PayPal · Schema

Authorization

The authorized payment transaction.

BillingCommerceDisputesInvoicesOrderPaymentsPayoutsSubscriptionTokensWebhook
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paypal-authorization-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/authorization",
  "title": "Authorization",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "The authorized payment transaction.",
  "allOf": [
    {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/authorization_status"
    },
    {
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "description": "The PayPal-generated ID for the authorized payment.",
          "type": "string",
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "amount": {
          "description": "The amount for this authorized payment.",
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/money",
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "invoice_id": {
          "description": "The API caller-provided external invoice number for this order. Appears in both the payer's transaction history and the emails that the payer receives.",
          "type": "string",
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "custom_id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The API caller-provided external ID. Used to reconcile API caller-initiated transactions with PayPal transactions. Appears in transaction and settlement reports.",
          "maxLength": 127
        },
        "network_transaction_reference": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/network_transaction_reference"
        },
        "seller_protection": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/seller_protection",
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "expiration_time": {
          "description": "The date and time when the authorized payment expires, in [Internet date and time format](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339#section-5.6).",
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/date_time",
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "links": {
          "description": "An array of related [HATEOAS links](/docs/api/reference/api-responses/#hateoas-links).",
          "type": "array",
          "readOnly": true,
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/link_description"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/activity_timestamps"
    }
  ]
}

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