Create order

Creates an order. Merchants and partners can add Level 2 and 3 data to payments to reduce risk and payment processing costs. For more information about processing payments, see checkout or multiparty checkout.

Note: For error handling and troubleshooting, see Orders v2 errors.

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer <token>

FlowClient CredentialsToken URLhttps://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/oauth2/tokenInheader

Scopes

Manage payments and checkout workflow.https://uri.paypal.com/services/payments/payment
Allows client-side integration on Create, Get, Patch, Authorize & Capture Order endpoints.https://uri.paypal.com/services/payments/orders/deprecating-jssdk-migration-for-limited-merchants

Header Parameters

Request Body

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

intentenum<checkout_payment_intent>Required

The intent to either capture payment immediately or authorize a payment for an order after order creation.

Value in"CAPTURE" | "AUTHORIZE"

payerobject<payer>OptionalDeprecated

DEPRECATED. The customer is also known as the payer. The Payer object was intended to only be used with the `payment_source.paypal` object. In order to make this design more clear, the details in the `payer` object are now available under `payment_source.paypal`. Please use `payment_source.paypal`. DEPRECATED

See	Since Version
payment_source.paypal	2.9

The customer who approves and pays for the order. The customer is also known as the payer.

payer properties

6 properties

email_addressstring<email>Optional

The internationalized email address.

Note: Up to 64 characters are allowed before and 255 characters are allowed after the @ sign. However, the generally accepted maximum length for an email address is 254 characters. The pattern verifies that an unquoted @ sign exists.

Match^.*(?:[a-zA-Z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*|(?:[\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x21\x23-\x5b\x5d-\x7f]|\[\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x7f])*")@(?:(?:[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?\.)+[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?|\[(?:(?:(2(5[0-5]|[0-4][0-9])|1[0-9][0-9]|[1-9]?[0-9]))\.){3}(?:(2(5[0-5]|[0-4][0-9])|1[0-9][0-9]|[1-9]?[0-9])|[a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]:(?:[\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x21-\x5a\x53-\x7f]|\[\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x7f])+)\]).*$Length3 <= length <= 254

nameobject<name>Optional

The name of the party.

phoneobject<phone_with_type>Optional

The phone information.

birth_datestring<date_no_time>Optional

The stand-alone date, in [Internet date and time format](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339#section-5.6). To represent special legal values, such as a date of birth, you should use dates with no associated time or time-zone data. Whenever possible, use the standard `date_time` type. This regular expression does not validate all dates. For example, February 31 is valid and nothing is known about leap years.

Match^[0-9]{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-1])$Length10 <= length <= 10

tax_infoobject<tax_info>Optional

The tax ID of the customer. The customer is also known as the payer. Both `tax_id` and `tax_id_type` are required.

addressobject<address_portable>Optional

The portable international postal address. Maps to [AddressValidationMetadata](https://github.com/googlei18n/libaddressinput/wiki/AddressValidationMetadata) and HTML 5.1 [Autofilling form controls: the autocomplete attribute](https://www.w3.org/TR/html51/sec-forms.html#autofilling-form-controls-the-autocomplete-attribute).

address_portable properties

10 properties

address_line_1string<currency_code>Optional

The first line of the address, such as number and street, for example, `173 Drury Lane`. Needed for data entry, and Compliance and Risk checks. This field needs to pass the full address.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 300

address_line_2string<currency_code>Optional

The second line of the address, for example, a suite or apartment number.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 300

address_line_3string<currency_code>Optional

The third line of the address, if needed. Examples include a street complement for Brazil, direction text, such as `next to Walmart`, or a landmark in an Indian address.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 100

admin_area_4string<currency_code>Optional

The neighborhood, ward, or district. This is smaller than `admin_area_level_3` or `sub_locality`. Value is:

The postal sorting code that is used in Guernsey and many French territories, such as French Guiana.
The fine-grained administrative levels in China.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 100

admin_area_3string<currency_code>Optional

The sub-locality, suburb, neighborhood, or district. This is smaller than `admin_area_level_2`. Value is:

Brazil. Suburb, *bairro*, or neighborhood.
India. Sub-locality or district. Street name information isn't always available, but a sub-locality or district can be a very small area.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 100

admin_area_2string<currency_code>Optional

A city, town, or village. Smaller than `admin_area_level_1`.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 120

admin_area_1string<currency_code>Optional

The highest-level sub-division in a country, which is usually a province, state, or ISO-3166-2 subdivision. This data is formatted for postal delivery, for example, `CA` and not `California`. Value, by country, is:

UK. A county.
US. A state.
Canada. A province.
Japan. A prefecture.
Switzerland. A *kanton*.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 300

postal_codestring<currency_code>Optional

The postal code, which is the ZIP code or equivalent. Typically required for countries with a postal code or an equivalent. See [postal code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_code).

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 60

country_codestring<country_code>Required

The [2-character ISO 3166-1 code](/api/rest/reference/country-codes/) that identifies the country or region.

