInfo As Int32
    numBillingInfo = json.SizeOfArray("invoices[i].billing_info")
    While j < numBillingInfo
        json.J = j
        System.DebugLog("billing_info email: " + json.StringOf("invoices[i].billing_info[j].email"))
        j = j + 1
    Wend
    Dim numLinks As Int32
    numLinks = json.SizeOfArray("invoices[i].links")
    j = 0
    While j < numLinks
        json.J = j
        System.DebugLog("link: " + json.StringOf("invoices[i].links[j].href"))
        j = j + 1
    Wend
    System.DebugLog("----")
    i = i + 1
Wend

System.DebugLog("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"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}
//