PayPal · Schema

Order Request

The order request details.

BillingCommerceDisputesInvoicesOrderPaymentsPayoutsSubscriptionTokensWebhook

Properties

Name Type Description
intent object
payer object 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
purchase_units array 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 fro
payment_source object
application_context object Customize the payer experience during the approval process for the payment with PayPal.
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JSON Schema

paypal-order-request-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/order_request",
  "title": "Order Request",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "The order request details.",
  "properties": {
    "intent": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/checkout_payment_intent"
    },
    "payer": {
      "description": "DEPRECATED. The customer is also known as the payer. The Payer object was intended to only be used with the `payment_source.paypal` object. In order to make this design more clear, the details in the `payer` object are now available under `payment_source.paypal`. Please use `payment_source.paypal`.",
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/payer",
      "deprecated": true
    },
    "purchase_units": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "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.",
      "minItems": 1,
      "maxItems": 10,
      "items": {
        "description": "The purchase unit. Establishes a contract between a payer and the payee.",
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/purchase_unit_request"
      }
    },
    "payment_source": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/payment_source"
    },
    "application_context": {
      "description": "Customize the payer experience during the approval process for the payment with PayPal.",
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/order_application_context"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "intent",
    "purchase_units"
  ]
}

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