Note: The country code for Great Britain is GB and not UK as used in the top-level domain names for that country. Use the `C2` country code for China worldwide for comparable uncontrolled price (CUP) method, bank card, and cross-border transactions.

Match^([A-Z]{2}|C2)$Length2 <= length <= 2

address_detailsobject<Address Details>Optional

The non-portable additional address details include fine-grain address information for Compliance, Risk, and other scenarios. This isn't portable with common third-party and open source applications. This can include data that is redundant with core fields. For example, `address_portable.address_line_1` is usually a combination of `address_details.street_number`, `street_name`, and `street_type`.

purchase_unitsobject<purchase_unit_request>[]Required

An array of purchase units. Each purchase unit establishes a contract between a payer and the payee. Each purchase unit represents either a full or partial order that the payer intends to purchase from the payee.

Items1 <= length <= 10

payment_sourceobject<payment_source>Optional

The payment source definition.

payment_source properties

16 properties

cardobject<card_request>Optional

The payment card to use to fund a payment. Can be a credit or debit card.

Note: Passing card number, cvv and expiry directly via the API requires PCI SAQ D compliance.
*PayPal offers a mechanism by which you do not have to take on the PCI SAQ D burden by using hosted fields - refer to this Integration Guide*.

card_request properties

13 properties

namestringOptional

The card holder's name as it appears on the card.

Match^.{1,300}$Length1 <= length <= 300

numberstringOptional

The primary account number (PAN) for the payment card.

Match^[0-9]{13,19}$Length13 <= length <= 19

expirystring<date_year_month>Optional

The year and month, in ISO-8601 `YYYY-MM` date format. See [Internet date and time format](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339#section-5.6).

Match^[0-9]{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])$Length7 <= length <= 7

security_codestringOptional

The three- or four-digit security code of the card. Also known as the CVV, CVC, CVN, CVE, or CID. This parameter cannot be present in the request when `payment_initiator=MERCHANT`.

Match^[0-9]{3,4}$Length3 <= length <= 4

typeenum<card_type>Optional

Type of card. i.e Credit, Debit and so on.

Value in"CREDIT" | "DEBIT" | "PREPAID" | "STORE" | "UNKNOWN"

brandenum<card_brand>Optional

The card network or brand. Applies to credit, debit, gift, and payment cards.

billing_addressobject<address_portable>Optional

address_portable properties

10 properties

address_line_1string<currency_code>Optional

The first line of the address, such as number and street, for example, `173 Drury Lane`. Needed for data entry, and Compliance and Risk checks. This field needs to pass the full address.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 300

address_line_2string<currency_code>Optional

The second line of the address, for example, a suite or apartment number.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 300

address_line_3string<currency_code>Optional

The third line of the address, if needed. Examples include a street complement for Brazil, direction text, such as `next to Walmart`, or a landmark in an Indian address.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 100

admin_area_4string<currency_code>Optional

The neighborhood, ward, or district. This is smaller than `admin_area_level_3` or `sub_locality`. Value is:

The postal sorting code that is used in Guernsey and many French territories, such as French Guiana.
The fine-grained administrative levels in China.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 100

admin_area_3string<currency_code>Optional

The sub-locality, suburb, neighborhood, or district. This is smaller than `admin_area_level_2`. Value is:

Brazil. Suburb, *bairro*, or neighborhood.
India. Sub-locality or district. Street name information isn't always available, but a sub-locality or district can be a very small area.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 100

admin_area_2string<currency_code>Optional

A city, town, or village. Smaller than `admin_area_level_1`.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 120

admin_area_1string<currency_code>Optional

UK. A county.
US. A state.
Canada. A province.
Japan. A prefecture.
Switzerland. A *kanton*.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 300

postal_codestring<currency_code>Optional

The postal code, which is the ZIP code or equivalent. Typically required for countries with a postal code or an equivalent. See [postal code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_code).

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 60

country_codestring<country_code>Required

The [2-character ISO 3166-1 code](/api/rest/reference/country-codes/) that identifies the country or region.

Note: The country code for Great Britain is GB and not UK as used in the top-level domain names for that country. Use the `C2` country code for China worldwide for comparable uncontrolled price (CUP) method, bank card, and cross-border transactions.

Match^([A-Z]{2}|C2)$Length2 <= length <= 2

address_detailsobject<Address Details>Optional

attributesobject<card_attributes>Optional

Additional attributes associated with the use of this card.

vault_idstring<vault_id>Optional

The PayPal-generated ID for the vaulted payment source. This ID should be stored on the merchant's server so the saved payment source can be used for future transactions.

Match^[0-9a-zA-Z_-]+$Length1 <= length <= 255

single_use_tokenstring<single_use_token>Optional

The PayPal-generated, short-lived, one-time-use token, used to communicate payment information to PayPal for transaction processing.

