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How could I find the seller_receivable_breakdown field from Paypal v2 API?
When I capture the payment, I don’t get a seller_receivable_breakdown back in the API response, which should contain the net_amount.
Is there a reason why?
API Response:
{
"create_time": "2020-05-08T18:06:08Z",
"id": "35W12417YE077383Y",
"intent": "CAPTURE",
"links": [
{
"href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders/35W12417YE077383Y",
"method": "GET",
"rel": "self",
"title": "GET"
}
],
"payer": {
"address": {
"country_code": "SG"
},
"email_address": "[email protected]",
"name": {
"given_name": "John",
"surname": "Doe"
},
"payer_id": "ZMVMLDB2Q3RNS"
},
"purchase_units": [
{
"amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "76.00"
},
"payee": {
"email_address": "[email protected]",
"merchant_id": "9D3W7QWY9MULE"
},
"payments": {
"captures": [
{
"amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "76.00"
},
"create_time": "2020-05-08T18:06:37Z",
"final_capture": true,
"id": "1DU784512L090023U",
"links": [
{
"href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/captures/1DU784512L090023U",
"method": "GET",
"rel": "self",
"title": "GET"
},
{
"href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/captures/1DU784512L090023U/refund",
"method": "POST",
"rel": "refund",
"title": "POST"
},
{
"href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders/35W12417YE077383Y",
"method": "GET",
"rel": "up",
"title": "GET"
}
],
"seller_protection": {
"dispute_categories": [
"ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED",
"UNAUTHORIZED_TRANSACTION"
],
"status": "ELIGIBLE"
},
"status": "COMPLETED",
"update_time": "2020-05-08T18:06:37Z"
}
]
},
"reference_id": "default",
"shipping": {
"address": {
"address_line_1": "123 Thomson Rd.",
"admin_area_1": "SG_zip = 308123",
"admin_area_2": "Singapore",
"country_code": "SG",
"postal_code": "308123"
},
"name": {
"full_name": "Doe John"
}
}
}
],
"status": "COMPLETED",
"update_time": "2020-05-08T18:06:37Z"
}
3
Answers
Either it may not be there in sandbox mode, or you may need to do a get operation on the capture id.
https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/payments/v2/#captures_get
I contacted PayPal support about this and this is their response:
Unfortunately, it looks like the capture response will not include the "seller_receivable_breakdown" if the capture is still pending. You can see that mentioned under the "seller_receivable_breakdown" variable in this documentation about the captures object. If the capture is pending or processing still, (this happens often when a customer opts for a card transaction rather than a PayPal account balance transaction), then the capture response won’t show the seller_receivable_breakdown but you can call for details on the capture right after it has finished to then see that object.
PayPal may hold a "suspicious" transaction for few days and the transaction is in a "Pending" state during the hold. Some transaction might even require your personal approval. While the transaction is on hold you cannot get the
seller_receivable_breakdownvia API (though this data is available in the dashboard).You can setup a WebHook to fire on "Payment capture completed" and retrieve the information there. Be ready that the WebHook might fire in couple of days after the order.