Create a PayPal order and capture payment (Checkout v2)

domain: paypal.com · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Get OAuth token: POST /v1/oauth2/token with client_id:secret basic auth, grant_type=client_credentials
  2. POST /v2/checkout/orders with intent=CAPTURE and purchase_units array
  3. Redirect buyer to the approve link from the response links array
  4. After approval, POST /v2/checkout/orders/{id}/capture

Known gotchas

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