Match^[0-9a-zA-Z_-]+$Length1 <= length <= 255

stored_credentialobject<card_stored_credential>Optional

Provides additional details to process a payment using a `card` that has been stored or is intended to be stored (also referred to as stored_credential or card-on-file).
Parameter compatibility:

`payment_type=ONE_TIME` is compatible only with `payment_initiator=CUSTOMER`.
`usage=FIRST` is compatible only with `payment_initiator=CUSTOMER`.
`previous_transaction_reference` or `previous_network_transaction_reference` is compatible only with `payment_initiator=MERCHANT`.
Only one of the parameters - `previous_transaction_reference` and `previous_network_transaction_reference` - can be present in the request.

card_stored_credential properties

4 properties

payment_initiatorenum<payment_initiator>Required

The person or party who initiated or triggered the payment.

Value in"CUSTOMER" | "MERCHANT"

payment_typeenum<stored_payment_source_payment_type>Required

Indicates the type of the stored payment_source payment.

Value in"ONE_TIME" | "RECURRING" | "UNSCHEDULED"

usageenum<stored_payment_source_usage_type>Optional

Indicates if this is a `first` or `subsequent` payment using a stored payment source (also referred to as stored credential or card on file).

Default"DERIVED"Value in"FIRST" | "SUBSEQUENT" | "DERIVED"

previous_network_transaction_referenceobject<network_transaction_reference>Optional

Reference values used by the card network to identify a transaction.

network_tokenobject<network_token_request>Optional

The Third Party Network token used to fund a payment.

experience_contextobject<card_experience_context>Optional

Customizes the payer experience during the 3DS Approval for payment.

tokenobject<token>Optional

The tokenized payment source to fund a payment.

paypalobject<paypal_wallet>Optional

A resource that identifies a PayPal Wallet is used for payment.

paypal_wallet properties

11 properties

vault_idstring<vault_id>Optional

The PayPal-generated ID for the vaulted payment source. This ID should be stored on the merchant's server so the saved payment source can be used for future transactions.

Match^[0-9a-zA-Z_-]+$Length1 <= length <= 255

email_addressstring<email>Optional

The internationalized email address.

Note: Up to 64 characters are allowed before and 255 characters are allowed after the @ sign. However, the generally accepted maximum length for an email address is 254 characters. The pattern verifies that an unquoted @ sign exists.

nameobject<name>Optional

The name of the party.

phoneobject<phone_with_type>Optional

The phone information.

birth_datestring<date_no_time>Optional

Match^[0-9]{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-1])$Length10 <= length <= 10

tax_infoobject<tax_info>Optional

The tax ID of the customer. The customer is also known as the payer. Both `tax_id` and `tax_id_type` are required.

addressobject<address_portable>Optional

address_portable properties

10 properties

address_line_1string<currency_code>Optional

The first line of the address, such as number and street, for example, `173 Drury Lane`. Needed for data entry, and Compliance and Risk checks. This field needs to pass the full address.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 300

address_line_2string<currency_code>Optional

The second line of the address, for example, a suite or apartment number.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 300

address_line_3string<currency_code>Optional

The third line of the address, if needed. Examples include a street complement for Brazil, direction text, such as `next to Walmart`, or a landmark in an Indian address.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 100

admin_area_4string<currency_code>Optional

The neighborhood, ward, or district. This is smaller than `admin_area_level_3` or `sub_locality`. Value is:

The postal sorting code that is used in Guernsey and many French territories, such as French Guiana.
The fine-grained administrative levels in China.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 100

admin_area_3string<currency_code>Optional

The sub-locality, suburb, neighborhood, or district. This is smaller than `admin_area_level_2`. Value is:

Brazil. Suburb, *bairro*, or neighborhood.
India. Sub-locality or district. Street name information isn't always available, but a sub-locality or district can be a very small area.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 100

admin_area_2string<currency_code>Optional

A city, town, or village. Smaller than `admin_area_level_1`.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 120

admin_area_1string<currency_code>Optional

UK. A county.
US. A state.
Canada. A province.
Japan. A prefecture.
Switzerland. A *kanton*.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 300

postal_codestring<currency_code>Optional

The postal code, which is the ZIP code or equivalent. Typically required for countries with a postal code or an equivalent. See [postal code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_code).

Match^[\S\s]*$Length0 <= length <= 60

country_codestring<country_code>Required

The [2-character ISO 3166-1 code](/api/rest/reference/country-codes/) that identifies the country or region.

Note: The country code for Great Britain is GB and not UK as used in the top-level domain names for that country. Use the `C2` country code for China worldwide for comparable uncontrolled price (CUP) method, bank card, and cross-border transactions.

Match^([A-Z]{2}|C2)$Length2 <= length <= 2

address_detailsobject<Address Details>Optional

attributesobject<paypal_wallet_attributes>Optional

Additional attributes associated with the use of this PayPal Wallet.

experience_contextobject<paypal_wallet_experience_context>Optional

Customizes the payer experience during the approval process for payment with PayPal.

