PayPal · Schema

Card Request

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*.

BillingCommerceDisputesInvoicesOrderPaymentsPayoutsSubscriptionTokensWebhook
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JSON Schema

paypal-card-request-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/card_request",
  "title": "Card Request",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "The payment card to use to fund a payment. Can be a credit or debit card.<blockquote><strong>Note:</strong> Passing card number, cvv and expiry directly via the API requires <a href=\"https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pci_security/completing_self_assessment\"> PCI SAQ D compliance</a>. <br>*PayPal offers a mechanism by which you do not have to take on the <strong>PCI SAQ D</strong> burden by using hosted fields - refer to <a href=\"https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/advanced/integrate/\">this Integration Guide</a>*.</blockquote>",
  "allOf": [
    {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/card"
    },
    {
      "properties": {
        "vault_id": {
          "description": "The PayPal-generated ID for the saved card payment source. Typically stored on the merchant's server.",
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/vault_id"
        },
        "stored_credential": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/card_stored_credential"
        },
        "network_token": {
          "description": "A 3rd party network token refers to a network token that the merchant provisions from and vaults with an external TSP (Token Service Provider) other than PayPal.",
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/network_token_request"
        },
        "experience_context": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/card_experience_context"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

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