# Create a Payment Resource (/archive/paypal-plus/de/integrate/create-payment-resource)



> **Note:** **Important:** PayPal Plus Germany is not available for new integrations. PayPal provides this documentation to support existing integrations. For new integrations, see the [PayPal Checkout Integration Guide](/checkout).

Create a payment resource to render the required payment wall.

> **Note:** **Important:** You cannot send any user specific data in this initial payment call as the payment resource is not an actual payment. After you configure your payment button, use the `PATCH` call to [update your payment resource](/archive/paypal-plus/de/reference) with customer data to complete the payment.

Along with your access token, pass `intent` and `payment_method` as parameters in the request body to `/v1/payments/payment`.

| Parameter        | Value    |
| ---------------- | -------- |
| `intent`         | `sale`   |
| `payment_method` | `paypal` |

## Sample request [#sample-request]

<div className="pl-[1.625rem]" />

```text lineNumbers
curl -v https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {accessToken}' \
{
  "intent": "sale",
  "payer": {
    "payment_method": "paypal"
  },
  "transactions": [{
    "amount": {
      "total": "21.50",
      "currency": "EUR",
      "details": {
        "subtotal": "15.00",
        "tax": "2.00",
        "shipping": "2.50",
        "handling_fee": "1.00",
        "shipping_discount": "-1.00",
        "insurance": "2.00"
      }
    },

    "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
    "custom": "This is a hidden value",
    "invoice_number": "unique_invoice_number",

    "soft_descriptor": "your order description",
    "item_list": {
      "items": [{
          "name": "Item 1",
          "description": "add description here",
          "quantity": "2",
          "price": "10.00",
          "sku": "1",
          "currency": "EUR"
        },
        {
          "name": "Voucher",
          "description": "discount on your order",
          "quantity": "1",
          "price": "-5.00",
          "sku": "vouch1",
          "currency": "EUR"
        }
      ]
    }
  }],
  "note_to_payer": "Contact us for any questions on your order.",
  "redirect_urls": {
    "return_url": "http://example.com/success",
    "cancel_url": "http://example.com/cancel"
  }
}
```

> **Note:** **Note:** To avoid rounding errors, do not submit value-added tax amounts on a line-item basis. You can submit calculated tax amounts for an entire shopping basket in `amount` objects. The item amounts exclude tax. In a business to consumer (B2C) scenario that include taxes, do not submit taxes to PayPal.

## Sample response [#sample-response]

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```text lineNumbers
{
    "id": "PAY-0W5897135C7963359LNZPE4A",
    "intent": "sale",
    "state": "created",
    "payer": {
        "payment_method": "paypal"
    },
    "transactions": [
        {
            "amount": {
                "total": "21.50",
                "currency": "EUR",
                "details": {
                    "subtotal": "15.00",
                    "tax": "2.00",
                    "shipping": "2.50",
                    "insurance": "2.00",
                    "handling_fee": "1.00",
                    "shipping_discount": "-1.00"
                }
            },
            "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
            "custom": "This is a hidden value",
            "invoice_number": "unique_invoice_number",
            "soft_descriptor": "your order description",
            "item_list": {
                "items": [
                    {
                        "name": "Item 1",
                        "sku": "1",
                        "description": "add description here",
                        "price": "10.00",
                        "currency": "EUR",
                        "quantity": 2
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "Voucher",
                        "sku": "vouch1",
                        "description": "discount on your order",
                        "price": "-5.00",
                        "currency": "EUR",
                        "quantity": 1
                    }
                ]
            },
            "related_resources": []
        }
    ],
    "note_to_payer": "Contact us for any questions on your order.",
    "create_time": "2018-08-14T15:17:03Z",
    "links": [
        {
            "href": "https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-0W5897135C7963359LNZPE4A",
            "rel": "self",
            "method": "GET"
        },
        {
            "href": "https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_express-checkout&token=EC-8AT72418NV353182U",
            "rel": "approval_url",
            "method": "REDIRECT"
        },
        {
            "href": "https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-0W5897135C7963359LNZPE4A/execute",
            "rel": "execute",
            "method": "POST"
        }
    ]
}
```

When you integrate a payment wall, you need the approval\_url link from the HATEOAS links in the previous response.

## Next [#next]

[Integrate a payment wall](/archive/paypal-plus/de/integrate/payment-wall).