Note: Partners and Marketplaces might configure brand_name and shipping_preference during partner account setup, which overrides the request values.

paypal_wallet_experience_context properties

11 properties

brand_namestringOptional

The label that overrides the business name in the PayPal account on the PayPal site. The pattern is defined by an external party and supports Unicode.

Match^.*$Length1 <= length <= 127

localestring<language>Optional

The [language tag](https://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47#section-2) for the language in which to localize the error-related strings, such as messages, issues, and suggested actions. The tag is made up of the [ISO 639-2 language code](https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php), the optional [ISO-15924 script tag](https://www.unicode.org/iso15924/codelists.html), and the [ISO-3166 alpha-2 country code](/api/rest/reference/country-codes/) or [M49 region code](https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/).

Match^[a-z]{2}(?:-[A-Z][a-z]{3})?(?:-(?:[A-Z]{2}|[0-9]{3}))?$Length2 <= length <= 10

shipping_preferenceenumOptional

The location from which the shipping address is derived.

Default"GET_FROM_FILE"Value in"GET_FROM_FILE" | "NO_SHIPPING" | "SET_PROVIDED_ADDRESS"

contact_preferenceenumOptional

The preference to display the contact information (buyer’s shipping email & phone number) on PayPal's checkout for easy merchant-buyer communication.

Default"NO_CONTACT_INFO"Value in"NO_CONTACT_INFO" | "UPDATE_CONTACT_INFO" | "RETAIN_CONTACT_INFO"

return_urlstring<url>Optional

Describes the URL.

FormaturiLength0 <= length <= 2147483647

cancel_urlstring<url>Optional

Describes the URL.

FormaturiLength0 <= length <= 2147483647

app_switch_contextobject<app_switch_context>Optional

Merchant provided details of the native app or mobile web browser to facilitate buyer's app switch to the PayPal consumer app.

landing_pageenumOptional

The type of landing page to show on the PayPal site for customer checkout.

Default"NO_PREFERENCE"Value in"LOGIN" | "GUEST_CHECKOUT" | "NO_PREFERENCE" | "BILLING"

user_actionenumOptional

Configures a Continue or Pay Now checkout flow.

Default"CONTINUE"Value in"CONTINUE" | "PAY_NOW"

payment_method_preferenceenumOptional

The merchant-preferred payment methods.

Default"UNRESTRICTED"Value in"UNRESTRICTED" | "IMMEDIATE_PAYMENT_REQUIRED"

order_update_callback_configobject<callback_configuration>Optional

CallBack Configuration that the merchant can provide to PayPal/Venmo.

billing_agreement_idstring<billing_agreement_id>Optional

The PayPal billing agreement ID. References an approved recurring payment for goods or services.

Match^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$Length2 <= length <= 128

stored_credentialobject<paypal_wallet_stored_credential>Optional

Provides additional details to process a payment using the PayPal wallet billing agreement or a vaulted payment method that has been stored or is intended to be stored.

paypal_wallet_stored_credential properties

4 properties

payment_initiatorenum<payment_initiator>Required

The person or party who initiated or triggered the payment.

Value in"CUSTOMER" | "MERCHANT"

charge_patternenum<charge_pattern>OptionalDeprecated

DEPRECATED. Expected business/pricing model for the billing agreement, Please use usage_pattern instead. DEPRECATED

See
usage_pattern

Expected business/pricing model for the billing agreement.

usage_patternenum<charge_pattern>Optional

Expected business/pricing model for the billing agreement.

usageenum<stored_payment_source_usage_type>Optional

Indicates if this is a `first` or `subsequent` payment using a stored payment source (also referred to as stored credential or card on file).

Default"DERIVED"Value in"FIRST" | "SUBSEQUENT" | "DERIVED"

bancontactobject<bancontact_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using Bancontact.

blikobject<blik_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using BLIK.

blik_request properties

6 properties

namestring<full_name>Required

The full name representation like Mr J Smith.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length3 <= length <= 300

country_codestring<country_code-2>Required

The [two-character ISO 3166-1 code](/api/rest/reference/country-codes/) that identifies the country or region.

Note: The country code for Great Britain is GB and not UK as used in the top-level domain names for that country. Use the `C2` country code for China worldwide for comparable uncontrolled price (CUP) method, bank card, and cross-border transactions.

Match^([A-Z]{2}|C2)$Length2 <= length <= 2

emailstring<email_address>Optional

The internationalized email address.

Note: Up to 64 characters are allowed before and 255 characters are allowed after the @ sign. However, the generally accepted maximum length for an email address is 254 characters. The pattern verifies that an unquoted @ sign exists.

