REST API

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Last updated: Aug 15th, 5:52am

Step 1: Generate Unique Session Identifier

Generate a unique session identifier, such as the PayPal-Client-Metadata-Id. The tracking ID must be a universally unique identifier (UUID).

Step 2: Pass the Unique Session Identifier as the Tracking_ID

1curl -v -X PUT \
2  https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/risk/transaction-contexts/<merchant_id>/<tracking_id> \
3  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4  -H "Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>" \
5  -d '{
6  "additional_data": [
7  {
8    "key": "test1",
9    "value": "abc"
10  },
11  {
12    "key": "test2",
13    "value": "aaa"
14  }]
15}'

Step 3: Call Create Order API

Pass the Unique Session Identifier as the PayPal-Client-Metadata-Id header.

1curl -v -X POST \
2  https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders \
3  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4  -H "Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>" \
5  -H "PayPal-Client-Metadata-Id: <Unique-Session-Identifier>" \
6  -d '{
7  "intent": "CAPTURE",
8  "purchase_units": [
9    {
10      "amount": {
11        "currency_code": "USD",
12        "value": "100.00"
13      }
14    }
15  ]
16}'

Step 4: Call Capture Order API

Pass the Unique Session Identifier as the PayPal-Client-Metadata-Id header.

1curl -v -X POST \
2  https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders/5O190127TN364715T/capture \
3  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4  -H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
5  -H "PayPal-Client-Metadata-Id: <Unique-Session-Identifier>" \
6  -H "PayPal-Request-Id: 7b92603e-77ed-4896-8e78-5dea2050476a"