Match^(?:[A-Za-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[A-Za-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*|"(?:[\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x21\x23-\x5b\x5d-\x7f]|\\[\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x7f])*")@(?:(?:[A-Za-z0-9](?:[A-Za-z0-9-]*[A-Za-z0-9])?\.)+[A-Za-z0-9](?:[A-Za-z0-9-]*[A-Za-z0-9])?|\[(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?|[A-Za-z0-9-]*[A-Za-z0-9]:(?:[\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x21-\x5a\x53-\x7f]|\\[\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x7f])+)\])$Length3 <= length <= 254

experience_contextobject<blik_experience_context>Optional

Customizes the payer experience during the approval process for the BLIK payment.

blik_experience_context properties

7 properties

brand_namestringOptional

The label that overrides the business name in the PayPal account on the PayPal site. The pattern is defined by an external party and supports Unicode.

Match^.*$Length1 <= length <= 127

localestring<language>Optional

Match^[a-z]{2}(?:-[A-Z][a-z]{3})?(?:-(?:[A-Z]{2}|[0-9]{3}))?$Length2 <= length <= 10

shipping_preferenceenumOptional

The location from which the shipping address is derived.

Default"GET_FROM_FILE"Value in"GET_FROM_FILE" | "NO_SHIPPING" | "SET_PROVIDED_ADDRESS"

return_urlstring<url>Optional

Describes the URL.

FormaturiLength0 <= length <= 2147483647

cancel_urlstring<url>Optional

Describes the URL.

FormaturiLength0 <= length <= 2147483647

consumer_ipstring<ip_address>Optional

An Internet Protocol address (IP address). This address assigns a numerical label to each device that is connected to a computer network through the Internet Protocol. Supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Match^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$|^(([a-zA-Z]|[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])\.)*([A-Za-z]|[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9\-]*[A-Za-z0-9])$|^\s*((([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7}([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){5}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})|:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){4}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,3})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})?:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){3}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,4})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,2}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){2}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,5})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,3}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){1}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,6})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,4}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(:(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,7})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,5}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:)))(%.+)?\s*$Length7 <= length <= 39

consumer_user_agentstringOptional

The payer's User Agent. For example, Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X x.y; rv:42.0).

Match^.*$Length1 <= length <= 256

level_0object<blik_seamless>Optional

Information used to pay using BLIK level_0 flow.

one_clickobject<blik_one_click>Optional

Information used to pay using BLIK one-click flow.

epsobject<eps_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using eps.

giropayobject<giropay_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using giropay.

idealobject<ideal_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using iDEAL.

ideal_request properties

4 properties

namestring<full_name>Required

The full name representation like Mr J Smith.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length3 <= length <= 300

country_codestring<country_code-2>Required

The [two-character ISO 3166-1 code](/api/rest/reference/country-codes/) that identifies the country or region.

Note: The country code for Great Britain is GB and not UK as used in the top-level domain names for that country. Use the `C2` country code for China worldwide for comparable uncontrolled price (CUP) method, bank card, and cross-border transactions.

Match^([A-Z]{2}|C2)$Length2 <= length <= 2

bicstring<bic>Optional

The business identification code (BIC). In payments systems, a BIC is used to identify a specific business, most commonly a bank.

Match^[A-Z-a-z0-9]{4}[A-Z-a-z]{2}[A-Z-a-z0-9]{2}([A-Z-a-z0-9]{3})?$Length8 <= length <= 11

experience_contextobject<experience_context_base>Optional

Customizes the payer experience during the approval process for the payment.

mybankobject<mybank_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using MyBank.

p24object<p24_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using P24 (Przelewy24).

p24_request properties

4 properties

namestring<full_name>Required

The full name representation like Mr J Smith.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length3 <= length <= 300

emailstring<email_address>Required

The internationalized email address.

Note: Up to 64 characters are allowed before and 255 characters are allowed after the @ sign. However, the generally accepted maximum length for an email address is 254 characters. The pattern verifies that an unquoted @ sign exists.

country_codestring<country_code-2>Required

The [two-character ISO 3166-1 code](/api/rest/reference/country-codes/) that identifies the country or region.

Note: The country code for Great Britain is GB and not UK as used in the top-level domain names for that country. Use the `C2` country code for China worldwide for comparable uncontrolled price (CUP) method, bank card, and cross-border transactions.

Match^([A-Z]{2}|C2)$Length2 <= length <= 2

experience_contextobject<experience_context_base>Optional

Customizes the payer experience during the approval process for the payment.

sofortobject<sofort_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using Sofort.

trustlyobject<trustly_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using Trustly.

trustly_request properties

4 properties

namestring<full_name>Required

The full name representation like Mr J Smith.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length3 <= length <= 300

country_codestring<country_code-2>Required

The [two-character ISO 3166-1 code](/api/rest/reference/country-codes/) that identifies the country or region.

Note: The country code for Great Britain is GB and not UK as used in the top-level domain names for that country. Use the `C2` country code for China worldwide for comparable uncontrolled price (CUP) method, bank card, and cross-border transactions.

Match^([A-Z]{2}|C2)$Length2 <= length <= 2

emailstring<email_address>Required

The internationalized email address.

Note: Up to 64 characters are allowed before and 255 characters are allowed after the @ sign. However, the generally accepted maximum length for an email address is 254 characters. The pattern verifies that an unquoted @ sign exists.

experience_contextobject<experience_context_base>Optional

Customizes the payer experience during the approval process for the payment.

apple_payobject<apple_pay_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using ApplePay.

google_payobject<google_pay_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using Google Pay.

venmoobject<venmo_wallet_request>Optional

Information needed to pay using Venmo.

venmo_wallet_request properties

4 properties

vault_idstring<vault_id>Optional

The PayPal-generated ID for the vaulted payment source. This ID should be stored on the merchant's server so the saved payment source can be used for future transactions.

Match^[0-9a-zA-Z_-]+$Length1 <= length <= 255

email_addressstring<email>Optional

The internationalized email address.

Note: Up to 64 characters are allowed before and 255 characters are allowed after the @ sign. However, the generally accepted maximum length for an email address is 254 characters. The pattern verifies that an unquoted @ sign exists.

experience_contextobject<venmo_wallet_experience_context>Optional

Customizes the buyer experience during the approval process for payment with Venmo.

Note: Partners and Marketplaces might configure shipping_preference during partner account setup, which overrides the request values.

attributesobject<venmo_wallet_attributes>Optional

Additional attributes associated with the use of this Venmo Wallet.

cryptoobject<crypto_request>Optional

Crypto payment used to fund the transaction.

crypto_request properties

3 properties

country_codestring<country_code>Required

The [2-character ISO 3166-1 code](/api/rest/reference/country-codes/) that identifies the country or region.

Note: The country code for Great Britain is GB and not UK as used in the top-level domain names for that country. Use the `C2` country code for China worldwide for comparable uncontrolled price (CUP) method, bank card, and cross-border transactions.

Match^([A-Z]{2}|C2)$Length2 <= length <= 2

nameobject<crypto_account_holder_name>Required

Crypto account holder name.

experience_contextobject<experience_context_base_without_brand_shipping>Required

Customizes the payer experience during the approval process for the payment.

application_contextobject<order_application_context>Optional

Customizes the payer experience during the approval process for the payment with PayPal.

Note: Partners and Marketplaces might configure brand_name and shipping_preference during partner account setup, which overrides the request values.

order_application_context properties

9 properties

brand_namestring<currency_code>Optional

DEPRECATED. The label that overrides the business name in the PayPal account on the PayPal site. The fields in `application_context` are now available in the `experience_context` object under the `payment_source` which supports them (eg. `payment_source.paypal.experience_context.brand_name`). Please specify this field in the `experience_context` object instead of the `application_context` object.

Match^[\S\s]*$Length1 <= length <= 127

localestring<language>Optional

Match^[a-z]{2}(?:-[A-Z][a-z]{3})?(?:-(?:[A-Z]{2}|[0-9]{3}))?$Length2 <= length <= 10

landing_pageenumOptionalDeprecated

DEPRECATED. DEPRECATED. The type of landing page to show on the PayPal site for customer checkout. The fields in `application_context` are now available in the `experience_context` object under the `payment_source` which supports them (eg. `payment_source.paypal.experience_context.landing_page`). Please specify this field in the `experience_context` object instead of the `application_context` object. DEPRECATED

See	Since Version
payment_source.paypal.experience_context.landing_page	2.9

Default"NO_PREFERENCE"Value in"LOGIN" | "BILLING" | "NO_PREFERENCE"

shipping_preferenceenumOptionalDeprecated

DEPRECATED. DEPRECATED. The shipping preference:

Displays the shipping address to the customer.
Enables the customer to choose an address on the PayPal site.
Restricts the customer from changing the address during the payment-approval process.

. The fields in `application_context` are now available in the `experience_context` object under the `payment_source` which supports them (eg. `payment_source.paypal.experience_context.shipping_preference`). Please specify this field in the `experience_context` object instead of the `application_context` object. DEPRECATED

See	Since Version
payment_source.paypal.experience_context.shipping_preference	2.9

Default"GET_FROM_FILE"Value in"GET_FROM_FILE" | "NO_SHIPPING" | "SET_PROVIDED_ADDRESS"

user_actionenumOptional

DEPRECATED. Configures a Continue or Pay Now checkout flow. The fields in `application_context` are now available in the `experience_context` object under the `payment_source` which supports them (eg. `payment_source.paypal.experience_context.user_action`). Please specify this field in the `experience_context` object instead of the `application_context` object.

Default"CONTINUE"Value in"CONTINUE" | "PAY_NOW"

payment_methodobject<payment_method>Optional

The customer and merchant payment preferences.

return_urlstringOptional

DEPRECATED. The URL where the customer is redirected after the customer approves the payment. The fields in `application_context` are now available in the `experience_context` object under the `payment_source` which supports them (eg. `payment_source.paypal.experience_context.return_url`). Please specify this field in the `experience_context` object instead of the `application_context` object.

FormaturiLength0 <= length <= 2147483647

cancel_urlstringOptional

DEPRECATED. The URL where the customer is redirected after the customer cancels the payment. The fields in `application_context` are now available in the `experience_context` object under the `payment_source` which supports them (eg. `payment_source.paypal.experience_context.cancel_url`). Please specify this field in the `experience_context` object instead of the `application_context` object.

FormaturiLength0 <= length <= 2147483647

stored_payment_sourceobject<stored_payment_source>OptionalDeprecated

DEPRECATED. Provides additional details to process a payment using a `payment_source` that has been stored or is intended to be stored (also referred to as stored_credential or card-on-file).
Parameter compatibility:

`payment_type=ONE_TIME` is compatible only with `payment_initiator=CUSTOMER`.
`usage=FIRST` is compatible only with `payment_initiator=CUSTOMER`.
`previous_transaction_reference` or `previous_network_transaction_reference` is compatible only with `payment_initiator=MERCHANT`.
Only one of the parameters - `previous_transaction_reference` and `previous_network_transaction_reference` - can be present in the request.

. The fields in `stored_payment_source` are now available in the `stored_credential` object under the `payment_source` which supports them (eg. `payment_source.card.stored_credential.payment_initiator`). Please specify this field in the `payment_source` object instead of the `application_context` object. DEPRECATED

See	Since Version
payment_source.card.stored_credential	2.9

Provides additional details to process a payment using a `payment_source` that has been stored or is intended to be stored (also referred to as stored_credential or card-on-file).
Parameter compatibility:

`payment_type=ONE_TIME` is compatible only with `payment_initiator=CUSTOMER`.
`usage=FIRST` is compatible only with `payment_initiator=CUSTOMER`.
`previous_transaction_reference` or `previous_network_transaction_reference` is compatible only with `payment_initiator=MERCHANT`.
Only one of the parameters - `previous_transaction_reference` and `previous_network_transaction_reference` - can be present in the request.

stored_payment_source properties

4 properties

payment_initiatorenum<payment_initiator>Required

The person or party who initiated or triggered the payment.

Value in"CUSTOMER" | "MERCHANT"

payment_typeenum<stored_payment_source_payment_type>Required

Indicates the type of the stored payment_source payment.

Value in"ONE_TIME" | "RECURRING" | "UNSCHEDULED"

usageenum<stored_payment_source_usage_type>Optional

Indicates if this is a `first` or `subsequent` payment using a stored payment source (also referred to as stored credential or card on file).

Default"DERIVED"Value in"FIRST" | "SUBSEQUENT" | "DERIVED"

previous_network_transaction_referenceobject<network_transaction_reference>Optional

Reference values used by the card network to identify a transaction.

Response Body

`application/json`

Request samples

using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using PaypalServerSdk.Standard;
using PaypalServerSdk.Standard.Authentication;
using PaypalServerSdk.Standard.Controllers;
using PaypalServerSdk.Standard.Exceptions;
using PaypalServerSdk.Standard.Http.Response;
using PaypalServerSdk.Standard.Models;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace TestConsoleProject
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static async Task Main()
        {
            PaypalServerSdkClient client = new PaypalServerSdkClient.Builder()
                .ClientCredentialsAuth(
                    new ClientCredentialsAuthModel.Builder(
                        "OAuthClientId",
                        "OAuthClientSecret"
                    )
                    .Build())
                .Environment(PaypalServerSdk.Standard.Environment.Sandbox)
                .LoggingConfig(config => config
                    .LogLevel(LogLevel.Information)
                    .RequestConfig(reqConfig => reqConfig.Body(true))
                    .ResponseConfig(respConfig => respConfig.Headers(true))
                )
                .Build();

            OrdersController ordersController = client.OrdersController;

            // Request body for this sample:
            // {
            //   "payment_source": {
            //     "paypal": {
            //       "experience_context": {
            //         "payment_method_preference": "IMMEDIATE_PAYMENT_REQUIRED",
            //         "landing_page": "LOGIN",
            //         "shipping_preference": "GET_FROM_FILE",
            //         "user_action": "PAY_NOW",
            //         "return_url": "https://example.com/returnUrl",
            //         "cancel_url": "https://example.com/cancelUrl"
            //       }
            //     }
            //   },
            //   "purchase_units": [
            //     {
            //       "invoice_id": "90210",
            //       "amount": {
            //         "currency_code": "USD",
            //         "value": "230.00",
            //         "breakdown": {
            //           "item_total": {
            //             "currency_code": "USD",
            //             "value": "220.00"
            //           },
            //           "shipping": {
            //             "currency_code": "USD",
            //             "value": "10.00"
            //           }
            //         }
            //       },
            //       "items": [
            //         {
            //           "name": "T-Shirt",
            //           "description": "Super Fresh Shirt",
            //           "unit_amount": {
            //             "currency_code": "USD",
            //             "value": "20.00"
            //           },
            //           "quantity": "1",
            //           "category": "PHYSICAL_GOODS",
            //           "sku": "sku01",
            //           "image_url": "https://example.com/static/images/items/1/tshirt_green.jpg",
            //           "url": "https://example.com/url-to-the-item-being-purchased-1",
            //           "upc": {
            //             "type": "UPC-A",
            //             "code": "123456789012"
            //           }
            //         },
            //         {
            //           "name": "Shoes",
            //           "description": "Running, Size 10.5",
            //           "sku": "sku02",
            //           "unit_amount": {
            //             "currency_code": "USD",
            //             "value": "100.00"
            //           },
            //           "quantity": "2",
            //           "category": "PHYSICAL_GOODS",
            //           "image_url": "https://example.com/static/images/items/1/shoes_running.jpg",
            //           "url": "https://example.com/url-to-the-item-being-purchased-2",
            //           "upc": {
            //             "type": "UPC-A",
            //             "code": "987654321012"
            //           }
            //         }
            //       ]
            //     }
            //   ]
            // }

            CreateOrderInput createOrderInput = new CreateOrderInput
            {
                Body = new OrderRequest
                {
                    Intent = CheckoutPaymentIntent.Capture,
                    PurchaseUnits = new List<PurchaseUnitRequest>
                    {
                        new PurchaseUnitRequest
                        {
                            Amount = new AmountWithBreakdown
                            {
                                CurrencyCode = "USD",
                                MValue = "100.00",
                            },
                        },
                    },
                },
                Prefer = "return=minimal",
            };

            try
            {
                ApiResponse<Order> result = await ordersController.CreateOrderAsync(createOrderInput);
            }
            catch (ApiException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

Request Body

{
  "payment_source": {
    "paypal": {
      "experience_context": {
        "payment_method_preference": "IMMEDIATE_PAYMENT_REQUIRED",
        "landing_page": "LOGIN",
        "shipping_preference": "GET_FROM_FILE",
        "user_action": "PAY_NOW",
        "return_url": "https://example.com/returnUrl",
        "cancel_url": "https://example.com/cancelUrl"
      }
    }
  },
  "purchase_units": [
    {
      "invoice_id": "90210",
      "amount": {
        "currency_code": "USD",
        "value": "230.00",
        "breakdown": {
          "item_total": {
            "currency_code": "USD",
            "value": "220.00"
          },
          "shipping": {
            "currency_code": "USD",
            "value": "10.00"
          }
        }
      },
      "items": [
        {
          "name": "T-Shirt",
          "description": "Super Fresh Shirt",
          "unit_amount": {
            "currency_code": "USD",
            "value": "20.00"
          },
          "quantity": "1",
          "category": "PHYSICAL_GOODS",
          "sku": "sku01",
          "image_url": "https://example.com/static/images/items/1/tshirt_green.jpg",
          "url": "https://example.com/url-to-the-item-being-purchased-1",
          "upc": {
            "type": "UPC-A",
            "code": "123456789012"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "Shoes",
          "description": "Running, Size 10.5",
          "sku": "sku02",
          "unit_amount": {
            "currency_code": "USD",
            "value": "100.00"
          },
          "quantity": "2",
          "category": "PHYSICAL_GOODS",
          "image_url": "https://example.com/static/images/items/1/shoes_running.jpg",
          "url": "https://example.com/url-to-the-item-being-purchased-2",
          "upc": {
            "type": "UPC-A",
            "code": "987654321012"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response samples

{  "id": "5O190127TN364715T",  "payment_source": {    "paypal": {}  },  "links": [    {      "href": "https://api-m.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders/5O190127TN364715T",      "rel": "self",      "method": "GET"    },    {      "href": "https://www.paypal.com/checkoutnow?token=5O190127TN364715T",      "rel": "payer-action",      "method": "GET"    }  ]}

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Authorization

Header Parameters

Request Body

payer properties

name properties

phone_with_type properties

phone_number_without_country_code properties

tax_info properties

address_portable properties

Address Details properties

purchase_unit_request properties

amount_with_breakdown properties

amount_breakdown properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

discount_with_breakdown properties

payee properties

payment_instruction properties

platform_fee properties

money properties

payee_base properties

item_request properties

money properties

money properties

universal_product_code properties

order_billing_plan properties

billing_cycle properties

pricing_scheme properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

shipping_detail properties

name properties

phone properties

shipping_option properties

money properties

address_portable properties

Address Details properties

supplementary_data properties

card_supplementary_data properties

level_2_card_processing_data properties

money properties

level_3_card_processing_data properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

address_portable properties

Address Details properties

line_item properties

universal_product_code properties

order_billing_plan properties

billing_cycle properties

pricing_scheme properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

money properties

risk_supplementary_data properties

participant_metadata properties

payment_source properties

card_request properties

address_portable properties

Address Details properties

card_attributes properties

card_customer properties

phone_with_type properties

phone_number_without_country_code properties

name properties

vault_instruction_base properties

card_verification properties